NIU student Andrew Daw was enjoying the Paris nightlife with friends on Nov. 13 when gunshots rang out a couple streets over.Daw, a senior French business translation major, didn’t hear the commotion from inside a taxi cab on the way to The Labo, a...
Reginald Bates, Student Association vice president, said he plans to continue performing his duties “for the good of the student body” after being found not guilty of neglect of duty.Bates was charged on Nov. 8 with neglect of duty based upon eight...
University Council pushed forward a proposal to extend the employment periods for two interim vice presidents Wednesday.Jerry Blazey, interim vice president for Research and Innovation Partnerships, and Harlan Teller, interim vice president for Marketing...
The Student Association will hold its last voter registration drive of the semester Wednesday. The SA has registered 96 students during the fall 2015 semester, according to an SA news release. Students who are interested in registering are asked to bring...
Gov. Bruce Rauner met with top legislators including House Speaker Michael Madigan and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin on Tuesday to resume talks about the Illinois budget impasse, which has entered its fifth month. [View the story "Gov. Rauner and...
DeKalb can expect light snowfall Tuesday evening from a winter storm out of North Dakota.Snowfall will arrive along with a drop in temperature to 29 degrees and may continue until noon Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Accumulation...
The Northern Star incorrectly reported Lynda.com offers 35 courses in the article “Website allows NIU students to learn from home” Monday. There are more than 3,500 courses available on Lynda.com.Students and teachers now have the opportunity to enhance...
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/.Nov. 161. At 11:11 a.m. Nov....
Reggie Bates, Student Association Vice President, will remain in office after a nine-hour impeachment process in which he was found not guilty for neglect of duty.The Student Association Senate charged Bates with neglect of duty based on eight specifications...
The following ratings of Student Association directors are calculated from 10 different characteristics, including initiative and performance, with five points possible in each category, said Chief of Staff Greg Lezon. The averages are calculated from...
The Elburn Shuttle will add four routes Tuesday and Wednesday.The shuttle leaves the west side bus turnaround of the Holmes Student Center and goes to the Elburn Station in Elburn. Shuttles are available to transport riders back to the Holmes Student...
The Lucinda Express will have a test run next week, said Rob Jusino, Student Association director of Mass Transit.The Lucinda Express was created to run on the Lucinda Avenue extension, which opened Wednesday to connect the main campus to the west side....
