Alpha Sigma Omega Latina sorority has been able to sponsor 39 people within the first three weeks of its annual philanthropy, Angel Tree.During Angel Tree, sorority members partner with Hope Haven around the holiday season to find sponsors to help fulfill...
The Huskie Hunks are preparing to compete at their first a cappella competition as the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella approaches.The quarterfinals for the competition will be held at DeKalb High School, 501 W. Dresser Road; the semifinals...
Aida Wong was crowned Miss Asia at the ninth annual Miss Asia Pageant Thursday in the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg auditorium.Kezia Orofeo was the first runnerup and Nikha Phengsavath was the second runnerup in the pageant, which was hosted...
Northern Star StaffDeKalb | The School of Theater and Dance is hosting a dance concert Thursday through Sunday at the Huntley Middle School auditorium, 1515 S. Fourth St.The concert’s theme is of love and it will feature music from Frederic Chopin,...
Northern Star StaffDeKalb | The Jazz Ensemble will play its final performance of the year 8 p.m. Thursday in the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom.The show will feature bassist and Mack Avenue recording artist Rodney Whitaker.Board of...
When the football crowd is screaming its lungs out it can be difficult for anyone to hear what’s going on, and students are looking to change that with a closed captioning service.Taylor Hartman, graduate rehabilitation counseling program student, is...
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week will see events from professors and students trying to educate attendees about local and national homelessness.Documentary screeningMedia studies professor Laura Vazquez will screen two documentaries she produced...
A Fulbright scholar from New Zealand visited the Holmes Student Center Thursday to discuss a teaching model in which teens are able to learn by giving them responsibility.Barrie Gordon, Fulbright scholar and senior lecturer from Victoria University in...
NIU President Doug Baker’s “Bold Future” for the university will focus on student career success and his three other “pillars,” according to his Wednesday inauguration speech.Baker, who started work at NIU July 1, used his inauguration ceremony...
By James Green & Shaz Sheikhali
| November 13, 2013
NIU President Doug Baker’s inauguration speech on Wednesday inspired local leaders who are looking to see change.During his address, Baker focused on “four pillars” that will promote university change: student career success, a thriving community,...
Brian Maule, junior major in geology and geography, spoke with the Northern Star about how important it is to be practical.Northern Star: Why did you choose the major you did?Brian Maule: There was a booth for geology at a majors fair before I came to...
The Secretary of State Office services will be on campus 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday in the Holmes Student Center.The services include driver’s license and state ID card renewal, replacement and correction, vehicle stickers, NIU collegiate plates, organ/tissue...
