The Northern Star placed second in two categories at a national college media convention Saturday. Managing Editor Kyla Gardner won second place in Story of the Year for her Feb. 11 article on NIU's Late Night Ride service at the 90th Annual Associated...
By Chelsey Boutan and Shelby Devitt
| October 31, 2011
UPDATE 2:20 p.m.: According to an NIU email alert, NIU's Department of Police and Public Safety issued an “all clear” for Barsema Hall at 2 p.m. Classes will resume at 3 p.m., and students and faculty will be able to access the building immediately....
According to a recent Kaplan study, 41 percent of law school admissions officers Google search applicants' names.This is compared to 27 percent of business school admissions officers, and 20 percent of college admissions officers, as shown by the same...
College students need grant money, and they're willing to fight for it. NIU students marched on Illinois' capitol Wednesday, intent on gaining support for increased - or, at least, a stabilization - of monetary award program (MAP) grant funding. Delonte...
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) presented its annual All-Sports awards for the 2010-11 competition at its Monday night meeting. First place was awarded to the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Second place went to Pi Kappa Alpha and third went to Sigma Alpha...
All students are invited to attend the presentation "Hot Topic Tuesday: ‘Follow Me!,'" hosted by the Women's Resource Center. This presentation involves an open discussion about social networking, including Twitter and Facebook. The presentation and...
Photojournalism plays a large role in shaping public opinion, NIU alumnus Chris Birks said during a speech Friday in DuSable Hall. Birks earned a master's degree in communication from NIU and currently teaches in Benedictine's University's Department...
NIU named Nora Lindvall it's 2011 Student Lincoln Laureate. Lindvall, senior English and political science major, was chosen out of nine nominees as the university's top senior Oct. 10. The Student Lincoln Laureate is an annual honor awarded to the...
The war is over - almost. In an announcement Friday, President Barack Obama said almost every troop in Iraq will be withdrawn by Dec. 31. About 150 of the 39,000 troops will remain to assist in arms sales, according to CNN. This mass withdrawal of troops...
After Muammar Gadhafi's death Thursday, NIU students and faculty spoke about what the future holds for Libya. Gadhafi's death brings in a new era of uncertainty for Libya, said Christopher Jones, political science professor and associate vice provost...
In August 2010, sophomore pre-communication major Shucreeia Robinson took the advice of a friend and decided to adopt a rabbit locally at TAILS Humane Society. Robinson is not alone in choosing adoption from local shelters. Illinois Department of Agriculture...
The Feb. 14, 2008 shootings were the most tragic event NIU and the DeKalb community has witnessed, leaving five students dead and 17 wounded. In the newly published Last Day on Earth, author David Vann investigates the life of the sixth person left dead...
