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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

Letters requested for professorships

By Northern Star Staff | September 25, 2014

Lisa Freeman, executive vice president and provost, is asking for nomination letters for the 2015-2015 Board of Trustees Professorships by Oct. 13.The professorships is awarded to tenured professors who have consistently demonstrated excellence in teaching,...

Online preparation workshops offered

By Northern Star Staff | September 25, 2014

Career Services is offering online preparation workshops and practice, allowing students to prepare for job interviews, beginning Monday.Students may register online at niu.edu/careerservices/crc to participate in the workshops. The workshops will be...

Student Association Senate 2014 Results

September 24, 2014

District 1Winners  DeAnna Leigh 68  Jordan D. Clayton-Taylor 151  Cody Sheriff  81  Alexus Lentz  65 District 2  Kayla Sorensen  54  Miracle Diala  53  Leon Kincaid  36  Stephanie Norman  46  Geno Hampton  97 ...

Police Report: Sept. 22

By Northern Star Staff | September 24, 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...

Hao Phan, University Libraries' Southeast Asia curator, views an exhibit on an early 20th century Potlatch Spoon during Tuesday's 50th anniversary of the NIU Anthropology Museum.

DeKalb history honored in exhibit

By Emily Neely | September 24, 2014

The Anthropology Museum hosted its 50th anniversary celebration Tuesday night with an exhibit named Curated by DeKalb.Organized by decade, the Cole Hall exhibit reflects the history of the Anthropology Museum and features more than 200 ethnographic and...

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 22, 2014

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

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