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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

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Spring major declaration, change deadline

By James Krause, Reporter | April 9, 2021

April 9 is the last day for students to change or declare their major for the spring semester. Students looking to declare should reach out to advisors soon. The NIU Academic Advisory Center says students who are looking to finalize major declarations...

LLI to host Revisiting the Vietnam War event series

LLI to host Revisiting the Vietnam War event series

By Aidan Bengford, Reporter | April 7, 2021

Associate History professor and acting director of NIU’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies Eric Jones and the Lifelong Learning Institute of NIU will virtually present “Revisiting the Vietnam War” Thursday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. This event is...

Swept Under the Rug exhibit.

‘Swept Under the Rug’ exhibit returns

By Brandon Montemayor, Reporter | April 7, 2021

DeKALB —The award-winning “Swept Under the Rug” exhibit returned to the Pick Museum of Anthropology. The exhibit, which received the “2020 Award of Superior Achievement” from the Illinois Association of Museums, will be showing throughout April. Curated...

SGA to host culture week

April 2, 2021

DeKALB — The NIU Student Government Association will host “Culture Week” next week. The week will be full of events and resources that “support and engage students, faculty and staff on topics related to their professional, cultural and social...

Ellwood House Museum Visitor Center

Ellwood Visitor Center hosting ‘Crimson Days: The Early Story of NIU’

By Aidan Bengford, Reporter | April 2, 2021

DeKALB — The curators of the Ellwood Museum present “Crimson Days: The Early Story of NIU” an exhibit that will be taking place at the Ellwood Visitor Center. The manor is still closed.  The exhibit is to commemorate the founding of NIU in 1895...

Graduate school to host virtual LinkedIn workshop

By Northern Star Staff | March 31, 2021

The graduate school at NIU will present a “20 Steps to a More Optimized LinkedIn Profile in 2021” workshop on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Though it is being run through the graduate department, the event is available to all students. The...

The Student Government Association is located in Holmes Student Center on the ground floor in the OASIS space.

Voting for SGA representatives starts Tuesday

By Northern Star Staff | March 30, 2021

DeKALB — A reminder that voting for this year's Student Body Election for NIU's Student Government Association begins Tuesday. Voting for student body representatives will take place virtually via HuskieLink, with polls opening at 9 a.m. Tuesday and...

Campus Activities Board to host informational sessions

By Northern Star Staff | March 30, 2021

DeKALB — Informational sessions about what the Campus Activities Board’s goals are how to get involved, and even how to run for an executive board position, will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. If students...

SGA candidate profile: Devlin Collins

SGA candidate profile: Devlin Collins

By Northern Star Staff | March 29, 2021

The following is the response to a Northern Star questionnaire sent to all SGA candidates. Answers have been lightly edited for clarity and consistency. Collins is running for the president position in the executive branch. Name: Devlin Collins Year...

SGA candidate profile: Brian Enrique Acosta

SGA candidate profile: Brian Enrique Acosta

By Northern Star Staff | March 29, 2021

The following is the response to a Northern Star questionnaire sent to all SGA candidates. Answers have been lightly edited for clarity and consistency. Acosta is running for the president position in the executive branch. Name: Brian Enrique Acosta Year...

SGA candidates debate fall semester, textbook affordability

By Ashley Dwy, Reporter | March 26, 2021

DeKALB – The SGA executive branch candidate debate allowed for Brian Acosta, third-year finance major, and Devlin Collins, third-year nonprofit and NGO studies major, to share their goals if they became SGA president for the 53rd session. The debate...

SGA candidate profile: Montez Soliz

SGA candidate profile: Montez Soliz

By Northern Star Staff | March 26, 2021

The following is the response to a Northern Star questionnaire sent to all SGA candidates. Answers have been lightly edited for clarity and consistency. Soliz is running as vice president in the executive branch. Name: Montez Soliz Year: Sophmore Major:...

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