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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

CAUSE to hold fourth annual Social Impact Summit

By Northern Star staff | March 8, 2016

The Collegiate Association of Unreasonable Social Entrepreneurs will hold their fourth annual Social Impact Summit 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 8 in the Barsema Hall and Barsema Alumni and Visitor’s Center.CAUSE is Northern Illinois University’s social...

SA collaborates with organizations for Green Office Initiative

By Northern Star staff | March 8, 2016

The Student Association will collaborate with other offices to begin the Green Office Initiative.The Green Office Initiative will help to make various offices more environmentally friendly throughout the NIU campus, according to an SA news release. SA Director...

Neptune dining hall to celebrate classic foods of the 1920s

By Northern Star staff | March 7, 2016

NIU Housing and Dining and the NIU Dietetic Internship Program will celebrate the roaring '20s from 4-7 p.m. at the Neptune Central dining hall.Students can enjoy classic foods from the 1920s as well as dance to music and participate in raffles.The residential...

Pritchard to hold pizza, answer session in New Hall

By Northern Star staff | March 7, 2016

A free pizza and question and answer event with Rep. Bob Pritchard (R-Hinckley) will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the New Hall Swing Space.Pritchard has been in the state legislature for 13 years and has sat in on many committees including the Higher...

Sigma Sigma Sigma to hold Sigma Soulmates fundraiser

By Northern Star staff | March 7, 2016

Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority will hold Sigma Soulmates 7-10 p.m. Tuesday at the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom. Sigma Soulmates is a dating game philanthropy event to raise money for the Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation, which supports play...

Survey on Baker Report now available

By Northern Star staff | March 7, 2016

Readers of the biweekly Baker Report are asked to complete a survey about what they think of the reports, according to an NIU announcement.The survey features questions on what readers like most and least about the reports, rating interest of topics and...

Student Health Organization to hold blood drive

By Northern Star staff | March 7, 2016

The Student Health Organization and the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive noon to 5 p.m. Thursday in the Holmes Student Center, Regency Room, according to an NIU news release.Appointments are preferred but walk-ins are accepted. Contact Paulina...

New Year’s Resolution Check-In

By Jay Ibarra | March 7, 2016

New Year’s resolutions are one’s commitment to set a self-improving goal starting on New Year’s Day. These goals are notorious for having similar themes such as eating healthier, hitting the gym or saving for an extravagant trip. Students may have...

Police Report: Feb. 22 to March 2

By Northern Star staff | March 7, 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/.Feb. 221. At 1:33 p.m., failure...

Dillon Domke, Student Association Senate Speaker, addresses the senate about current Illinois legislative events at Sunday's SA Senate meeting.

SA talks funding, task force

By Madison Kacer | March 7, 2016

Dillon Domke, Student Association Senate Speaker, addresses the senate about current Illinois legislative events at Sunday's SA Senate meeting.

James Zanayed, Student Association Supreme Court justice, speaks prior to being elected as the SA student trustee. Zanayed received 28 of 30 possible votes for the trustee position Sunday. Read more at bit.ly/1QKA6LQ.

Student trustee to focus on budget, safety

By Madison Kacer | March 7, 2016

The Student Association Senate approved James Zanayed, SA Supreme Court justice, as student trustee with an outcome of 28-1-1.The student trustee fills one of the eight trustee positions on the Board of Trustees with voting power equal to the other seven....

DeKalb Police to hold lethal force discussion

By Northern Star staff | March 4, 2016

DeKalb Police will hold a community demonstration and discussion about the use of lethal force by police officers.The event will be from 1-4 p.m. March 12 at the DeKalb Police station, 700 W. Lincoln Highway, and will feature discussions on threat levels,...

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