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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 Fratastic Four, which includes members from Theta Chi, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Delta Upsilon and Sigma Phi Epsilon, face off with Alpha Kappa Lambda during the first round of Tugs Monday on the east side of Huskie Stadium. Alpha Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon took home victories during the first day of the tournament.

AKL, Phi Kapps, SAE take home Tugs victories for day 1

By Northern Star Staff | April 22, 2014

The first day of Tugs started off with a delay due to rainy weather conditions, said Interfraternity Council President Trevor Morrison.The tournament’s first match started with Alpha Kappa Lambda beating the Fratastic Four, a team made up of Theta Chi,...

State laws to be discussed at town hall

By Shikha Duttyal | April 22, 2014

Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Hinckley, will talk with locals about state law and taxes at a Kiwanis Club Town Hall Meeting Monday.The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the DeKalb Elks Club, 209 S. Annie Glidden Road. The Kiwanis Club, which has about 40 members,...

Police Reports: April 16 to 20

By Northern Star Staff | April 21, 2014

Wednesday• At 2:30 a.m. March 4, battery and criminal damage to property were reported to have occurred at Stevenson South. This case was closed by suspension Wednesday.• At 3 a.m. April 7, theft $500 and under was reported to have occurred at Grant...

Ouwenga arrested for child porn

By Northern Star Staff | April 21, 2014

Kevin P. Ouwenga, 29, of Tinley Park, was arrested for possession of child pornography.At noon Nov. 20, child pornography was reported to have been found by police at New Residence Hall West.The case was closed Wednesday after Tinley Park Police Department...

Professor leads severe storm talk today

By Mitchell Spence | April 21, 2014

Meteorology professor Walker Ashley will give tornado and severe weather survival tips at a STEM event today.The presentation is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at O’Leary’s, 260 E. Lincoln Highway, and is hosted by the STEM Outreach program. It is part of the...

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.

Open House draws in 4K prospectives

By Shikha Duttyal | April 20, 2014

More than 4,000 prospective students visited for the Spring Open House Friday, the largest open house in NIU history.The Department of Undergraduate Admissions organized an open house to relay information about financial aid, the University Honors Program,...

Class to be offered for bilingual students

By Shikha Duttyal | April 20, 2014

NIU’s Naperville campus will offer a fall, graduate-level course to prepare teachers to work with bilingual students who have special needs.In LTIC 555, Methods and Materials for English Learners with Disabilities, students will gain insight into the...

Plant sale proceeds to benefit charity

By Northern Star Staff | April 20, 2014

The Annual Prairie Plant Sale, hosted by the Committee for the Preservation of Wildlife, will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday to Friday in Montgomery Hall.Butterfly weed, marsh milkweed and sky-blue aster, among others, will be on sale.The plants...

Bill would add SA Senate elections

Bill would add SA Senate elections

By Betsy Mathew | April 17, 2014

Student Association Senate will be voting on a bill to amend the Senate election process at its April 27 meeting.Senator Alonte Holliday presented the bill, which proposed having two elections take place during the year instead of one, with one in the...

Greek Row gears up for Tugs

Greek Row gears up for Tugs

By Keith Hernandez | April 17, 2014

Everyone has their reasons for tugging.Tugs is a weeklong tug-of-war competition between fraternities and it will start on April 21.Alpha Kappa LambdaJunior economics major Matt Cavanaugh, Alpha Kappa Lambda president and tugger, said his team is ready...

Police report: April 14 to 15

By Northern Star Staff | April 17, 2014

Monday• At 8 p.m. March 20, theft $500 and under was reported to have occurred at the Recreation Center. This case was suspended Monday.• At 12:01 a.m. Feb. 14, battery was reported to have occurred at University Village, 915 Crane Drive. This case...

CNN Hero of the Year to talk at NIU

By Northern Star Staff | April 16, 2014

Malya Villard-Appolon, 2012 CNN Hero of the Year, will visit NIU Tuesday.Villard-Appolon will speak at noon in the Regency Room at the Holmes Student Center.The associate director of Komisyon Fanm Viktim Pou Viktim, the commision of women victims for...

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