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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

Voice of Change ticket found not guilty of voter intimidation

By Northern Star staff | April 1, 2015

The Student Association Supreme Court found the Voice of Change executive election ticket not guilty of voter intimidation at a Tuesday hearing.Robert Kreml, who was running for vice president for the Standing for Every Student ticket, petitioned the...

SA Supreme Court lifts disqualification for Voice of Change

By Northern Star staff | April 1, 2015

The Student Association Supreme Court lifted executive election ticket Voice of Change’s disqualification at a Tuesday hearing.The Voice of Change ticket was sanctioned by the SA Board of Elections for excessive litter of campaign material, failure...

Nathan Lupstein, Voice of Change presidential candidate, talks to students in front of DuSable Hall on Wednesday. The Voice of Change ticket has been disqualified from the 2015 SA executive elections.

Lupstein’s Voice of Change ticket wins 2015 Student Association executive election

By Northern Star staff | April 1, 2015

The Voice of Change ticket has won the 2015 Student Association executive election after its disqualification was lifted Tuesday at an SA Supreme Court hearing.Nathan Lupstein’s Voice of Change ticket won every SA executive position. Lupstein gained...

SA executive ticket hearings timeline

By Northern Star staff | March 31, 2015

Here is a look at highlights from the the Voice of Change and Standing for Every Student ticket hearings, which began at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Room 306. // <![CDATA[ // ]]> [View the story "SA executive ticket hearings...

Employee Assistance Program to hold annual Health and Wellness Fair

By Northern Star staff | March 31, 2015

More than 80 healthcare service providers will attend the annual Health and Wellness Fair on Wednesday.The Employee Assistance Program will hold the fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center, Capital Room and Duke Ellington Ballroom.Information...

Barb City On Tap at the Convocation Center

By Kelsey Brown | March 31, 2015

Jeanette Oakeshott pours a sample of Dale's Pale Ale Saturday at Barb City On Tap Craft Beer Festival. The festival featured over 100 different kinds of craft beers to taste, as well as live music and food for purchase. All who worked at the pouring stations were volunteers for Tail's Humane Society and accepted donations for the organizations at their tables.

DePaul assistant professor to discuss LGBTI medical mistreatment at speaking event

By Northern Star staff | March 31, 2015

DePaul assistant professor Veronica Drantz will discuss medical mistreatment toward LGBTI people at an April 9 speaking event in the Holmes Student Center, Capital Room.The speaking event, the Gender Binary and LGBTI People: Religious Myth and Medial...

Undergraduate students to be awarded for preparing for careers

By Northern Star staff | March 31, 2015

Up to 10 undergrads will be awarded for their achievements in career preparation during the Applauding Excellence in Student Career Success Awards.Nominations for the awards are being sought. Staff and faculty can nominate a student by 4:30 p.m. April...

Student Association director applications open for 2015-2016 academic year

By Northern Star staff | March 31, 2015

The Student Association is now accepting applications for director positions for the 2015-2016 academic year.The applications are due April 10 and can be accessed at bit.ly/1DmhpJP. Students must log in to the Huskie Link website to submit an application.Appointed...

Aruna Project and Campus Crusade for Christ to hold Aruna 5K

By Northern Star staff | March 30, 2015

The Aruna Project and Campus Crusade for Christ will hold the Aruna 5Kat 9 a.m. April 11 outside Northern View Community, 1 North View Circle No. 115.In-person registration starts at 8 a.m. and is $15, according to the Aruna Project website. All proceeds...

NIU to hold TEDx talk April 25

By Northern Star | March 30, 2015

NIU will hold an independent TED talk April 25.The TEDxNIU talk will focus on "the hidden superheroes among us" and will feature presentations from Iris Sidikman, junior music performance major; 9/11 first responder Tim Brown and NIU faculty member Loren...

Students perform at African Student Alliance’s 1st Cultural Pageant

By Suresh Vakati | March 30, 2015

Students perform in a unity dance during the African Student Alliance's first Cultural Pageant on Saturday in the Altgeld Hall ballroom. Students performed during the African Student Alliance's first Cultural Pageant on Saturday in the Altgeld Hall ballroom. The pageant brought together contestants who represented nations and cultures from across Africa.

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