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NIU gets Thanksgiving treat

By Stephanie Gandsey | September 4, 2003

Faculty Senate President Sue Willis closed the first meeting of the academic year Wednesday with a Thanksgiving treat for all, saying no classes will be held the day before the holiday. On a more serious note, Willis began the meeting by addressing NIU’s...

Drinking data on Web

By Dan Patterson | September 4, 2003

A new NIU-endorsed Web site that gives students information about alcohol’s effects now is available. The site is intended for the general public as well as for students who have been sanctioned by NIU for alcohol-related offenses. Students will remain...

R-rating troubles teen film ‘Thirteen’

By Marcus Leshock | September 4, 2003

"I won't be around much longer." A classmate said that to me in junior high. I never knewn her, never even spoke to her, but something brought her to mention that to me. Threats like that were made every day by kids in junior high, so when were they supposed...

I gotta a fever . . . The only prescription is more cowbell

By Erin Wienke | September 4, 2003

The fans screamed... "We want more cowbell!" On Sunday night, Where's Jimmy K At?, Millimeters Mercury and Troubled Hubble packed The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, with screaming, adoring fans. Where's Jimmy K At? opened with an enthusiastic rendition...

COMS gets paper cut

By Deanna Cabinian | September 4, 2003

Budget concerns have forced the communication department to cut back its use of paper. The restriction is forcing professors to use fewer printouts for their classes. “Money is spent on travel, contracts, equipment ... it gets down to things like paper,”...

Archivist finds stories in artifacts

By Greg Feltes | September 4, 2003

For those who think they have ample closet space in their apartments, you ain’t got nothing on Glen Gildemeister. Gildemeister, director of NIU’s Regional History Center and University Archivist for the past 25 years, oversees historical records from...

Brand new property already destroyed

By Andrew Smith | September 4, 2003

A recently installed bench near the East Lagoon was vandalized one day after it was installed.

NIU grounds employee Guy Bays said the bench was installed Tuesday afternoon and was destroyed by Wednesday morning.

Lt. Matthew Kiederlen of University Police was surprised the vandalism happened so quickly.

Kiederlen said the East Lagoon has a low crime rate because the area is patrolled regularly by police.

Judy Skorek, assistant director of University Resources for Women, walked by the destroyed bench Wednesday afternoon and was disappointed by its state.

“[It was] surprising. Even the concrete was destroyed,” Skorek said.

A nation of idiots raised by idiots

By Andrew Smith | September 4, 2003

"Hooters, hooters, yum, yum, yum. Hooters, hooters on a girl that's dumb." Life according to Al Bundy is what "Married with Children" meant to the world. Like the ringmaster in a failing three-ring circus, Al took ahold of the reigns of life and drove...

Nappy Roots: Wooden Leather

By Matt Knutson | September 4, 2003

"I'm sick and tired of being criticized/ I'm sick and tired of barely gettin' by/ ... I'm sick and tired of being pushed aside." Those are lyrics from the Nappy Roots' sophomoric release Wooden Leather. Now that we know what the Nappy Roots are sick of,...

Convo books variety of events

By Mike Morig | September 4, 2003

NIU’s Convocation Center is in its second year of existence, and officials plan to make it a good one. The 10,000 seat, $36 million facility has three events booked for the upcoming semester and plans on several more before the year is up. The sophomore...

Monsters Of Discomfort

By Chaz Wilke | September 4, 2003

Cole Hall Seats: Grade: F+ Cole Hall seats are economically unforgiving plastic chairs of unconventional discomfort. These beasts of hindquarter discomfort have somehow found their way into my every day life for all but one of my terms here at NIU. Their...

Doh!

By Greg Feltes | September 4, 2003

Dan Castellaneta is at once the most famous and least-recognizable NIU alum, but rest assured, his voice is unmistakable. Doh! Castellaneta is Homer Simpson. Now entering its 15th season, "The Simpsons" has become the "Citizen Kane," an iconic staple...

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