Department of Political Science

DeKalb, Ill. — Jill Belluomini can gracefully conquer both a molecular dynamics simulation and a pirouette. Her major and minor at NIU—chemistry and dance—represent her...
DeKalb, Ill. — In first grade, Ian Pearson decorated his room with a poster featuring the country’s presidents. He knew then the path he’d eventually...
DeKalb, Ill. — I Younan An didn’t have much when he came to NIU from Cambodia, aside from hope. He’ll graduate this December as the...
DeKalb, Ill. — Why do we vote on a Tuesday in November? You might be surprised by the answer—unless you were born in the 19th...
UPDATE: After publication, data input errors were discovered in the 2016 Cost of Voting Index (COVI), affecting the state rankings. The corrected COVI values (and...
by Kikue Hamayotsu The Paris attacks of Nov. 13 came as a shock to French citizens as well as many of us around the world....