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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

Office of Student Academic Success to offer a mid-semester check

By Northern Star Staff | October 15, 2012

The Office of Student Academic Success will host a mid-semester check today, according to NIU Today. The mid-semester check will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today in the Holmes Student Center’s Illinois Room. The mid-semester check will also be held from...

ROTC Huskie Battalion helps train Cub Scout Pack

By Northern Star Staff | October 15, 2012

The NIU Army ROTC Battalion participated in a community outreach effort on Oct. 9, according to a NIU Army ROTC Battalion news release. A small group of senior cadets drove out to St. Charles to train the Cub Scout Pack 801, according to the NIU Army...

Blotter 10/12 – 10/13

By Northern Star Staff | October 15, 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 10...

Homecoming king Paul Julion (center, right) and 2011 Homecoming king Steven Williams (center, left) celebrate after the Homecoming court results were announced Friday.

Julion, Anderson named Homecoming king and queen

By Carrie Morris | October 14, 2012

The 2012 Homecoming king and queen have been crowned. Ashley Anderson, senior elementary education major, and Paul Julion, junior physical education major, won the title of Homecoming queen and king for Homecoming court Friday. The Homecoming court results...

SA Senate works with DKPD to focus on off-campus crime

By Brian Singer | October 14, 2012

DeKalb Police Chief Gene Lowery visited the Student Association (SA) Senate to discuss growing concerns about off-campus crime Sunday. During the meeting, Lowery told the Senate he was not happy with the northwest corridor of DeKalb. He indicated the...

Secretary of State’s office to offer services Monday

By Northern Star Staff | October 14, 2012

The Secretary of State’s office will offer various services to students during its Monday visit. Students, faculty and staff will be able to get their driver’s license renewed, replaced and even corrected if necessary. Driver’s licenses can be renewed...

NIU to host author as part of grief series

By Northern Star Staff | October 14, 2012

Chi Sigma Iota and the NIU Counseling Association have teamed up to host a series on grief in hopes of raising awareness of the topic. The organizations are presenting a two-part series entitled Two Perspectives on Grief. The second event will be a presentation...

NIU Community School of the Arts to host annual concerto competition

By Northern Star Staff | October 14, 2012

The NIU Community School of the Arts is holding a concerto competition for local youth musicians. The annual CSA Sinfonia Concerto Competition is open to anyone 18 or younger who lives within a 75-mile radius of DeKalb. All vocalists and musicians who...

Giulia Zanini and her mother walk through Death Valley, California. Zanini is an NIU student who traveled to DeKalb from Lecco, Italy.

International students see life in DeKalb a little differently

By Kathleen Hauge | October 14, 2012

Adjusting to life in DeKalb has been a challenge for Giulia Zanini. She traveled to DeKalb from Lecco, a small town in Italy. After graduating from high school, she packed up her things and traveled to America alone. “It was overwhelming at first because...

Blotter 10/10-10/11

By Northern Star Staff | October 14, 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...

NIU President John G. Peters greets people after his State of the University Speech in front of Altgeld Hall Thursday afternoon.

Community members applaud Peters amid news he is stepping down

By Felix Sarver and Joe Palmer & Kelly Bauer | October 12, 2012

NIU President John Peters has announced he will step down. Peters, who was appointed in 2000, has served NIU for over a decade and has seen the university through glory and hardships: he worked to obtain a $4.2 million federal grant for NIU’s Physics...

Mock disaster shows the effects of impaired driving

By Kyle Boyd | October 11, 2012

The eighth annual mock disaster drill was staged outside of the Convocation Center on Thursday. The NIU Police Department teamed up with the DeKalb Fire Department and other local agencies to test emergency preparedness and response in the event of an...

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