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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Student Association to sponsor trip to Springfield to rally for MAP, budget

By Northern Star staff | April 12, 2016

The Student Association will sponsor a trip to Springfield to promote activism regarding MAP grants and the state budget, according to an NIU news release. Students will leave from the east side of the Holmes Student Center at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday and...

NIU to hold Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education conference

By Northern Star staff | April 12, 2016

NIU will hold the Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education Conference on April 29 in the Holmes Student Center.The conference is called "Reshaping Latino Access to Higher Education: Realities, Challenges and Opportunities" and will feature opportunities...

Local sponsors to hold ‘He Named Me Malala’ viewing, discussion

By Northern Star staff | April 12, 2016

Several DeKalb networks will hold a viewing and panel discussion of "He Named Me Malala" at 7 p.m. today at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.The public event is sponsored by Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb, Friends of Jane Adeny Memorial...

Guest curators to hold educational programs at Art Museum

By Northern Star staff | April 11, 2016

The Between the Wars: Contrasts, Parallels, Shifts and Patterns exhibit will hold an educational program from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday in Altgeld Hall, Room 315.The exhibit explores stylistic motivations, technical innovations and social transitions during...

Students must submit reply form for graduation

By Northern Star staff | April 11, 2016

Students who plan to attend a May commencement ceremony must submit an online reply form by 4 p.m. April 18.Filling out the online reply form/RSVP does not reserve guest tickets for the May commencement ceremonies.Undergraduates may submit their reply...

NIU Veterans Association to hold 2nd homeless awareness fundraiser

By Northern Star staff | April 11, 2016

The Veterans Association will hold its 2nd Homeless Veterans Awareness and Fundraiser overnight noon Wednesday to noon Thursday in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons. All proceeds will go to the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans, according to a flier. About...

STEM Cafe to hold Renewable Nation talk at Fatty’s

By Northern Star staff | April 11, 2016

Kevin Martin, department of technology assistant professor, will discuss plug-in cars and the smart grid at Renewable Nation 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 19 at Fatty's Pub and Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway, according to a flier. Martin will also discuss the...

Campus Rec to hold Adaptive Sport Day

By Northern Star staff | April 11, 2016

Campus Recreation will hold Adaptive Sport Day noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Student Recreation Center, main gymnasium.This event is sponsored by the Great Lakes Adaptive Sport Association (GLASA) and supported by the Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association,...

Coding club designs sexual assault survivor help app

By Leah Nicolini | April 11, 2016

An NIU-built sexual assault help app will be released in the fall and Safe Passage expects the app to reduce the 6,500 calls it received on its 24-hour hotline in 2015.Four students from Tech Bark, an NIU coding club, teamed up with Kristen Myers, director...

Police report: March 28 to April 6

By Northern Star staff | April 11, 2016

The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online at niu.edu/publicsafety/.March 281. At 11:41 a.m. March...

Rachel Jacob, Student Association vice president-elect

Who Needs Feminism: Students post photos online to pledge feminism

By Alexander Chettiath | April 11, 2016

Senior psychology major Emma Durham

Crowd decides band battle champs

By Jay Ibarra | April 11, 2016

DeKalb | This year’s Battle of the Bands ended with a crowd tiebreaker between two returning bands ­— Charlie Haley and I, the Martian.This is the third year Battle of The Bands was hosted at NIU and Kimberly Manno, Holmes Student Center events programmer,...

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