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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

The Student Association Senate meets Sunday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room. The Senate had a redo of last week’s senator-at-large candidates after it was discovered the Senate disobeyed SA Bylaws. In order to adhere to the bylaws, senator-at-large candidates were voted on to the Senate by a two-thirds majority and were not allowed to vote on other business matters until every senator-at-large candidate at the meeting had been voted on. 

Senate full after redo of last week

By Margaret Maka | October 19, 2014

Following last Sunday’s breach of the Student Association bylaws, eight senator-at-large candidates went before the SA Senate Sunday for another vote.Senate Speaker Dillon Domke and the Rules and Procedures committee decided to redo the vote after the...

A DeKalb police cruiser.

Man charged in stabbing of ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend is NIU student

By Northern Star Staff | October 19, 2014

The Office of Community Standards and Student Conduct is working with the DeKalb Police Department to handle the status of student Mustafa C. Sahin, who is charged with attempted first degree murder (Class X Felony), said NIU spokesman Paul Palian.Sahin,...

NIU pays to replace Oderkirk House roof

By Keith Hernandez | October 19, 2014

The Oderkirk House has a new roof due to a weekend project by NIU and the NIU Foundation.The reroofing is the latest development in a disagreement between the university and the Annie Glidden Agrarian Society over who should fund immediate structural...

Instructor ‘Rudy’ Hughes dies at 63

By Keith Hernandez | October 19, 2014

William “Rudy” Hughes, instructor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, died Oct. 10 due to illness at age 63.Hughes, who began teaching KNPE 111: Sports, Culture and Society in 2009, has taught more than 2,000 students in five...

Student Spotlight: Mary Okeyo to help lives of Tanzanian women

By Jon Lindley | October 19, 2014

Mary Okeyo hopes to return to her home town of Mwanza, Tanzania, after graduate school to educate young women.Okeyo, who studies counseling and higher education, has been working to better the lives of Tanzanian women through fundraising events that raise...

Driving services offered by secretary’s office

By Northern Star Staff | October 19, 2014

The Secretary of State’s office will provide services 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the lower level of Holmes Student Center.Services include:• Driver’s license renewal, replacement and corrections• State ID card renewal, replacement and corrections•...

Geologist teaches children importance of their ideas

By Harry Myers | October 19, 2014

Award-winning geologist Richard Alley explained to children how their inventions and ideas can fix global warming issues at STEMfest Saturday.Alley presented a map of the world, blank aside from a pink spot in the middle of Africa. That point in Africa,...

Police Report: Oct. 15-16

By Northern Star Staff | October 19, 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....

SA rule mixup means some senators must be re-elected

By Jackie Nevarez | October 16, 2014

Nine Student Association senator-at-large candidates will have to go before the SA Senate again after a breach of SA Bylaws occurred when they were elected Sunday, said SA Senate Speaker Dillon Domke.At Sunday’s SA Senate meeting, the Senate interviewed...

Police Report: Oct. 13-14

By Northern Star Staff | October 15, 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...

Dog Pound Deli reopens at Stevenson

By Jon Lindley | October 14, 2014

The Dog Pound Deli celebrated its grand re-opening in Stevenson Hall while its manager hopes to take the brand campuswide.The Tuesday grand reopening featured free cookies and drinks, along with a raffle and photo shoot with Victor E. Huskie. The Dog...

Ethics Act requires employee training

By Northern Star Staff | October 14, 2014

University employees must complete ethics training by 5 p.m. Nov. 12.The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act requires full-time and part-time, regular and temporary faculty, staff, graduate assistants, extra help and student employees to complete...

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