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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

Fair offers world travel – for credit

By COLIN LEICHT | September 7, 2007

The Study Abroad Fair offers students a chance to travel around the world - for college credit. The fair takes place Thursday, Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The fair features information on...

Fri., Sept. 7

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | September 7, 2007

DELTA SIGMA THETA will host "The Premiere of Crimson Chaos," tonight in the student recreational center. Admission is $5 for the general public and $4 for members of the Greek community. For more information, contact Carashia Walker at 773-510-5042 or...

Safeguarding against crime is the best prevention

By JOHN BACHMANN | September 7, 2007

When it comes to campus safety, awareness of one's surroundings can prove to be the key. There were 66 burglaries reported on campus, including residence halls, in 2005 according to the most recently available official statistics. By individuals taking...

Northern’s views heard

By RYAN STRONG | September 7, 2007

Northern View Community residents met with university representatives Thursday to express their concerns. The meeting, which the press was excluded from, was held in the Stevenson Towers Multipurpose Room and lasted from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The crowd of roughly...

Northern View residents still fuming over lack of progress

By RYAN STRONG | September 6, 2007

Some families at the Northern View apartments remain frustrated with the ongoing construction at the complex. Kara Strong, a junior communications disorders major, walks with her two-year-old son in the summer heat from the Convocation Center to her Northern...

Greek Beat: Thurs., Sept. 5

By NIU’s GREEK COMMUNITY | September 6, 2007

The ladies of Alpha Phi are pleased to announce that for the third consecutive semester, we have received the best grades on campus. In the spring of 2007 Alpha Phi was recognized with having the best active GPA, best new member GPA, as well as the best...

Thurs., Sept. 5

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | September 6, 2007

NIU VETERANS CLUB will host a meeting tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center. For more information, contact John Galan at 815-508-1885. NIU EQUESTRIAN TEAM will host a meeting tonight at 9 p.m. in Meeting Room 1 at the Campus Recreation...

Questioning the ‘I’ in NIU

By KEVIN KOVANICH | September 6, 2007

For students not permanently residing in Illinois, the price of attending NIU can be a burden. Entering the fall 2007 semester, there are 254 out-of-state students enrolled at NIU. According to U.S. News and World Report, these students must pay a tuition...

How to: Get your football game ticket

By BEN GROSS | September 6, 2007

Step 1: Put your shoes on and grab your NIU OneCard. Step 2: Proceed by any means of transportation to one of the following during these times: The Convocation Center (9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday), first floor of the Holmes Student Center (10...

Provost Alden to stay at NIU

By LIZ STOEVER | September 6, 2007

NIU Provost Ray Alden will not head to the Sunshine State after all. Alden has decided he is "here for the foreseeable future," despite his recent nomination to become president of the newest university in Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University. The presidency...

Faculty Senate reviews emergency operation plan

By DAN STONE | September 6, 2007

Faculty concern about student safety and mental health in the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy occupied the majority of discussion during the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. "I know people have security issues on their mind," Provost Ray Alden said....

One arrested after peeping incident

By JOHN BACHMANN | September 6, 2007

Correction appended. One man was arrested and another faces an arrest warrant following a peeping incident in the residence halls over Labor Day weekend. Early Sunday morning, University Police received a complaint from a woman in Stevenson South towers...

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