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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

Delta Zeta wins Tugs for 8th straight year

By Ashley Morse | October 26, 2014

Delta Zeta tugged its way to an eighth consecutive championship win in an event Kara Homolka, the sorority’s Tugs team captain, said was “great” for bringing together the Greek community.The Women’s Tugs tournament kicked off Friday at University...

SA gives recognition to retiring VP

By Margaret Maka | October 26, 2014

The Student Association Senate passed a motion to honor Bill Nicklas, vice president of Operations and Community Relations, as an eternal honorary senator Sunday for his advocacy of students’ rights and shared governance, said SA Senate Speaker Dillon...

Student Spotlight: Senior assists others in finding resources

Student Spotlight: Senior assists others in finding resources

By Keith Hernandez | October 26, 2014

Eric Glasby decided when he was a junior to change his major from music to communication in order to pursue a career in student affairs.Glasby, now a senior and a community adviser at Gilbert Hall, said he hopes to help college students find resources...

DogHouse to raise food truck money

By Northern Star Staff | October 22, 2014

Fundraising for the DeKalb DogHouse, a campus food truck, is being done through a Kickstarter campaign with a $20,000 goal.The DogHouse, created by alumni Jordan Delegal, Keith Otis and Elliot Echols, was introduced Homecoming weekend at the Martin Luther...

Steam outage to affect 6 buildings

By Northern Star Staff | October 22, 2014

A steam outage will be in effect Nov. 2-14 for some campus buildings.The outage is due to emergency repairs planned for the East Heating Plant’s main steam lines, according to an NIU Today news release. The dates are subject to change depending on the...

Police Report: Oct. 20-21

By Northern Star Staff | October 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.Monday1. At...

SA director plans event to clean up campus

By Jessica Christofersen | October 22, 2014

Stephanie Norman plans to use her leadership experience in her work as the Student Association’s director of Community Service.Norma, a sophomore special education major, was unanimously voted in as the director of Community Service by the SA Senate...

Marchers seek end to sex assault

By Daija Jones | October 22, 2014

Alumna Karli Johnson, 25, a sexual assault survivor, has dedicated her life to working with other sexual assault survivors.A communication major during her time at NIU, Johnson is now a public speaker who travels to schools to talk about sexual assault...

Company representatives look for student interns at NIU fair

By Ashley Morse | October 22, 2014

Bookoo President Austin Allgaier said his company uses internships as a “long-term interview” to see which interns are best suited for a permanent position at his company.Bookoo was among the 160 employers present Tuesday at the Internship Fair....

Graduate accounting student Kang Gao (left) and Nino Mebuke, graduate sports psychology student, work on computer workstations Monday night on the second floor of Founders Memorial Library. The university has plans to expand its Wi-Fi, potentially providing it to portions of downtown DeKalb.

NIU Wi-Fi could expand to city

By Chris Raufeisen | October 21, 2014

The university’s wireless network may expand down Lincoln Highway to downtown DeKalb by fall 2015, said Chief Information Officer Brett Coryell.WirelessBy the end of the semester, the Division of Information Technology will have reached a decision with...

Michael Herrera, senior political science major, looks out the window of the Huskie Pup Bus Oct. 7 as he takes a ride to class. Three Huskie Pups arrived to campus Monday, but they will not be available for students until next week, said Bill Nicklas, vice president of Operations and Community Relations. 

Pups coming next week

By Harry Myers | October 20, 2014

The release date for three Huskie Pup vehicles, originally scheduled for this week, has been delayed until next week.While there is already a $40,000 Husky Pup driving around, three $18,500-apiece vehicles will arrive on campus today, but they won’t...

Police Report: Oct. 17-19

By Northern Star Staff | October 20, 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...

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