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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

Faculty still experiencing issues with myNIU

By DAVID THOMAS | September 4, 2008

All it takes is time. That's what several NIU staff and faculty are saying about their experiences with MyNIU. "It's like any new system, people are going to have to get used to it," said Sabryna Cornish, assistant professor of journalism. Nursing program...

New identity created for students to ensure security

By AMANDA WALDE | September 4, 2008

Feel like you've been distributing your Social Security number a little too freely? Don't let the fear of identity theft weigh you down this school year. Adam Stone, director of Registration and Records, has developed a new way to maintain students' safety....

University Police Blotter: Sept. 4

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | September 4, 2008

The following was taken directly from the University Police log using the fullest information provided. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at...

FYI: Sept. 4

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | September 4, 2008

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ACCOUNTANTS, INC. is hosting an informational meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. in Barsema Hall, room 227. For more information contact Winnie Okafor at [email protected]. ANNIHILATION DANCE TEAM is hosting tryouts from 7 to 11...

FYI: Sept. 3

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | September 3, 2008

ALPHA DELTA OMEGA is hosting an informational tonight at 7:09 p.m. in the Stevenson Multipurpose room. For more information contact Jessica Boateng at 773-616-6210. Business attire is required. NIU DEKALB ROTARACT is hosting an informational meeting from...

Northern Pact hopes to better NIU community with an impact for years

By JAMES TSCHIRHART | September 3, 2008

With the new semester, NIU has begun the Northern Pact initiative to help better the NIU community. Northern Pact has been an effort by NIU to instill within students certain ideals to strive to make the campus a better place. The Pact has also been a...

University Police Blotter: Sept. 3

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | September 3, 2008

Aug. 29 Burglary between 11 a.m. July 28 and 11:25 a.m. July 30 at Zulauf Hall. Case is administratively closed. Battery at 11:30 p.m. at Grant South. Case cleared on refusal to cooperate. Criminal defacement between 4:30 p.m. Aug. 28 and 9:30 a.m. Aug....

Rec has new cardio machines, weight plates, Mondo floor

By NICOLE SOSZYNSKI | September 3, 2008

Recreation Services added some new features and remodeled the cardio/strength training room over this summer. For the Recreation Center, this summer brought a new floor and weight plates were installed, and in May, new machines were added. Sandi Carlisle,...

NIYou retires and adds 18 new student profiles to NIU Web site

By JAMES TSCHIRHART | September 3, 2008

Featured at the bottom right-hand corner of Northern Illinois University's home page, are the student profiles of NIYou. For two years the feature has displayed NIU students, who take advantage of everything NIU offers, to the NIU community and prospective...

Motion sensor lights, insulated doors, more, installed across campus

By NICOLE SOSZYNSKI | September 3, 2008

Over the last several years, NIU has made many aspects of its campus more eco-friendly, and this summer was no different. Many of these improvements, added to campus this summer, include changes in the Stevenson and Douglas residence halls. Low-flow toilets,...

Rep. Bill Foster introduces new financial aid changes in forum

By LIZ STOEVER | September 3, 2008

Things have changed since Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) was in college. Foster, a U.S. Congressman for the 14th District, updated students on new changes in federal student loan limits and other issues involved in paying for higher education during a financial...

Huskie buses scrape each other in Student Center turnaround

By DAVID THOMAS | September 2, 2008

Two Huskie Buses scraped each other outside the Holmes Student Center at 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday. According to John Roach, operations manager of the Huskie Bus Line, the accident occurred when one bus "cut his turn a little too short," scraping a nearby...

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