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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

SA seeks new leadership

By Jeff Goluszka | January 27, 2003

You could be the next Student Association president. Any full-time NIU student meeting basic requirements can petition to be president, vice president or treasurer of NIU’s student government. All candidates must attend the Candidates’ Meeting on...

Alleviate the shortage

By Linda Luk | January 27, 2003

A blood shortage is plaguing the nation, and is leaving the supply of blood for hospitals at a critical point. "Currently, we are in need of all eight blood types," said Ann McKanna, vice president of marketing for the Heartland Blood Centers in Aurora....

Citizens protest military action

By Libby John | January 27, 2003

While a possible war would be overseas, the effect will be felt a lot closer to home. The DeKalb City Councial will discuss a resolution against the possible United States attack on Iraq lacking United Nations approval. The resolution will be brought...

NIU hopes to sing a redemption song

By Adam Zolmierski | January 24, 2003

NIU guard Anthony Maestranzi certainly hopes history doesn’t repeat itself. It was three weeks ago on Jan. 4 when Maestranzi and the Huskies had their hearts broken by Bowling Green. A layup by BGSU forward Cory Eyink with 6.5 seconds left on the clock...

Who says class size doesn’t matter?

By Stephanie Gandsey | January 24, 2003

If junior accountancy major Carrie Palcer wanted to ask a question in her UBUS 310 class, she’d have to yell it out. That’s because there are more than 350 students in her class in the Dennis Barsema Auditorium. Although Palcer enjoys having large...

NIU enrollment set to increase again

By Aacia Hussain | January 24, 2003

Seniors make way; the incoming class this fall may need a lot of room. As interest in attendance continues to grow in potential students, NIU faces a question -- can the university accommodate another surge of students that will come with the fall 2003...

Marching for Martin Luther King Jr.

By Stephanie Gandsey | January 24, 2003

Below freezing temperatures didn’t stop about 50 people from participating in the 13th Annual MLK March Thursday afternoon. A chilling breeze came through the doors of Stevenson North as participants assembled in the lobby, but no one complained. "I...

Alumni gifts slow in light of dry economy

By Courtney Cavanaugh | January 24, 2003

The budget crisis has had a negative impact on the state, and even with the aid of alumni donations, NIU is no exception. Mallory Simpson, president of the NIU Foundation, said alumni are feeling the weight of the economy. "We are finding that because...

Eve pulls from Ja Rule Convo show

By Mark Bieganski | January 24, 2003

In a sudden move by her management company, Grammy Award winner Eve will not perform with music artist Ja Rule at the Convocation Center next month. Joe Coots, marketing manager for the Convo Center, said he received word of the change Thursday morning....

Unexpected temperature disrupts class

By Jeff Goluszka | January 24, 2003

NIU’s Naperville campus was shut down and all classes were canceled Thursday after its heating system failed. Frigid temperatures caused the system to fail around 10 or 10:30 a.m., NIU Naperville Director Regina Girdauskas said. The 11 Thursday classes,...

Manly Man

By Jessica King | January 23, 2003

The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will put on "A Man's a Man," an anti-war comedic musical drama that follows an ordinary man as he travels the path to moral corruption. -The man, a waterfront porter, got tricked into the British army and became a killing...

‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’

By Andrew Duff | January 23, 2003

More than two years have passed since the last Harry Potter book, but "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" finally has been announced to go on sale June 21. The fifth installment of Harry Potter will be 255,000 words long; which makes it 1/3 longer...

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