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Campus Activity Board to host Card Party

By Northern Star staff | September 20, 2016

Campus Activity Board will host a Card Party Wednesday 7 to 10 p.m. in Neptune Central. Almost every card game that can be played with a normal 52 deck of cards will be played at the Card Party - spades, speed, etc.For more information contact Morgan...

Students play "canoe battleship" April 19 in the Gabel Pool.

Canoe battleship to be held in Gabel Pool

By Northern Star Staff | September 20, 2016

Students play "canoe battleship" April 19 in the Gabel Pool.

Career Services reports potential scammers on campus

By Northern Star staff | September 19, 2016

Career Services is warning students to be aware, as two individuals were handing out "internship" information and asking students to fill out "student cards."They were seen near Wirtz Hall and Reavis Hall Aug. 31. The individuals were not working with...

On-campus early voting begins Oct. 24

By Nancy Galan | September 19, 2016

DeKALB | NIU is working with the DeKalb County Clerk to provide students with the option to vote away from home.DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder Douglas Johnson said students should register to vote as soon as possible in order to participate in early...

NIU requests $91 million for FY18

NIU requests $91 million for FY18

By Courtesy NIU Office of the President | September 19, 2016

The Board of Trustees carried a motion approving the Fiscal Year 2018 budget request of $91,092,700 which will be prepared and submitted to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for approval in the fall of FY17.

“The real challenge is that this is the level of funding we received in [FY15],” said Alan Phillips, vice president of administration and finance. “Because of the budget impasse in Springfield, we don’t know how much money we’ll receive for [FY18].”

Eric Weldy, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, said the enrollment decrease is because of the 12-month budget impasse, which resulted from state lawmakers disagreeing on a budget for Fiscal Year 2016. State budget appropriations could not be dispersed, including funding for higher education, until the budget was passed June 30.

NIU pins state for 1,115 drop

By Sanah Baig | September 19, 2016

Eric Weldy, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, said the enrollment decrease is because of the 12-month budget impasse, which resulted from state lawmakers disagreeing on a budget for Fiscal Year 2016. State budget appropriations could not be dispersed, including funding for higher education, until the budget was passed June 30.

SA Senate resumes after election

By Julia Martinez | September 19, 2016

DeKALB | The Student Association Senate is back in session after 16 Senators were elected during last Wednesday’s special election.The Senate, which was out of session for a month because it did not meet quorum, is responsible for recognizing and allocating...

Fraternity to host dance workshop

By Northern Star staff | September 15, 2016

Tau Phi Sigma Multicultural Fraternity Inc. are hosting Night Across Latin America, a dance workshop, from 6 to 9 pm Sept. 19 in Holmes Student Center Duke Ellington Ballroom with help from the DeKalb Public Library and the Latino Resource Center.This...

Unity March draws crowd

By Marisa Pieroni and Julia Martinez | September 15, 2016

Students, community members, local faith organizations and law enforcement gathered at MLK Commons to partake in the annual Unity March.Participants gathered for the Unity Walk at 6 p.m. Wednesday to start an open dialogue about unity and aspire positive...

Freshmen adjust to college

Freshmen adjust to college

By Danielle Brown | September 14, 2016

Q: How would you describe your transition from high school to college?

A: "I would describe it as fairly easy," said Alexia Kingzette, freshman, psychology major. "I'm only about an hour away from home. I took AP courses in high school so it's not that bad. Meeting people has been fairly easy. Meeting freshmen is easy, everyone is in the same boat as you. Ilive in the honors house and my best friend goes here."