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The
Northern Star is a member of The Associated Press, Associated Collegiate Press, College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers, Illinois College Press Association, the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and several other professional journalism organizations.
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The organization’s editors are overseen by the editor in chief, who is elected by the editorial board, with recommendation votes from the
Northern Star Publication Board and democratic staff vote being taken into consideration, each semester.
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The newspaper has published continuously since 1899. It was originally called the
Northern Illinois, until 1954 when it was renamed the Northern Star. The paper became a daily (M-F) in 1965. The Northern Star Online was launched in 1995.
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TLDR consists of a selection of the organization’s top stories from the previous day and is published during the academic year. Exceptions to publication are holidays, semester breaks and exam periods.
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The
Northern Star honors its alumni with recognitions including a Hall of Fame, a Rising Stars award, Making A+ Difference awards and Star Innovators awards.
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