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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Enrollment down this semester

By Rikki Cottrell | September 8, 2010

The numbers are in, and enrollment is down. NIU released enrollment numbers for the 10th day count, which includes all students currently enrolled for the Fall 2010 semester, said Brad Hoey, team leader for media relations and internal communications....

Mixing, Mingling and Mayhem at the Student Center

Mixing, Mingling and Mayhem at the Student Center

By Katie Zak | September 8, 2010

Interactive comedy comes to the Holmes Student Center today thanks to Off-Campus and Non-Traditional Student Services. Loren Hecht, an English professor at NIU, will perform at the show, "MIXING, MINGLING, AND MAYHEM." "Students who attend the performance...

Students strip for a cause

Students strip for a cause

By David Matz | September 8, 2010

"Strip down and run." Six students laughed around a table on the second floor of the Holmes Student Center Tuesday night. "Come on, it's for a good cause," the group continued as they came up with more alluding advertisement slogans for the Second Annual...

FYIs

September 7, 2010

TODAY The Women's Rights Alliance will hold its first meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. in Reavis Hall Room 103. The meeting will continue planning for "Take Back The Night." Students, community members and organizations are welcome to attend. For more information,...

Jaron Peaches, a sophomore industrial management technology major, discusses his day Tuesday evening with Dominique Brown, a sophomore undeclared major. Both were served their food in the new food containers that Stevenson offers.

Stevenson replaces to-go containers

By Jack Baker | September 7, 2010

Stevenson dining has replaced their old styrene to-go containers with more environmentally friendly paper containers. "In this day and age, waste is huge," said Mark Gregory, residential dining administrator for Stevenson Hall. The old containers would...

NYC Mosque photo poll

By Katie Zak | September 7, 2010

What do you think about the mosque that is being built two blocks from Ground Zero? "I think it's highly insensitive on their behalf, but at the same time, I don't think anyone is purposely trying to offend people." -Pallavi Prakash, freshman undecided...

Pat Talley, speaker of the Student Association Senate, discusses the requirements at a mandatory meeting for incoming students Tuesday evening in the Holmes Student Center Heritage Room.

SA holds meeting for senate elections

By Jacqueline Evans | September 7, 2010

The Student Association held a meeting in the Holmes Student Center Heritage Room at 6 p.m. Tuesday for students interested in running in the upcoming senate elections. “[The meeting] informed students about the application and election process and...

SSDP to hold meet and greet

By Jacqueline Evans | September 7, 2010

The Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) will host a meet and greet Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center Illinois Room. Food from Subway will be provided for attendees. SSDP will discuss upcoming events, programs and how to become...

F.Y.I. for Sept. 7

By Northern Star Staff | September 6, 2010

TODAY Alternative Spring Break will host an informational session from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Holmes Student Center room 306. Come and learn about a cool way to spend Spring Break. For more information, e-mail Shantail Taylor at [email protected]....

President John Peters introduced "The Vision 2020 Initiative" at the State of the University address Thursday afternoon in Altgeld auditorium.

Peters outlines vision for changing landscape

By Jalen Cobb | September 2, 2010

"THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF HIGHER EDUCATION" was the title of NIU President John Peters State of the University address Thursday. Peters introduced the creation of "The Vision 2020 Initiative," an idea to enhance NIU's academic future. "The NIU Great...

Faculty Senate President Alan Rosenbaum speaks during the first meeting of the senate Wednesday afternoon in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room.

Faculty Senate discusses strategic plan

By MaryJo Kratochvil | September 1, 2010

Faculty Senate members gathered in the Sky Room in the Holmes Student Center Wednesday to discuss new business and announcements. Alan Rosenbaum, president of the senate, discussed the strategic plan for the enrollment management task force and how it...

NIU student charged with domestic battery

By Jazmen Dixon | September 1, 2010

An NIU student has been charged with several counts of domestic battery stemming from a domestic dispute on Aug. 25. Ronald J. Young, 24, of Chicago, has been charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, which is a class A felony, two counts...

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