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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

A gloved hand holds a COVID-19 nasal swab test. While the IDPH still recommends that everyone get vaccinated and boosted, the IDPH has begun the use of a COVID-19 treatment drug.

7 additional students, 1 employee tests positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | October 4, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Monday that seven additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and six students and one employee has recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 15 students and one employee...

Senator Ethan DeMeuse (left) takes notes during the Aug. 29 Senate meeting. SGA Senate meets at 5 p.m. every Sunday in the Capitol Room of the HSC.

SGA appoints new senator

By Jack Strunk, News Reporter | October 4, 2021

DeKALB — Ben Hickey, a sophomore engineering major, was appointed and sworn in as a new senator for the Student Government Association Senate at Sunday’s meeting. Hickey discussed his goals and qualifications in a speech, which was followed by...

Weekly events.

Weekly events: Week of Oct. 4

By Northern Star Staff | October 4, 2021

Monday Honors In-Course Contract Workshops: The University Honors Program will host an ICC workshop at 10:30 a.m. via Blackboard. Exploring English Fair: Discover all that English has to offer at this event for majors and minors at 12 p.m.  at...

Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross.

Clery numbers reveal decline in criminal offenses

By Julio Ceja, News Reporter | October 3, 2021

DeKALB – Criminal offenses declined in 2020 compared to 2018 and 2019, data shows from NIU’s Annual Security Report and 2021 Fire Safety Report released Friday.  Rape cases have declined from 16 reported incidents in 2019 to a total of six cases...

A mask on the ground of NIU's campus. As of Feb. 28, students and faculty are no longer required to wear masks indoors.

1 additional student tests positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | October 1, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that one additional student 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 Friday, 14 students and one employee...

Funds have been used to purchase new hardware and software for  classrooms across campus, a majority of those at NIU in DeKalb. 

Recent tech upgrades make in-person learning more flexible

By Greg Gancarz, Reporter | September 30, 2021

DeKALB – Technology modernizations installed as a result of a $700,000 funding appropriation approved in June have served in a mostly hidden but integral role as NIU has returned to in-person classes, said Matthew Parks, associate vice president of...

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

1 additional student tests positive for COVID-19

September 30, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced on Wednesday that one student and no employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and no students have recovered, according to the COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboards cumulative statistics show that 143 students have tested positive...

1 additional student tests positive for COVID-19

1 additional student tests positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 29, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced on Wednesday that one student and no employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and one student has recovered, according to the COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboards cumulative statistics show that 142 students have tested positive...

NIU Police emergency call boxes are located at many locations on campus so students can have immediate contact with the police.

NIU Police to transition from call boxes to NIU Safe App

By Julio Ceja, News Reporter | September 28, 2021

DeKALB — The NIU Police Department is starting the process of phasing out the campus emergency call boxes on campus and transitioning to the NIU Safe App. A few emergency call boxes throughout campus have been bagged up and unusable since the start...

A gloved hand holds a COVID-19 nasal swab test. While the IDPH still recommends that everyone get vaccinated and boosted, the IDPH has begun the use of a COVID-19 treatment drug.

3 additional students test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 28, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced on Tuesday that three students and no employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and three students and two employees have recovered, according to the COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboards cumulative statistics show that 141...

One additional student tests positive for COVID-19, ten students recover

5 additional students test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 27, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that five additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 11 students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 13 students and three employees are currently...

Mission II sitting before NIU's game against Maine last September.

Mission II to celebrate first Homecoming

By Gabriel Fiorini, Reporter | September 27, 2021

DeKALB — Mission II, or “Mini Mish,” recently inherited the position of NIU’s live mascot following Mission I’s retirement in September. This week will mark Mini Mission’s first homecoming at NIU. Students, faculty, staff and alumni can...

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