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Domke re-elected SA Senate speaker

By Ashley Morse | April 20, 2015

Re-elected Student Association Senate speaker for the 2015-16 academic year, Dillon Domke said he hopes to create a conference for Mid-American Conference schools’ student governments.Domke was voted SA Senate speaker after explaining his plans and...

Police Report: April 15-16

By Northern Star staff | April 19, 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/.Wednesday• At 12:01 a.m....

Monday town hall to focus on combining Military Student Services with other office

By Northern Star staff | April 19, 2015

Off-Campus and Non-Traditional Student Services and Military Student Services will hold a town hall meeting featuring Eric Weldy, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, at 10 a.m. Monday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.The...

Volunteers needed for Sunday tornado relief work

By Northern Star staff | April 17, 2015

About 250 volunteers are needed noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday to help with tornado relief.All volunteers must be 15 or older, and those younger than 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Volunteers must wear hard-soled boots or shoes and long pants....

Department of Economics to hold The Cost of Convenience seminar

By Northern Star staff | April 16, 2015

The Department of Economics will hold The Cost of Convenience 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday in New Hall, Swing Space.The seminar will evaluate the true cost of credit cards, payday loans and other fast cash methods. Presenters will include attorney Thomas...

Anthropology Museum to hold 2nd De-Stress Fest

By Northern Star staff | April 16, 2015

The Anthropology Museum will hold its second De-Stress Fest 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28 in Cole Hall.Karissa Kessen, co-chair of the Anthropology Museum Student Advocacy Board, said the purpose of this event is to draw people into Cole Hall and the Anthropology...

Fraternities train for Tugs

Fraternities train for Tugs

By Sabreena Saleem & Augustin Zehnder | April 16, 2015

Charles White, senior physical therapy major, said tugging is all about tradition and is something that got him into the Greek system.“I’ve done this for four years and I think we have a really good team this year,” White said. “We’re pretty...

Then-senior psychology major Brooke Harris defends herself from her opponent, an NIU campus police officer in full protective gear, in April 2014 during the Rape Aggression Defense program. The goal of the class is to educate women in case of an attack, said Lesley Rigg, interim vice president for Research and Graduate Studies.

NIU seeks reform, training to prevent sexual assault

By Kelly Bauer | April 16, 2015

NIU is changing its training and policies in an effort to improve how it prevents sexual assault and to better support survivors.NIU has already mandated online training for sexual assault awareness for incoming freshmen and transfer students. By May,...

Tanzania Development Support to hold 6th Water Walk

By Northern Star staff | April 15, 2015

Tanzania Development Support will hold its sixth annual Water Walk 2-4 p.m. Thursday in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons.Tanzania Development Support is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping young people in Tanzania break the cycle of poverty....

Rhodes College professor to talk plant-based lifestyle

By Northern Star staff | April 15, 2015

The Vegetarian Education Group will hold Food, Identity, and Politics: Lessons in Eating Green on April 19.Rebecca Tuvel, a philosophy professor at Rhodes College, will speak about obstacles that can prevent people from pursuing a plant-based lifestyle....

SA President Frascello supports Senate’s call for student veteran support

By Northern Star staff | April 15, 2015

Student Association President Joe Frascello announced his support Friday for a Feb. 22 SA Senate resolution demanding NIU fill a vacant Military Student Services counseling position.SA Senator Leon Kincaid said 22 veterans take their lives daily and there...

Campus Activities Board holds PandemoNIUm for end of year

By Northern Star staff | April 14, 2015

Campus Activities board will hold PandemoNIUm 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. April 18 at the Recreation Center.PandemoNIUm will feature a basketball tournament, mechanical bull ride and an obstacle course. Admission is free with a OneCard. The doors close at 1 a.m.“We...