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USOAR research funding proposals due by Friday

By Northern Star staff | February 5, 2015

Friday is the deadline to submit proposals for research funding from USOAR for the spring semester, according to an College of Education tweet.The Undergraduate Special Opportunities in Artistry & Research Program funds student-generated research...

Student Association Senate pushes for printing change, election rescheduling

By Ashley Morse | February 5, 2015

The Student Association Senate wants to revamp campus printing by using a prepaid plan as NIU prepares to cut all free printing.The printing plan is one of three major targets of the SA Senate as Speaker Dillon Domke said senators will survey students...

Huskie Pups may come back after spring break

By Frank Gogola | February 5, 2015

NIU will decide in the coming weeks when it will bring the Huskie Pups out of hibernation, although Brett Williams, Student Association director of Mass Transit, said he would “be leaning toward after spring break.”Belinda Roller, an Architectural...

Police Reports: Jan. 30 – Feb. 3

By Northern Star staff | February 4, 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 9:28 p.m. Jan....

Students put on snowshoes during Outdoor Adventure Center event

By Brandon Semel | February 4, 2015

Kamila Krupiarz, junior mechanical engineering major, co-led the Adventure Center's Moonlight Snowshoe event in Afton Forest Preserve Tuesday night.

Career Services Linkedin presentation canceled today

By Northern Star staff | February 4, 2015

A Career Services Linkedin presentation scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Campus Life Building, room 235 has been canceled, according to a Career services Facebook post.The presentation was cancelled due to “circumstances beyond the control” of presenter...

NIU seeks top graduate TAs for awards

By Northern Star staff | February 3, 2015

NIU is seeking nominations for the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards.The award is given to acknowledge "outstanding graduate teaching assistants for their contributions to the teaching mission of NIU," according to an NIU announcement.Recipients...

Commuters: Resources for having a safe trip back to campus

By Arthur Aumann | February 3, 2015

A weekend blizzard blanketed the Midwest in snow and led to class being canceled at NIU, but classes resumed Tuesday.The blizzard left more than a foot of snow in DeKalb and 22 inches by Lincolnshire, which was the highest accumulation in the state, according...

Campus Activities Board to hold Welcome Back Bash Wednesday

By Ashley Morse | February 3, 2015

Campus Activities Board will host a welcome back party 6-11 p.m. Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom.There will be an inflatable obstacle course, a ping pong tournament and a baggo tournament, according to a CAB tweet. DJ EJ...

Snowball fight brings in about 100 people to celebrate snow day

By Margaret Maka | February 3, 2015

About 100 people showed up for a student-organized snowball fight Monday.Senior journalism major Mikey Pastrana set up the Facebook event for this year’s event with his friend, Michael Payne. The pair wanted to celebrate the cancellation of classes...

Huskie Bus routes canceled due to blizzard

By Notrhern Star staff | February 2, 2015

Huskie Buses 1 and 2 are not running today because campus is closed for safety reasons, said Brett Williams, Student ASsociation director of Mass Transit.Break Service will  run on the No. 11 bus from at least 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Williams said.Huskie Safe...

First- and Second-Year Experience’s Interfaith Conversations to introduce attendees to belief systems

By Kristin Maglabe | February 2, 2015

First- and Second-Year Experience is holding a series of seminars known as the Interfaith Conversations to introduce belief systems to attendees.The conversations are 7-8:30 p.m Wednesday, Feb. 11, 18, 25 and March 4 in the Founders Memorial Library staff...