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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

Rich Homie Quan, Hoodie Allen to headline Homecoming concert

By Northern Star staff | October 14, 2015

Students can see hip-hop artist Rich Homie Quan and rapper Hoodie Allen at NIU’s 2015 Homecoming concert.The theme for the homecoming concert, Huskies Light the Night, will tie in with the general homecoming theme, Huskies Light the Way, said Rainn...

Early registration deadline approaching for Homecoming 5K

By Northern Star staff | October 13, 2015

Early registration for Campus Recreation’s sixth annual Homecoming 5K Run/Walk will end next week.The race will begin at 7:45 a.m. Oct. 24 at the Student Recreation Center, on the southwest corner of Lucinda Ave. and Annie Glidden Road. It will continue...

Student Association Senate deputy speaker

District 2 Student Association Senators

By Northern Star staff | October 12, 2015

Student Association senators discuss how their involvement has readied them for their positions, as well as what improvements and issues they will focus on this semester.District 2 is composed of students residing west of Annie Glidden Road and north...

NIU police leading bomb threat investigation

By Keith Hernandez | October 12, 2015

NIU police continue to investigate a bomb threat that shut down campus for three hours Thursday and was later determined to be a hoax.Police from several local agencies and volunteers evacuated and closed all university buildings after a bomb threat was...

Police Report: Oct. 7-9

By Northern Star staff | October 12, 2015

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/.Wednesday1. At 4:45 p.m. Sept....

Student Association President Nathan Lupstein works at his desktop on May 4 in the Campus Activities Board office. Lupstein wants to incorporate sexual assault awareness into UNIV 101/202.  

SA to continue It’s On Us campaign

By Jackie Nevarez | October 12, 2015

Student Association President Nathan Lupstein said the SA will continue to promote the It’s On Us sexual assault prevention campaign with a demonstration day in November.The SA partnered with It’s On Us, a presidential task force that aims to work...

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to members of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency on Sept. 11 in Springfield. Dillon Domke, Student Association speaker, is calling for students to attend a rally during Rauner’s visit to NIU on Oct. 29.

Student Association to rally during Rauner visit

By Margaret Maka and Keith Hernandez | October 12, 2015

With the state budget still at an impasse, Dillon Domke, Student Association Senate speaker, called for students to attend a rally for Gov. Bruce Rauner’s arrival in DeKalb during a University Council meeting Wednesday.The Governor, who has been locked...

Students evacuate campus buildings due to bomb threat

Students evacuate campus buildings due to bomb threat

By Hayley Montalvo | October 9, 2015
Students wait underneath the pavilion attached to the Yordon Center while being led to the Convocation Center during a bomb threat Thursday. NIU police said the threat appeared to be a hoax.

NIU police: Bomb threat appears to be hoax

By Northern Star staff | October 8, 2015

NIU police evacuated and closed all university buildings Thursday evening after a bomb threat was called in. The threat was determined to be a hoax, one of several that have been reported at various colleges and universities in the northern Illinois...

Students enter a Huskie Bus on April 10, 2014, in front of the Holmes Student Center.

HuskieLine tracking system to cost $41K initially, $19K annually

By Northern Star staff | October 8, 2015

A tracking system that may not be installed in HuskieLine buses until next semester will cost the Student Association and NIU $41,090 initially.Rob Jusino, Student Association director of Mass Transit, said the SA is in the contractual stages with ETA...

NIU Huskies Cricket Club to head to national tournament

By Margaret Maka | October 8, 2015

The NIU Huskies Cricket Club will go on to the American College Cricket national tournament in the spring after having won its regional tournament.Rizwan Mirza, president of the NIU Huskies Cricket Club, said the group has put in a lot of strong performances...

Take Back the Night

Take Back the Night

By Amy Langner | October 8, 2015

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