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SGA Senate Clerk Breanna Villeda (left) and Speaker of the Senate Dallas Douglass listen to speakers at SGA Senate meeting.

SGA Senate confirms 2 directors at first meeting of fall semester

By Elisa Reamer | August 30, 2021

DeKALB – The Student Government Association confirmed two new directors at its first Senate meeting of the semester on Sunday.  Naava Ofri-Akman, junior acting major and dance minor, was unanimously approved to be the Director of Environmental Affairs,...

Interim vice president for Student Affairs hopes to restore campus life

Interim vice president for Student Affairs hopes to restore campus life

By Elisa Reamer | August 30, 2021

DeKALB — As the new interim vice president for Student Affairs, Charlie Fey’s main priority is to work with students to meet their goals and he’s excited to resurrect campus life again as students return for in-person classes.  This is Fey’s...

A mask is taped to NIU's Olive Goyle statue next to Altgeld Hall June 3, 2020.

11 students, no employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | August 30, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Monday that 11 additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and four students and no employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 32 Huskies are currently...

The MLK Commons on the campus of NIU in DeKalb.

Campus block party to introduce students to local businesses

By Northern Star Staff | August 30, 2021

 DeKALB — The annual Campus Meets Community block party will return from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Martin Luther King Commons, if weather permits. In the case of rain, it will be held in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. The block party is free...

Weekly events: Week of Aug. 30

Weekly events: Week of Aug. 30

By Northern Star Staff | August 29, 2021

Monday CAB Info Nights: Campus Activities Board will host info nights for students to learn more about CAB’s four committees and how students can get involved. The first info night will be at 7 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center OASIS. Contact CAB’s...

Eric Jones, acting director for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (from left), assistant Director Jui-Chang Wang and 13 of the 15 2018-2019 Foreign Language Area Studies Fellows pose in front of the center.

Academic Diversity Centers introduced students to their programs

By Gabriel Fiorini | August 28, 2021

DeKALB – Members of the Academic Diversity Centers gathered outside the Latino and Latin American Studies Center Thursday to inform students about NIU’s minors, certificates and organizations. Several of the academic study programs offer minors,...

Mission shows students how to properly wear a face mask.

5 students, 1 employee test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | August 27, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that five additional students and one employee have tested positive for the coronavirus, and no students or employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, 29 Huskies are currently COVID-19...

Discarded face mask lays in an empty lot along Blackhawk Road in DeKalb on Thursday, June 11th.

5 students, no employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | August 26, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday that five additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one student and no employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 23 Huskies are currently...

As of Thursday, two  students and no employees are currently COVID-19 positive.

5 students, no employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | August 25, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that five additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and no students or employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 19 Huskies are currently...

NIU plans to convert the current dispensing machines for menstrual products in women’s restrooms so they won’t require money.

University to provide free menstrual products for most restrooms

By Kierra Frazier | August 25, 2021

DeKALB – NIU plans to offer free menstrual products in restrooms across the university following recent legislation signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to remove the burden of “period poverty.”  House bill 641, effective immediately, requires universities...

5 more students test positive for COVID-19

3 students, 1 employee test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | August 24, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Monday that three additional students and one employee have tested positive for the coronavirus, and no students or employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 14 Huskies are currently COVID-19...

De Mujer a Mujer meets Wednesdays at the Latino and Latin Studies Resource Center.

Academic Diversity Centers to host open house

By Gabriel Fiorini | August 24, 2021

DeKALB — The Academic Diversity Centers will host an open house event from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday outside of the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies, 515 Garden Road. The event will be co-hosted by the Center for Black Studies, Center for...