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Study abroad fair hosts 22nd event

By Northern Star Staff | September 23, 2014

The Study Abroad Office will hold its 22nd annual Study Abroad Fair Thursday.The event is 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. More than 300 study abroad programs will be represented at the fair. Peer advisers will also be available to speak...

Cops investigate Sept. 20 battery

By Northern Star Staff | September 23, 2014

At 12:03 a.m. Sept. 20, aggravated battery was reported to have occurred at the 800 block of Lucinda Ave. near Neptune West. The case is open.NIU and DeKalb Police responded to a reported battery Saturday. A victim was assaulted by a group of men who...

Gov. Pat Quinn (without hard hat), flanked by DeKalb Mayor John Rey on his left and John Butler, Board of Trustees chair, on his right, shovels dirt during the Stevens Building groundbreaking Monday. The building was demolished in the summer. Its 109,000-square-foot replacement will feature a 330-seat lecture hall and Black Box Theatre.

Stevens Building Groubreaking

By Bryce McMullin | September 23, 2014

Gov. Pat Quinn (without hard hat), flanked by DeKalb Mayor John Rey on his left and John Butler, Board of Trustees chair, on his right, shovels dirt during the Stevens Building groundbreaking Monday. The building was demolished in the summer. Its 109,000-square-foot...

Gov. Pat Quinn (without hard hat), flanked by DeKalb Mayor John Rey on his left and John Butler, Board of Trustees chair, on his right, shovels dirt during the Stevens Building groundbreaking Monday. The building was demolished in the summer. Its 109,000-square-foot replacement will feature a 330-seat lecture hall and Black Box Theatre.

$27M Stevens Building construction kicks off

By Jackie Nevarez | September 23, 2014

Gov. Pat Quinn, along with contractors, administration, faculty and students, broke ground on a $27.4 million project to reconstruct the Stevens Building Monday.John Butler, Board of Trustees chair, said the construction would be especially important...

STEMfest set to be held on Oct. 18

By Northern Star Staff | September 22, 2014

The fifth annual STEMfest will be held Oct. 18 in the Convocation Center.NIU’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics departments, student organizations and national labs will present hundreds of activities in an effort to raise awareness...

Police Reports: Sept. 19 – 21

By Northern Star Staff | September 22, 2014

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.Friday1. At...

Outdoor Adventures: Devil's Lake State Park

Outdoor Adventures: Devil’s Lake State Park

By Gavin Weaver | September 21, 2014

Darren Jeanis, of Cortland, climbs the Horse, a rock climbing route at Devil’s Lake State Park in Wisconsin on Saturday.

Huskie buses move back to west turnaround

Huskie buses move back to west turnaround

By Ryan Ocasio | September 21, 2014

Students wait on Normal Road in front of the Holmes Student Center for Huskie buses. The bus turnaround, which was relocated to the east side of the Holmes Student Center over the summer, is being moved back to the west side. Pedestrians have complained...

Bus turnaround moves after safety complaints

Bus turnaround moves after safety complaints

By Kelly Bauer | September 21, 2014

Huskie buses are being moved back to the turnaround on the west side of the Holmes Student Center due to pedestrian safety concerns after “a few near-misses.”The bus turnaround was moved to a strip east of the Holmes Student Center on Normal Road...

Nerf gun wars

By Alexandra Meyer | September 21, 2014

Alumnus Jim Gilbert, of North Aurora, prepares for battle during the Nerf Gun Wars Saturday night in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The Nerf Gun Wars featured capture-the-flag style play using white cardboard boxes wrapped in yellow caution tape as their flag, one marked "R" and the other "B."

Police Report: Sept. 17 to 18

By Northern Star Staff | September 21, 2014

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.Wednesday1....

Anthro museum gets $150K grant

By Northern Star Staff | September 21, 2014

The Anthropology Museum received a $150,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services Thursday as a part of the Museums for America program.The program provides more than $16 million to support museums nationally. The museum will use the...