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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

Police Report: Oct. 1-2

By Northern Star Staff | October 5, 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 atfinfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.Wednesday1. At...

Senator suspended after liquor charge

By Northern Star Staff | October 2, 2014

Student Association Senator Yandi Farinango, who was charged with liquor consumption as a minor Friday, will be suspended from the SA Senate until Oct. 12.SA Senate Speaker Dillon Domke consulted Kelli Bradley, SA legislative branch adviser, and spoke...

Some faculty worried by gen. ed program

By Jackie Nevarez | October 2, 2014

Professors at Faculty Senate voiced their concerns over the implementation and requirements documented in the NIU Progressive Learning in Undergraduate Studies report, a general education reform program, Wednesday.Faculty Senate President Bill Pitney...

Police Report: Sept. 29-30

By Northern Star Staff | October 1, 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 atfinfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.Monday1. At 11:05...

Campus Police Reports: Sept. 29

By Northern Star Staff | October 1, 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 senator charged with drinking while underage

By Northern Star Staff | October 1, 2014

Student Association Senator Yandi Farinango, 19, of Chicago, was charged with liquor consumption as a minor Friday.Farinango, elected in last week’s Senate election with 204 votes, serves the fourth district, which according to the SA Bylaws covers...

Artwork needed for holiday card

By Northern Star Staff | October 1, 2014

Students can submit original artwork that may appear on NIU President Doug Baker’s holiday card.Participants should feature the university during winter, holiday celebrations and general sensations surrounding the holidays, according to an NIU announcement....

Faculty Senate to discuss study of gender, career satisfaction in STEM

By Jackie Nevarez | October 1, 2014

Faculty and administrators will present their research on career satisfaction and gender in science, technology, engineering and mathematics faculty at today’s Faculty Senate meeting.Chris McCord, principal investigator and College of Liberal Arts and...

Prospective students pose with Victor E. Huskie during NIU’s Open House and Campus Tour in April 2014. The Open House — the biggest in NIU’s history — drew in more than 4,000 prospective students.

Victor E. Huskie in contention for Hall of Fame nomination

By Mitchell Spence | September 30, 2014

Victor E. Huskie has made it to the final round of a poll being conducted by the Chicago Tribune for a Mascot Hall of Fame nomination.The poll, hosted on the newspaper’s website at trib.in/1tPoxZs, has four contestants in the final round of public voting....

Watson fire causes $1.2K in damages

By Northern Star Staff | September 30, 2014

A Monday fire caused $1,200 in damages in Watson Hall.The DeKalb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at 12:13 p.m. and encountered a fire in a restroom storage closet located on the north side of the building, according to a news release. Fire crews...

VP Chavez helps lead It’s On Us campaign

By Jackie Nevarez | September 30, 2014

Raquel Chavez, Student Association vice president, is spearheading a sexual assault prevention campaign using her research and experience in the area.The SA announced its involvement with It’s On Us, a presidential task force that aims to work with...

Police Reports: Sept. 26-28

By Northern Star Staff | September 29, 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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