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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

Class of the week: Bond…James Bond

By JOHN RANALLO | April 24, 2008

This class is best served shaken ... not stirred. English 400: The James Bond Phenomenon, allows students to study the pop culture icon and man of mystery, Bond, James Bond. According to the syllabus, the class hopes to help students distinguish where...

Briefs for Thursday, April 24

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | April 24, 2008

Car Wash at Wal-Mart this Saturday at 10 a.m. to Benefit Safe Passage NIU student group Huskies For Hope will hold a car wash on Saturday at the DeKalb Wal-Mart. All proceeds will go directly to the DeKalb charity Safe Passage. Safe Passage helps prevent...

ITS warns students, faculty to keep passwords secret

By EMILY GOINS | April 24, 2008

NIU students and employees are being urged to be more cautious in checking their NIU e-mail due to an ongoing phishing scheme. A number of students and faculty across campus have been receiving e-mails asking them to verify their student login ID and...

CAB searching for new president

By DAVID THOMAS | April 24, 2008

Despite the regular election one month ago, Campus Activities Board will be hosting a special presidential election May 6. CAB president Colleen Murphy said she learned of the new round of elections Wednesday morning. Murphy said Lonnie Pollard, the winner...

College of Engineering competes in national plane competition

By JAMES TSCHIRHART | April 24, 2008

They have taken the road, and now they have taken to the skies. The NIU College of Engineering's Society of Automotive and Aerospace Engineers aero-design team built a remote-controlled airplane of their own design and entered it into the national competition,...

Taste of Asia to close Asian American Heritage Month

By JERRY BURNES | April 24, 2008

The Asian American Resource Center along with Kappa Pi Beta will host Taste of Asia on Thursday night at the Newman Catholic Student Center. "This is one of the closing ceremonies for the Asian American Heritage Month," said Michelle Bringas, director...

S.I.S.T.E.R.S. hosts seven days of events

By JERRY BURNES | April 24, 2008

Student group S.I.S.T.E.R.S. is hosting Seven Days of S.I.S.T.E.R.hood this week. The group name is an acronym which stands for Sisters Interacting Soulfully Through Thoughts Emotions and Realisms to Attain Self Awareness. Public relations chairwoman,...

Unauthorized use of NIU logo discussed at Faculty Senate

By DAN STONE | April 24, 2008

Faculty Senate discussed post Feb. 14 use of the NIU logo Wednesday. An e-mail sent from Virginia Tech's equivalent to Mike Malone, vice president for university advancement, warned that NIU would see a great deal of unauthorized use of its logos following...

Some residence hall students experience problems with mail delivery

By DAVID THOMAS | April 24, 2008

Caitlin Courtright is among the lucky ones. Courtright, who lives in Douglas Hall, said thieves opened a letter addressed to her looking for money and giftcards, but didn't steal the check a friend had sent her, likely because they couldn't cash it. "I...

Pikes, Phi Sigs to tug for championship

By JESSICA SABBAH | April 24, 2008

Sigma Pi took the rope, and then the win. With a crowd of over 100 cheering and standing fans, Sigma Pi beat the team of Phi Psi and Pi Kappa Phi. Sigma Pi won the first of three matches scheduled for Wednesday's Tug Events after losing to Tau Kappa Epsilon...

Military science professor retires after 23 years

By SAM BRUNELL | April 24, 2008

A retirement ceremony was held for Lt. Col. Craig A. Engel, professor of military science, Wednesday night. The ceremony, held in the Chick Evans Field House, included events such as the posting of colors and award presentations to lead into the retirement...

Campus Notes: Thursday, April 24

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | April 24, 2008

THE DEKALB INTERFAITH NETWORK, THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND THE CENTER FOR LATINO AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES will host a presentation by Stephen Kinzer, "A Century of U.S. ‘Regime Change,'" at 7 p.m. in Room 173...

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