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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

Dance show pays tribute to Broadway

By Fernie Grace Tiflis | April 26, 2004

NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance performed "Give My Regards To Broadway" Thursday through Sunday at the Stevens Building’s O’Connell Theatre, showcasing 10 Broadway hits of American musical theater. Sunday’s performance attracted a full house....

MTV tour invades NIU Convocation Center

By Derek Wright | April 26, 2004

Body-surfers, beware: The Convocation Center’s security doesn’t play like that. Arena security guards had their hands full when MTV’s Campus Invasion tour hit DeKalb Thursday evening. The tour, which featured IMA Robot, Lostprophets and headlining...

Bill to reorganize CAB’s budget fails to pass

By Nick Swedberg | April 26, 2004

A bill that would have allowed the Campus Activities Board’s executives for next year to be able to reorganize its budget failed to pass at Sunday’s Student Association Senate meeting. The bill allowed for CAB executives to review the budget, something...

Northern Star records time of political action in 1960s

By Casey Toner | April 23, 2004

The 1960s were a time of change - a time that crowned crooks out of kings and drafted a generation of young men to war in the dense jungles of Vietnam. Prior to the Kennedy assassination and Richard Nixon backlash, NIU was relatively unscathed by any...

SA bill may authorize CAB budget changes

By Nick Swedberg | April 23, 2004

The Campus Activities Board’s budget potentially could be reorganized if a bill passes at Sunday’s Student Association meeting. The bill, titled SAB 35057 A Bill to Authorize Budget Reorganization, states "the incoming executives be allowed to reorganize...

Northern Black Choir presents weekend events

By LaShaunna Watkins | April 23, 2004

The Northern Black Choir will host a choir workshop this weekend. The workshop will start today and end Sunday. Cametha Games, vice president of NBC, said today’s events will be split in half. The first half will be a concert and the second half will...

Gilbert Hall an ‘architectural jewel’

By Greg Feltes | April 23, 2004

Gilbert Hall, which once served as a residence hall, now is home to the Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs and the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center. The former men’s dormitory is named after Newell D. Gilbert, one of NIU’s...

Let the training begin

By David Gomez | April 23, 2004

Nearly 50 NIU ROTC cadets will spend several days in the field this weekend at the Marseilles Training Area in LaSalle County. The Challenge FTX, or Field Training Exercise, is a three-day training event designed to teach and test military skills, said...

PPMO fashion show rocks the runway

By LaShaunna Watkins | April 23, 2004

Present Perfect Modeling Organization hosted its 20th annual spring fashion show Thursday at the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. About 300 people attended. The theme for the fashion show was "Encore." Talitha McFadden, a member of the...

Parking cracks down

By Gerold Shelton | April 23, 2004

This fall, Parking Services no longer will allow students a grace period to avoid receiving parking fines. In the past, students were granted about a two-week period to familiarize themselves with the parking system, but that will not be the case when...

Spring blooms with fest

By Laurel Marselle | April 23, 2004

Campus Activities Board’s Springfest activities start Saturday and will last until May 1. From noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, CAB will host a battle of the bands at Central Park. Bands competing include Inspector Owl, Just Flo, The Forecast, Where’s Jimmy...

The great book debate

By Tarciano Figueiredo | April 23, 2004

Gov. Rod Blagojevich is calling on the Illinois Board of Higher Education to investigate why Illinois college students pay so much for textbooks. The governor’s concern is if book prices keep rising, students will be forced out of the classroom. The...

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