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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

Phishing scam hits NIU student and faculty emails

By Dave Gong | April 12, 2011

DeKALB | On April 1, Epsilon Corporation, a third-party email marketing company, suffered a large security breach during which email addresses were obtained, possibly including a number of NIU student and faculty email addresses. According to a release...

Driver services come to campus

By Northern Star staff | April 11, 2011

The Illinois Secretary of State's office will be on-campus Monday. Students can get certain driver and vehicle services in the lower level of the Holmes Student Center from 9:20 a.m. to 3 p.m. Customers are able to renew, purchase their annual vehicle...

Notable women honored

By Northern Star Staff | April 11, 2011

The annual Outstanding Woman Awards Reception will be held in the Regency Room at 11 a.m. Sunday. Forty-eight students from all disciplines and representing undergraduates, graduate and law students will be receive an award this year. Five awards will...

Special event applications due

By Northern Star staff | April 11, 2011

Student organizations who plan on hosting "special events" for Fall 2011 must submit their application to the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership Development no later than April 22. Special events are defined as activities that require more planning...

National Weather Service to host free training

By Northern Star staff | April 11, 2011

National Weather Service personnel will host free training for anyone interested in becoming a weather spotter at 7 p.m. today in Faraday Hall, Room 144. Weather spotters play an important role to the National Weather Service, as they report severe weather...

The piano on the main floor of the Holmes Student Center occasionally serves as a distraction for students studying, as well as the hotel workers.

HSC lounge piano provides creative outlet for students

By Candice Beasley | April 11, 2011

DeKALB | Students may have wondered why the Holmes Student Center has a piano in the lounge. For 10 years, the piano has been sitting in the same spot; located in the lounge at the Holmes Student Center. “It’s used in various places in the building...

Epsilon Corporation breach causes NIU emails phishing

By Northern Star Staff | April 11, 2011

NIU Information Security and Operations is warning students and faculty about a large-scale security breach into the Epsilon Corporation. The extent is unknown but it appears to be the largest in history, according to a release from ISO Director Jim Fatz....

Trans-insured at NIU

By Kyla Gardner | April 11, 2011

DeKALB | Bethany Hill certainly didn’t identify with the transgender people on Jerry Springer. She wondered if there was even a word for what she was feeling. “I had always felt that there was something a little off but I couldn’t really describe...

SA confirms new members, amends bylaws and approves supplemental funding

By Jacqueline Evans and Danny Cozzi | April 10, 2011

DeKALB | The Student Association Senate confirmed new members to the various branches of the SA as well as amended bylaws during its Sunday night meeting. The Senate voted to confirm Brandon Hunter as the 2011-12 SA Chief of Staff. Austin Quick, speaker...

Expo focuses on using technology in education

By Christopher Gibbs | April 10, 2011

DeKALB | Technology can greatly improve a teacher’s ability to help students learn, according to a technology expo sponsored by the NIU College of Education. The conference and expo was held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Holmes Student Center....

Campus crime blotter April 11

By Northern Star staff | April 10, 2011

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.   March 31...

Orozco, Van Arsdale are ‘essentially expelled’ from NIU

By David Thomas and Shaun Zinck | April 8, 2011

DeKALB | The two NIU students charged with shooting NIU linebacker Devon Butler are "essentially expelled from the university and banned from the campus." Brad Hoey, team leader of Media Relations and Internal Communications, said Mark Orozco and Richard...

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