DeafPride members held a Sign Sync event Thursday night in Wirtz Hall Auditorium to raise awareness for National Deaf Awareness Week.The student organization “glossed” over several pop hits to music and lyrics during the event. Glossing is a term...
Veterans shared their wartime experiences with students Wednesday.The seminar, called Journey of a Hero, was put on by Military Student Services. The speakers were Cpt. Regis Snyder, who fought in the Vietnam War, and Private Don Schoo, who fought in...
A lack of weekend events may send students home.MAP-Works survey results show 43 percent of freshmen or transfer students reported dealing with some form of homesickness. Randi Napientek, assistant director of the Office of Student Academic Success, said...
Macy Grimm, sophomore child development major, spoke to the Northern Star about how she plans to help treat children with cancer.Northern Star: Why did you choose the major you did?Macy Grimm: I chose it because I am very interested in working with children....
LGBT students and their allies are excited at the prospect of same-sex marriage being legalized in Illinois following the Senate and House’s passing of a marriage equality bill.When Gov. Pat Quinn signs the bill, as he has pledged to do, Illinois will...
The NIU Robotics Club got the chance to mentor members of the Fox Valley Robotics & Batavia Robotics inside College of Engineering and Engineering Technologies Facilities.The team spent several hours with club members, who are in the first through...
Student Involvement & Leadership Development (SILD) is gearing up and making plans for the eighth annual NIU Cares Day.A preview meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Campus Life Building, Room 100, for anyone interested in learning more...
NIU will recognize Veterans Day by holding ceremonies Monday to honor veterans and by recognizing servicemen and women as well as fire and police members at the NIU-Ball State football game Wednesday.The annual Veterans Day ceremony will begin 11 a.m....
University Council touched upon next week’s inauguration of President Doug Baker, the Student Association and revisited course syllabi revisions at its meeting Wednesday.Accommodation for people with disabilitiesAfter speaking about students with disabilities...
Instructor Ryan Hibbett discussed British poet Philip Larkin’s use of vulgar language in poetry at a Tuesday event.Hibbett’s presentation, Poetry Said Fuck, was a part of the Brown Bag series. The Brown Bag series, hosted by the English department,...
Campus supervisors learned conflict-resolution skills in a workshop Tuesday.The workshop was presented by Deborah Haliczer, employee relations and training director for Human Resources, and ombudsperson Sarah Klaper.“This isn’t a special event; we...
Violins, cellists and flute players combined their talents in the second performance of the Fourth NIU New Music Festival Tuesday.Students and family were invited to hear from NIU’s own music majors along with guest musicians Matt Ulery and Geoffrey...
