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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

ROTC students break away for spring field training

By JAMES TSCHIRHART | April 20, 2009

The twin-engine rotor blades of a Chinook military helicopter whipped in the wind at DeKalb Taylor Municipal airport on Thursday as NIU's Army ROTC battalion boarded it to be taken to its spring field training exercises, exemplifying that change was in...

New SA speaker of the senate is named

By JAMES TSCHIRHART | April 20, 2009

The Student Association met Sunday for its second-to-last meeting with a sum of nearly $31,000 left in its budget for supplemental funding. Attending the meeting were 25 of the 39 senators to give supplemental funding to the NIU Veterans Club, approve...

Students travel abroad to Cyrpus to learn about wartorn coutnries

By JOHN REYNOLDS | April 17, 2009

Summer isn't always spent flipping burgers and sleeping in. For NIU Professor J.D. Bowers, the summer will be spent in Cyprus showing students what it's truly like to live in a war-torn country. NIU is conducting a trip through the Study Abroad office...

Video game habits could impact student’s studies

By MICHAEL BROWN | April 17, 2009

While video game technology has become more stellar over the years, some students have been fighting a continued battle to stay in classes while avoiding the flashy distractions. Freshman education major Drew Lamm said he spends about 15 hours playing...

Rotaract Club hosting hot dog eating contest for charity

By DAVID THOMAS | April 17, 2009

On Wednesday, it's weiners galore. NIU Rotaract Club is hosting a hot dog eating contest in which students will eat 15 hot dogs in 15 minutes. Rotaract president Steve Dawson said all proceeds will help the club purchase a Shelter Box tent. "It can help...

Forensics club begins practicing early for season

By NICOLE SOSZYNSKI | April 17, 2009

Summer is the season for speech. Even though speech season does not begin until the end of September, some members of NIU's forensic club will continue receiving coaching advice as they work throughout the summer on their hobby said Kerith Woodyard, NIU...

NIU students travel to Capitol Hill to intern

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | April 17, 2009

Hunter Huffman, Matt Venaas and Winnie Okafor will spend the summer on Capitol Hill. These three students will participate in the Political Science Department's summer internships with members of Congress, according to Matt Streb, associate political...

Senioritis sweeps NIU

By DESMOND LAWE | April 17, 2009

What seniors are feeling right now can technically be labeled. According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, senioritis is defined as "an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness, absences and lower grades." Some...

Taste of Health and Human Sciences fair held to introduce students to programs

By NICOLE SOSZYNSKI | April 16, 2009

Students had the opportunity to visit Wirtz Hall for the Taste of Health and Human Sciences fair Wednesday afternoon. Liz Harris, academic advisor in the college of health and human sciences said the event was supposed to resemble the Taste of Chicago,...

NIU sends support in honor of Virginia Tech anniversary

By DAVID THOMAS | April 16, 2009

It has been two years since Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 students and wounded many others at Virginia Tech. While Virginia Tech's Office of Recovery and Support has an array of events planned for the day, no public events have been planned at NIU. For the...

University Police Blotter: April 16

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | April 16, 2009

March 17 At 6:47 p.m., a victim reported someone took her wallet from her purse in Lincoln Hall. She said the theft may have occurred on March 7. With no further leads, on Wednesday case was closed. April 1 At 9:16 p.m., University Police responded to...

NIU hosts summer camps for younger students

By NICOLE SOSZYNSKI | April 16, 2009

NIU will be occupied this summer by high school, junior high and elementary students who are eager to learn. NIU Summer Academic Camps are held on campus during the summer and offer a variety of camps such as creative writing, film, speech and science....

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