The position of editor-in-chief has challenged me in ways I never expected. In the two years I have been here, I have formed amazing connections and gained valuable experience that I couldn’t have without the Northern Star. The different positions I’ve held at the Northern Star have pushed me out of my comfort zone in.
DeKALB – The Northern Star won 14 awards from the 2023 Illinois College Press Association Awards. ICPA awards were distributed to Illinois student-run newspapers in 36 categories of competition. Of those winnings, the Northern Star placed first six times, second twice, third twice and received five honorable mentions. Of the group nominations, the Northern Staff.
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.
While I’ve learned a lot at the Star, the biggest lesson that I’ve taken away from my experience is to believe in myself. As a journalism major, I considered applying to the Star many times, but I always thought that I wouldn’t be good enough. Thanks to a LinkedIn message from the former editor-in-chief Wes.
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.