You can find me somewhere outdoors,Not in a building on one of its floors.Find me in nature, I'll be one with the breeze.The way that you'll find me won't be with ease.Scavenger hunt clues will be published on NorthernStar.info beginning today until...
DeKALB | ALICE, a program that teaches participants how to react in an active shooter situation, has expanded to provide public seminars for students, faculty and DeKalb residents.For the last two years, NIU’s police department has been working to establish...
Computer science major Andy writes in blue chalk “Mike Brown grabbed an officer’s gun, robbed a convenient store and stole a box of cigars. Cops: 1. Thugs: 0,” next to a green chalk outline of Michael Brown’s noon Thursday outside of Cole Hall. Brown, an unarmed, black teenager, was killed by Officer Darren Wilson Aug. 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri. Wilson was responding to reports of a convenience store theft and linked Brown to the crime. After an altercation between the two, Brown ran towards Wilson, who responded by firing his gun, hitting Brown at least six times, according to an Aug. 10, 2015, New York Times article.
DeKALB | President Doug Baker and Provost Lisa Freeman discussed important updates about the state of NIU’s budget, enrollment and Program Prioritization during a Town Hall meeting 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Holmes Student Center, Regency Room. The...
The Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment will host a free event open to all parents and students called the Greek Stroll/Showcase 7 p.m. Saturday. The Greek Stroll/Showcase is one of 35 events that will be featured during Family Weekend that lasts...
The NIU Northern View Community is hosting a blood drive with Heartland Blood Center 3 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 in the Northern View multi-purpose room.Appointments are encouraged to schedule a preferred donation time.Schedule appointments on the Heartland...
Community members have notified DeKalb Police Department about credit card phone scams, according to a DeKalb Police Department press release.The police warn that if a suspicious phone call is received, residents should write down the phone number and...
DeKALB | AcademicWorks, an online scholarship search program, will be available by January to assist students with finding fall 2017 scholarships.This system will prevent redundant processes like applying to scholarships one doesn’t qualify for. It...
DeKALB | As the Forensics Team prepares for its competition this weekend, graduate student Julia Boyle reflects on her determination to win the Pi Kappa Delta National Collegiate Forensics tournament so she could contribute to her speech’s cause on...
DeKALB | Junior dietetics major Ashley Miller has always felt a connection to those with intellectual disabilities, and this year she decided to help those individuals by joining NIU’s chapter of the international Best Buddies program which has more...
DeKALB | The 911 emergency phone service is functioning normally in DeKalb County, as of 8:30 a.m. today.NIU and DeKalb, Sycamore, Boone, Stephenson and Ogle counties were without a normal operating 911 emergency phone service since Tuesday.“If someone...
