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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

University Police Blotter: Sept. 10

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | September 10, 2008

Sept. 8 • Theft $300 and under between 3 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Holmes Student Center. Merchant received call from a student for food delivery. The card the student was using had been reported as stolen earlier. Case is pending investigation. •...

FYI: Sept. 10

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | September 10, 2008

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES: LAST CHANCE is hosting a sign-up at the Outing Centre to go climbing this weekend. Beginner climbers are welcome. The trip is Saturday 8 a.m. to Sunday 7 p.m. in Devil's Lake State Park, Wis. For more information, contact trip staff,...

Fence built to contain new construction

By KATIE TRUSK | September 10, 2008

Starting today, the East Chiller Plant will be one step closer to starting. The Chiller Plant, which will supply air conditioning to the east campus, is being built in the northeast corner of the current Campus Life Building parking lot. Being built today,...

3 suspects arrested after officer notices ‘suspicious activity’

By DAVID THOMAS | September 9, 2008

An investigation into suspicious activity led to three arrests and charges of illegal possession of alcohol, obstructing an officer and theft early Saturday night. Timothy J. Stout, 17, of McHenry, Joshua M. Crandall, 20, of Wonder Lake, and Gregory G....

University Police Blotter: Sept. 9

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | September 9, 2008

Sept. 2 • Criminal damage to property between 12:30 and 9:14 a.m. at Lot X. A car was scratched repeatedly with some object. Police identified a potential suspect who was familiar with the victim. The suspect agreed to pay the victim restitution...

FYI: Sept. 9

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | September 9, 2008

DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. is having a Halloween Bash informational in Grant Tower A Formal South from 5 to 6 p.m. For more information contact Glenda Nelson at 630-673-1117. OUTDOOR ADVENTURES:LAST CHANCE is hosting a sign up at the Outing Centre...

Teacher swap, meet your new teacher

By DEREK WALKER | September 9, 2008

Corina Murcia grew up enjoying the warm seas of her birthplace, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. This semester, she leaves all that behind in exchange for the rolling plains of DeKalb. Murcia is an English professor at the Universidad de Cuyo, located in...

Night of reflection for late theatre professor

By SEAMUS BRENNAN | September 9, 2008

It was a night of celebration and reflection for students, friends, and colleagues of the late Christopher Markle Tuesday night in the O'Connell Theatre in the Stevens Building. The memorial service, which highlighted the artistic career and personality...

Storm chaser gives lecture at NIU

By GILES BRUCE | September 8, 2008

When tornado sirens begin to sound, most people seek shelter or go to a basement. But not Paul Sirvatka - he heads straight to the storm. "I know this tornado really well because we drove through it," Sirvatka said while pointing at a picture of a tornado....

NIU moving on to new logo

By GILES BRUCE | September 8, 2008

It was, simply, the NIU Huskie logo with a black ribbon behind it - but it came to symbolize much more. It was the symbol of an infamous day and the days of mourning that came after it. It came to represent many different things to many different people....

University Police Blotter: Sept. 8

By NICOLE SOSZYNSKI | September 8, 2008

Sep. 8 • Theft under $300 between 10:30 and 11 p.m. on Aug. 21 at Lincoln Hall. Person took their purse to the shower and left it in a place that was out of their sight. After showering, the person noticed the purse had been searched. A wallet,...

Construction on proton therapy center progressing smoothly

By JAMES TSCHIRHART | September 8, 2008

Construction began for NIU's proton therapy center this summer and, despite a lawsuit threat, it is progressing on schedule. The site for the center is in West Chicago, just north of the Fermilab, and will be one of six centers in the country that treats...

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