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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 email to move to Office 365 platform

By Northern Star staff | March 28, 2016

NIU's student email will be moving from Gmail to Office 365 on May 23, according to an NIU news release. The move, which started in 2014, will also provide NIU students with free Microsoft Office downloads as well as one terabyte of OneDrive for Business...

3 events to go to at the residence halls this week

By Northern Star staff | March 28, 2016

The Residence Hall Association will hold a “Home Away From Home” theme for its spring 2016 RHA Week. Here are three events to go to this week:1. Pet Your Stress AwayTherapy dogs, coloring pages and stress ball supplies will be available 6-8 p.m. Tuesday...

NIU to hold community blood drive

By Northern Star staff | March 28, 2016

NIU will hold a blood drive 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 5 in the Campus Life Building, Room 100.Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds and be at least 17 or 16 with a parent or guardian's written permission.Contact Camille Piazza, Heartland Blood Centers blood...

March 30: 3 things on the Faculty Senate agenda

By Northern Star staff | March 28, 2016

The next Faculty Senate meeting will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.Here are three things on the agenda for Wednesday:1. Program prioritization updateTask force chairs George Slotsve, Alan Clemens, Michelle Pickett and Matt...

Professor’s study finds gender pay inequality at NIU

By Julia Martinez | March 28, 2016

NIU plans to implement a salary equity task force after concerns were voiced of a gender-based pay discrepancy of potentially up to $8,000.These concerns were made known by biological sciences professor Virginia Naples who has researched faculty salary...

SA Senate nominates 4 speakers

By Alexander Chettiath | March 28, 2016

The Student Association Senate nominated four senators for the position of SA Senate speaker.The Senate speaker is the head of the Senate which is responsible for allocating the $6.5 million in the SA budget. The budget is used to provide services to...

Student Association presidential candidate Giuseppe LaGioia speaks during the SA Candidates' Debate on Thursday in the Holmes Student Center, Heritage Room.

2016 Student Association Elections: 5 candidates remain after 65 show interest

By Alexander Chettiath | March 28, 2016

Student Association presidential candidate Giuseppe LaGioia speaks during the SA Candidates' Debate on Thursday in the Holmes Student Center, Heritage Room.

Police Report: March 9-17

By Northern Star staff | March 28, 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 91. At 3:08 p.m. March...

School of Theatre and Dance to perform ‘Blithe Spirit’ play

By Northern Star staff | March 25, 2016

The play “Blithe Spirit” will be performed in DeKalb next month, according to a flier from the School of Theatre and Dance."Blithe Spirit", written by Noel Coward, will be held from April 7-10 and April 14-16 at the Huntley Middle School auditorium,...

Asian American Center to hold Uchinanchu lecture

By Northern Star staff | March 25, 2016

Artist Laura Kina, professor of art, media and design at DePaul University, will lecture at NIU 5 p.m. April 5 in the Holmes Student Center, Capitol Room, according to an Asian American Center flier.Kina’s lecture is a part of the Asian American Center’s...

Department of English and First Year Composition to hold annual Student Writing Showcase

By Northern Star staff | March 24, 2016

The Department of English and First Year Composition will hold their 2016 Annual Showcase of Student Writing on April 7 from 3-5:15 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom.Contact showcase coordinator Aaron Geiger at [email protected],...

SA to hold election debate in Holmes Student Center

By Northern Star staff | March 24, 2016

The Student Association will hold a candidates’ debate 7 p.m. today in the Holmes Student Center, Heritage Room.The SA elections will begin 9 a.m. Tuesday and close 6 p.m. Wednesday. Students can vote by going to huskielink.niu.edu and entering their...

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