Attached is a message from the Northern Star. Environmental Studies has been lucky to have several students work for the Northern Star in the past couple of years, and the amount of environmental events, activities, classes, and issues covered has significantly increased. We support your need to know what is going on locally, and we hope that you will consider the request we have received from the Northern Star as they look to fill their staff for the next year.
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Hey, you!
Would you like to increase your knowledge as an environmental studies major? Work for the Northern Star and get an edge over your peers after graduation.
The Northern Star is hiring news, entertainment and sports reporters, columnists, cartoonists and photographers for the fall semester. The Star is an award-winning twice-weekly newspaper and 24/7 online news source. We are student-run and independent from NIU.
Why work for us?
You’ll be learning while working for a newspaper that has a circulation of 10,000, gets more than 120,000 online page views a month, and has received second place in general excellence in the annual Illinois College Press Association competition three years in a row.
What can environmental studies majors get out of working for the Northern Star?
• Write news articles or columns about environmental issues, initiatives and events in and around campus.
• Focus on varying environmental campus activities like NIU Community Gardens initiatives, the environmental impact of campus facilities and administration, alternative energy initiatives and sustainability goals.
• Learn about and engage DeKalb politicians and community organizers in regards to environmental/sustainability city plans and goals.
• Research local environmental ordinances and agricultural practices.
What positions are available?
• News reporters write one to two stories a week covering a wide variety of news topics including DeKalb government and business, NIU administration, money, crime, and student organizations. People who chose news reporting tend to become well-rounded in different subject areas because news reporters are not limited by the subject of news they can cover.
• Entertainment writers write weekly articles or columns about local artists, musicians, hot spots, fashion, food and more. Entertainment writers are also able to write reviews and have interviewed big touring acts, such as Nick Swardson and the Swan Brothers.
• Perspective writers write engaging columns about local issues, but where a reporter has to be impartial a columnist is allowed an opinion. If you’d like to have the discipline of a reporter, but the option to choose a side, column writing may be for you.
• Political cartoonists are similar to columnists, but instead of column writing, they draw political cartoons, offering commentary on topics covered by news or other local issues. Cartoonists have the opportunity to employ wit and humor to fit a story into a single frame.
• Strip Cartoonists use three frames to tell stories based on observations and humor. You will make a great fit if you have passion for drawing, but don’t want your creativity to be limited to news topics.
• Sports writers get to cover NIU sports from Huskies football to men’s and women’s basketball. Each writer is assigned a sport to cover. Sports writers are allowed close viewing access during games and are able to interview players and coaches, all while learning the basics of reporting and news gathering.
• Photographers are not limited to any section, but are able to photograph spontaneous news events like protests, large festivals like Corn Fest, athletics and create photo illustrations for special news items or columns. Photographers can gain experience shooting in many different environments and reporting.
Where do you apply?
You can apply for a position at NorthernStarJobs.info or stop by the Northern Star office, Campus Life Building, Room 130, to fill out an application.
