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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

Early voting begins on campus

By Samantha Brockett | October 22, 2012

DeKalb County offered early voting and registration in the Holmes Student Center’s Art Gallery Lounge on Monday. Students and residents can register if they missed the deadline to register in October. Early voting and registration are being offered...

Shani Riley, theatre major wrapped herself in the covers of her twin bed in Neptune North as calls home to her parents.

Students fighting homesickness have options for help

By Cierria McPerryman | October 22, 2012

While students can suffer from homesickness for many reasons, there are many ways to fight it. Missing friends, not making connections on campus, feeling uncomfortable in a new environment or feeling disconnected can be all causes of homesickness in students,...

Chemistry Club to host demostration night

By Northern Star Staff | October 22, 2012

The NIU Chemistry Club is inviting the public to the fall 2012 Chem Demo Night Wednesday, according to NIU Today. The event will be held at 8 p.m. at Faraday Hall, Room 143. Take-home science will be the theme of the demonstration, according to NIU Today....

NIU Rugby team helps man

By Northern Star Staff | October 22, 2012

The NIU Rugby team helped a man who had collapsed on Oct. 16, according to RugbyMag.com. The rugby team was preparing for their next game and doing drills when they noticed a man walking his dog outside of the practice field had collapsed. The rugby team...

Library to host guest speaker to discuss elections

By Northern Star Staff | October 22, 2012

Friends of the NIU Libraries has invited Rick Pearson to give a talk on the 2012 presidential elections, according to a Friends of the NIU Libraries press release. The talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 in the Founders Memorial Library’s staff...

Blotter 10/19 – 10/21

By Northern Star Staff | October 22, 2012

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. Friday At 3:43...

Joshua Venaas, senior geology major, speaks at a S.A Senate meeting by updating the senate with the senate's budget.

SA Senate voted to fix 2013 budget issues Sunday

By Felix Sarver | October 21, 2012

The Student Association (SA) Senate approved a bill to fix their budget for fiscal year 2013 at a meeting Sunday. In his presentation of the bill, SA Treasurer Joshua Venaas told the Senate there were errors in last year’s budget that required fixes....

Organization to hold dodgeball tournament for cancer awareness

By Northern Star Staff | October 21, 2012

NIU’s Colleges Against Cancer is holding a dodgeball tournament, according to a Colleges Against Cancer news release. Protect Your Balls is a dodgeball tournament that will be held at 9 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Anderson Hall. The cost is $30 for teams of 6...

Former Board of Trustees member passes away

By Northern Star Staff | October 21, 2012

A member of the original NIU Board of Trustees died at the age of 75 on Oct. 13, according to NIU Today. James W. Myles was nominated for secretary by former NIU Trustee Manny Sanchez on Jan. 3, 1996. Myles had also served as the final chair of the Illinois...

NIU reaches Facebook milestone

By Northern Star Staff | October 21, 2012

NIU reached 30,000 likes on its Facebook page during Homecoming week, according to NIU Today. The milestone comes after NIU reached 20,000 likes one year ago, according to NIU Today. The milestone was reached about three months ahead of the target set...

Blotter 10/17

By Northern Star Staff | October 21, 2012

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. Wednesday At...

More arrests made in Coffee Fund investigation

By Kelly Bauer & Felix Sarver | October 17, 2012

Multiple arrests have been made in regard to the coffee fund investigation. Robert Albanese, Susan Zahm, Lawrence Murray, Kenneth Pugh, Mark Beaird and Joseph Alberti were arrested; Michael Hall, Keenon Darlinger and Keith Jackson have not been, according...

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