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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

Monday, Nov. 26

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | November 26, 2007

CHI SIGMA TAU will host a movie night at 7 p.m. in the Stevenson New Orleans Room. For more information, contact Reginald Tiglao at 815-603-1713. AMBASSADORS will host a Christian fellowship at 7 p.m. in the Baptist Campus Ministry. For more information,...

Chemistry class to offer general education fulfillment

By JOHN BACHMANN | November 26, 2007

A new chemistry class will be available to students next semester. CHEM 100 will cover chemistry in everyday life, said Shannon Gates, coordinator for recruitment and public relations for the department of chemistry and biochemistry. Students in the class...

Xudong Yao, professor at University of Connecticut, led seminar on phosphopeptides

By JAMES TSCHIRHART | November 20, 2007

Biology and biochemistry students and staff convened in Faraday West for a special seminar Monday. The seminar, "Labeling, Sorting and Mass Spectrometry of Phosphopeptides," was led by Xudong Yao, an assistant professor of analytical chemistry and proteomics...

Tuesday, Nov. 20

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | November 20, 2007

NIU ART MUSEUM will host "Sacred Transitions" from 5 to 5:30 p.m. in Altgeld Hall, Room 315. For more information, contact Jessica Witte at 815-753-1936. FCNS 320 will host "Fuego" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ellington's in the Holmes Student Center. Admission...

Athletics collecting toys for tots

By NICOLE SOSZYNSKI | November 20, 2007

Students can get into the holiday spirit by donating toys for children. NIU Athletics is collecting new and unwrapped toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program throughout November, said Elaine Russell, assistant director of marketing...

Sigma Phi Epsilon suspended for five years

By JOHN RANALLO | November 20, 2007

Sigma Phi Epsilon's NIU chapter has been suspended for five years. Findings from the fraternity's Friday judicial hearing harbor a five-year suspension of the chapter, as well as a fine, according to an NIU press release. The ruling also came with educational...

Students find their centers in Martial Arts groups

By JOHN RANALLO | November 19, 2007

During the 2007-2008 school year, the Student Association has recognized four martial arts groups, each different and each with unique goals. The groups include the DeKalb Flying Dragons, Chang's Hapkido, Kodokan Judo and the NIU Hapkido Club. According...

FitPass provides students with class flexibility

By KEVIN KOVANICH | November 19, 2007

Students bored with the traditional workout at the Campus Recreation Center can purchase a FitPass. Tamara Brown, a junior psychology and family individual development major who works at the Rec, said the FitPass is a way for you to explore other options....

NIU students experience Rock Band fame

By JESSICA BURNSIDE | November 19, 2007

Four NIU students received the chance of a lifetime recently. Jason Beetstra, freshman geography major, Ken McDevitt, senior general studies major, Nathan McKnight, freshman industrial engineering major and Carrie Souchek, senior physiology major, competed...

Seminar provides students with tips on loan consolidation

By JOHN BACHMANN | November 19, 2007

A seminar held Friday helped NIU students explore options for federal loan consolidation. Federal loan consolidations are loans made available to borrowers, who can combine several education loans into one loan with a single monthly payment. Students...

SA debates how much to allocate to Northern View, reduces amount to RHA

By DAVID THOMAS | November 19, 2007

The Student Association Senate tabled a resolution to allocate $1,400 in supplemental funding for the Northern View Community apartments Sunday night. Debate arose over how much money to allocate for the apartment complex. Sen. RaShunda Thomas motioned...

NIU students compete in growing beards

By KEVIN KOVANICH | November 16, 2007

Four NIU students are in a competition of hairy proportions. Patrick Halverson, Zach Wrublewski, Jim Tonyan and Colin Jackson are competing in a beard race. Sophomore English major Wrublewski and senior English major Halverson were joking around one day,...

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