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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

SA Senator charged with domestic battery

SA Senator charged with domestic battery

By Northern Star staff | September 8, 2015

Student Association Senator Leon Kincaid, 32, of DeKalb, was charged with domestic battery Wednesday.Kincaid serves as a senator to District 2, which encompasses students living west of Annie Glidden Road and north of I-88, but within the city of DeKalb,...

Terrance Terry, freshman business administration major, votes online in the 2015 Student Association executive elections March 24 in Neptune Hall. This fall’s SA Senate elections will also use social media website Huskie Link as a voting platform, as well as include candidate information and endorsements.

SA to add candidate profiles to Huskie Link ballots

By Satta Kendor & Jackie Nevarez | September 8, 2015

Students will be able to access verified candidate information and endorsements online when they vote for their Student Association Senate representatives this month.The 2015 SA executive elections piloted online voting through Huskie Link, a social media...

Robbery attempt made near Gabel and Graham halls

By Northern Star staff | September 8, 2015

An attempted robbery was reported to have occurred around 8:20 p.m. Monday in the 900 block of Stadium Drive, near Graham and Gabel halls, according to an NIU safety bulletin.The victim said she was preparing to cross the street when a male suspect grabbed...

SA Senate elections to go online with new features

SA Senate elections to go online with new features

By Dilip Kumar Sripuram | September 8, 2015

Senior communications major Marguerite Mallory votes online for the Student Association executive elections at the Founders Memorial Library polling station on March 24. This fall’s SA Senate elections will also use social media website Huskie Link...

Police Report: Sept. 1-2

By Northern Star staff | September 8, 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/.Sept. 11. At 7:13 p.m. Aug....

Students can enter a drawing to win free tuition for the spring 2016 semester by attending and staying at all six home football games and checking in through the Red Black Rewards app.

Students can win free tuition by attending all home games

By Northern Star staff | September 3, 2015

Students who attend and stay for the entire duration of all six home football games can get a chance to win a semester of free tuition.In order to be eligible for the drawing, students must download the Red Black Rewards app and use it to check in and...

Ally Program to begin training

By Northern Star staff | September 3, 2015

Registration is open for Ally Program training, which is set to begin next week.The Ally Program offers a network of individuals who provide a welcoming and supportive environment for LGBTQ students through the creation of LGBTQ-friendly events and resources,...

NIU President Doug Baker (left); Allan Phillips, vice president of Administration and Finance; Eric Weldy, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management; Admissions Director Dani Rollins; and Lisa Freeman, executive vice president and provost, discuss state funding, falling enrollment and program prioritization during a town hall meeting Sept. 2 in the Student Holmes Center, Carl Sandburg Auditorium. Baker said NIU will find alternatives for the State Employees Group Insurance Program who will have to pay out of pocket for medical claims.

NIU leaders talk enrollment, state funding issues

By Keith Hernandez | September 3, 2015

NIU President Doug Baker and four administrators updated an audience of more than 100 community members, faculty, staff and students on funding cuts, falling enrollment and program prioritization during a town hall meeting Monday.Among the individuals...

Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs talks to a group of 16 NIU and DeKalb leaders Monday during a round table discussion in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room. Students are seven times more likely to go to college if they know they have the financial means to do so, said Frerichs, who visited NIU to express his support for MAP funding, among other things.  

Treasurer: MAP grant should be priority

By Jackie Nevarez | September 3, 2015

Ill. Treasurer Mike Frerichs said it is the responsibility of both Gov. Bruce Rauner and the General Assembly to step up and pass a budget so educational funding may be dispersed.“The way our government is set up, no one has a monopoly. We don’t have...

Faculty senate discusses transparency

By Jackie Nevarez | September 3, 2015

After a five minute meeting, Faculty Senate members spent nearly an hour discussing issues such as transparency and budget uncertainties Wednesday.At the first meeting of the semester, and the first meeting of his tenure, Faculty Senate President Greg...

DeKalb Police

Act to standardize handling of sexual assault

By Alexander Chettiath | September 3, 2015

Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act, which creates a set protocol on how public colleges across the state handle sexual assault.The act, signed Aug. 21, creates stricter requirements on how public universities,...

Police Report: Aug. 28-31

By Northern Star staff | September 3, 2015

Friday1. At 2:14 a.m., Benjamin L. Thomas, 20, of Lake Carroll, was charged with possession of a controlled substance reported to have occurred at Stadium Drive and N. Annie Glidden Road.2. At 4:50 p.m. Aug. 26, reckless driving was reported to have occurred...

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