Skip to Main Content
Advertisement
 
Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.
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

Briefs for Monday, Feb. 11

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | February 11, 2008

Campus Climate Survey opens today The Campus Climate Survey will open to all students beginning today. All NIU students and staff should receive an e-mail today that will invite them to take the survey, which is being conducted by a third party. The survey...

Davis Hall displays weather patterns, earthquakes

By NICOLE SOSZYNSKI | February 11, 2008

Students using Davis Hall's north entrance encounter two systems that monitor weather patterns and earthquakes. The geography department is responsible for the weather display, provided by the National Weather Service, that displays current radar data,...

Bon Jovi holds casting call for concert video

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | February 11, 2008

Bon Jovi recorded video footage in Chicago on Friday. The Web site Explore Talent posted information about the casting call, which asked for female dancers between the ages of 18 and 28 to try out Thursday. Females were asked to bring go-go attire to...

Black History Month is celebrated through art

By LEE BLANK | February 11, 2008

Black History Month is celebrated through art in the Holmes Student Center. In its 30th year on campus, this year's Black Student Art Show, "Freeing the African Mind: Images of Blackness in the Civil Rights Movement, a Dedication to Dr. Asa Hillard and...

SA Senate approves promotional money

By DAVID THOMAS | February 11, 2008

The Student Association allocated $1,100 in supplemental funding to itself by a unanimous vote Sunday night. Speaker Robert Batey said the funding was necessary to increase the students' knowledge about SA activities. "This money would go directly to...

Speaker comments on white privilege

By BRETT MICHELSON | February 11, 2008

National speaker Art Munin made his belief clear that whites have privilege over other races. During Friday's speech in the Duke Ellington Ballroom, Munin explained what white privilege is and what it entails. According to Munin, slavery produced a position...

Campus-wide closures are rare occurence

By HERMINIA IRIZARRY | February 8, 2008

Early Wednesday morning a university consultation enacted a campus-wide closure due to adverse weather conditions. Despite Wednesday's closure, class cancellation due to weather is a rare occurrence, said Steve Cunningham, associate vice president for...

Speaker presents evidence for AIDS conspiracy

By BRETT MICHELSON | February 8, 2008

Dr. Boyd Graves, an HIV/AIDS research expert, gave a controversial speech regarding the origin of the AIDS virus Thursday night. In his speech, "Exploring the Myths and Realities of AIDS," delivered in the Holmes Student Center's Regency Room, Graves...

Victory Bell returns with hefty price tag

By DAN STONE | February 8, 2008

The Alpha Phi Omega Victory Bell returned to the fringe of campus in a new bell tower costing about as much as a DeKalb house. The Bell Tower, which was first approved for $88,500 on June 16, 2006, was increased to $128,000 on Sept. 29, 2006, according...

February 8, 2008

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | February 8, 2008

ALPHA PHI GAMMA SORORITY will host a bowling night from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Huskie Den. For more information, contact Crystal Mac at 847-668-3953. THE VIETNAMESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION will host Vietnamese Tet Lunar New Year from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Holmes...

Rising asking price makes it difficult for SA to fund student organizations

By DAVID THOMAS | February 8, 2008

Every year, the Student Association allocates money to all student organizations and services on campus. For the past three years, that amount of money has slowly increased. This year, the increases present a challenge for the SA. The organizations have...

The MyNIU system will be more convenient for students overall

By DAVID THOMAS | February 7, 2008

With the MyNIU system, students will have more control and responsibility over their finances. Students will be able to see their financial account and Bursar's bill on their MyNIU Web page, according to Bursar Kinga Mauger. "If you pay online, you'll...

Sign In

Register

Reset Password

Please enter your username or email address, you will receive a link to create a new password via email.