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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

CAUSE’s Social Impact Summit to educate students about social entrepreneurship

By Steve Shonder | March 27, 2015

CAUSE will hold its third annual Social Impact Summit 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 10 in the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center.The summit will focus on educating students about social entrepreneurship on a global scale and help students network with...

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.

Voice of Change ticket disqualified from 2015 SA executive election

By Keith Hernandez | March 26, 2015

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.

Brett Williams, former Student Association director of Mass Transit, facilitates a focus group on the HuskieLine on Feb. 23 in the Campus Life Building. A new tracking system may debut next semester at the earliest, said Rob Jusino, Student Association director of Mass Transit.

3R, 3L routes coming back to Huskie Bus Line

By Augustin Zehnder | March 26, 2015

The HUSKIELINE will split the 4 route back into the 3R and 3L routes after complaints of overcrowding at a Tuesday focus group.Brett Williams, Student Association director of Mass Transit, opened the focus group by asking students what they found “annoying”...

Police Report: March 20-23

By Northern Star staff | March 26, 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/.Friday• At 2:01 a.m., Gerald...

Senior communication major Marguerite Mallory votes online in the Student Association executive elections Tuesday at the Founders Memorial Library polling station.

Student Association to postpone election results until tickets’ appeals are heard

By Northern Star staff | March 25, 2015

The Student Association will not release the results of Tuesday and Wednesday’s executive elections due to pending appeals from both tickets, according to an SA news release.Both the Voice of Change and Standing for Every Student filed petitions to...

Lupstein ticket calls for disqualification of Donovan ticket, citing biased relationship with Northern Star

By Maragaret Maka & Keith Hernandez | March 25, 2015

The Voice of Change ticket has called for the disqualification of the Standing for Every Student ticket from the 2015 Student Association executive elections for allegedly working with the Northern Star to write negative articles against the Voice of...

John Skowronski receives Board of Trustees professorship

By Northern Star staff | March 25, 2015

NIU has awarded the Board of Trustees professorship to psychology professor John Skowronski.The professorship, created in 2007, is given out annually to a professor whose research is known internationally and whose instruction is well-rounded, according...

Freshman psychology major Lwam Mekonen votes online in the Student Association executive elections Tuesday at the Holmes Student Center polling station.

Donovan ticket calls for disqualification of Lupstein ticket in SA elections, citing intimidation

By Kelly Bauer | March 25, 2015

The Standing for Every Student ticket has called for the Voice of Change ticket to be disqualified from the 2015 Student Association executive elections for intimidating voters, disrupting an academic environment and littering, among other charges.Robert...

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.

Students vote in 2015 SA elections

By Dilip Kumar Sripuram | March 25, 2015

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...

Senior communication major Marguerite Mallory votes online in the Student Association executive elections Tuesday at the Founders Memorial Library polling station.

SA elections: Turnout surpasses 2K by Wednesday morning

By Northern Star staff | March 25, 2015

The Student Association had received more than 2,000 votes in the 2015 executive elections as of 11 a.m. Wednesday.Election officials have said they hope to record 5,000 voters by the time voting ends 6 p.m. Wednesday. SA executive elections have seen...

Steve Briarton, 55, of Monroe Center plays guitar at his stall April 22, 2012 at the Colossal Clean Sweep in the Convocation Center.

Colossal Clean Sweep to return to Convocation Center

By Northern Star staff | March 24, 2015

The Convocation Center will hold the Colossal Clean Sweep garage sale and flea market 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 1 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 2.The Colossal Clean Sweep is being brought back after a year off due to heavy demand from the community, said Heather...

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NIU police to hold survival training for shooter, intruder incidents

By Northern Star staff | March 24, 2015

NIU police will hold ALICE training to help attendees learn survival skills for incidents with violent intruders or active shooters.ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate) training is held "to provide individuals with survival-enhancing...

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