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An employer from Genesis One talks to students at the All-Majors Internship and Job Fair held Wednesday in the Convocation Center. Free items such as water bottles, stress balls and snacks were given away at the Job Fair. (Ro Hong | Northern Star)

NIU hosts annual career fair in Convocation Center

By Joseph Ndu, News Reporter | October 2, 2024

  DeKALB – Many business and internship opportunities were available to students at the annual All-Majors Internship and Job Fair held by NIU. Many free goods were given out at the event, including water bottles, stress balls and snacks. The...

Richard Mocarski, vice president of the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships, provides an update on RIPS. Faculty Senate met at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)

NIU in process of creating AI task force

By Emily Beebe, News Editor | October 2, 2024

DeKALB – NIU’s creation of an artificial intelligence task force and a RIPS update were some of what was discussed at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting. AI Task Force: In the spring 2024 semester, NIU put together an action team to make recommendations...

NIU Chief of Police Darren Mitchell types on his computer in his office. The NIU Police Department currently has 41 police officers on staff. (Northern Star File Photo)

NIU Police staffing rebounds after years of decline

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter | October 1, 2024

DeKALB – Staffing levels for the NIU police department are rising and recovering from a nationwide trend of police shortages after the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd. "We have definitely had an increase (since the pandemic)...

Aidan O’Brien, a senior marketing major, poses for the camera. O’Brien was elected as the Student Government Association student trustee for the 2024-2025 academic year. (Courtesy of Aidan O’Brien)

Aidan O’Brien focused on university goal setting

By Emily Beebe, News Editor | October 1, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: The responses in this report have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity. DeKALB – Aidan O’Brien, a senior marketing major, was elected the Student Government Association student trustee for the 2024-2025 academic year. O’Brien...

The entrance to Ellington's Restaurant sits on the main level of the Holmes Student Center on Monday. Ellington's will open for the semester from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday. (Zahra Yousif | Northern Star)

Ellington’s Restaurant to open for fall 2024 semester on Tuesday

By Mariestrella Corral, News Reporter | September 30, 2024

DeKALB – Ellington’s Restaurant is opening its doors back up from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. Ellington’s Restaurant is a Campus Dining Services collaboration for students studying nutrition and dietetics and is located on the main floor of the...

A police car sits parked on NIU's campus. NIU released their Clery Act report on Monday and saw a dramatic spike in domestic violence last year compared to 2022. (Northern Star File Photo)

Clery Act report shows alarming rise in domestic violence cases

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter | September 30, 2024

DeKALB – NIU saw a dramatic spike in domestic violence last year, with 77 cases, 38 more cases than the year prior, according to the Clery Act Report released by NIU on Monday. The Clery Act requires all colleges and universities to disclose an annual...

A trailer reads "Prairie Research Institute, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Traveling Science Center." NIU held its 15th annual STEM Fest event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Holmes Student Center. (Kahlil Kambui | Northern Star)

NIU hosts 15th annual STEM Fest event

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor | September 29, 2024

DeKALB – NIU hosted its 15th annual STEM Fest, which local businesses and NIU student organizations participated in, and was full of interactive activities for the community to engage in such as a plinko to test area of distribution. From 10 a.m....

Student Government Association speaker Manny Corpuz swears in Eddie Guerrero as a new SGA senator. Guerrero was sworn in as SGA senator with a 12-2-0 vote. (Kahlil Kambui | Northern Star)

Student Government Association elects new senator

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor | September 29, 2024

DeKALB – Student Government Association voted on Bill SR56006 to accept Eddie Guerrero to become an SGA senator in a 12-2-0 vote during its meeting Friday. Eddie Guerrero made his case as to why he would be a good senator and his ideas for helping...

Taanisha Muhammad, a junior biological science major, walks past the scaffolding lining the facade of Swen Parson Hall. Swen Parson Hall is getting all of the flat roofs replaced and the project is expected to be completed by the end of the spring 2025 semester. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Swen Parson Hall under repairs for new roof

By Abel Naranjo, News Reporter | September 26, 2024

DeKALB –  In early September, Swen Parson Hall received funding for renovations and is currently in the process of repairing the roof.  “The project currently underway is a long-awaited state funding project to replace all the flat roofs on the...

Robert Brinkmann, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Paul Kassel, dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts cheer after they cut the ribbon on the middle sculpture at the Stevens Building. The Stevens Sculpture dedication event occurred at 11 a.m. on Thursday. (Katherine Follmer | Northern Star)

Stevens Building hosts sculpture dedication event

By Joseph Ndu, News Reporter | September 26, 2024

DeKALB – The Stevens Sculpture dedication, meant to acknowledge the renovation of the Stevens Building and installation of the art sculpture, called “The Tribesman, The Hero and The Light,” in front of the building, took place at 11 a.m. Thursday. Laurie...

Representative Don Bacon (R-Neb), smiles for the camera. The Rebuilding Democracy lecture on Thursday discussed topics concerning the state of democracy in America. (Courtesy of Paula Meyer)

NIU hosts Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series on Thursday

By Mariestrella Corral, News Reporter | September 26, 2024

DeKALB –  NIU held its first Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series of the semester over Zoom.  The webinar lecture featured Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb), an NIU alum and Air Force veteran and Scot Schraufnagel, a political science professor who has written...

First-year student Nia Syrai' Harris, a computer science major, engages in conversation with sophomore May Swe Oo, an education major at the Study Abroad Fair. The Study Abroad Fair provided students the opportunity to learn information about how to study abroad. (Zahra Yousif | Northern Star)

NIU hosts annual Study Abroad Fair

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor | September 25, 2024

  DeKALB – NIU held its 32nd annual Study Abroad Fair, which gave students the opportunity to learn information about how to study abroad and scholarship opportunities for studying abroad. The fair occurred from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday...