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My journey at the Northern Star has helped me grow not only as a student journalist, but also as a person. The life and work management skills that I have learned since I joined the staff at the start of my freshman year in Fall 2019 are invaluable and will stick with me as I...
At the time of this writing, it’s two in the morning and I am trying to summarize four years of working for the Northern Star. Being a writer often is made up of late evenings, fueled by Coca-Cola and a deadline. But as I write one of my final articles for this paper, I am...
I came to NIU after spending my first two years of college on two different campuses, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the College of Lake County. I committed to NIU based on the fact that their journalism program was one of Illinois’ best. My career goal was to review films. Film is my biggest...
Northern Star April 28, 2021 In less than a month, I will finish my senior year at NIU, and with that, my last days at the Northern Star. Since I started at NIU, I have been part of this news organization. Four years ago, I started out as a nervous entertainment writer. Through my time at the Northern Star, I have since found my way and become the confident editor-in-chief I am today. I never envisioned that transformation for myself, not in a million years. I had dreams of running the paper, but those were just crazy dreams. Until suddenly, it wasn’t crazy. It was my reality.
Northern Star My time with the Northern Star was incredibly short. My only regret is not having joined the staff sooner. I was in the unique position of coming to the Star directly as an editor, as a pinch hitter of sorts, to lead the opinion section halfway through the Spring 2021 semester. Upon arrival, I was amazed by the speed and spirit in which writers and editors produced the news. Imposter syndrome loomed. Could I do it, would I be up to par? Thanks to the kindness and guidance of my fellow editors, mentors and the patience of my staff during the growing pains as I assumed my role, ...