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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

On the hunt for student leaders

By Linda Luk | November 14, 2002

The Northern Leadership Institute seeks nominations for student leaders to attend the third annual spring institute on March 26, 2003. "NLI is a group of students from various organizations that had made a commitment to work together to improve leadership...

Feeling ugly on the inside

By Paul L. Mikolajczyk | November 14, 2002

Former Miss Arizona Stacey Kole has demonstrated the courage walk on a stage in front of a nation. On Wednesday night at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium, she used that same courage to tell more than 70 NIU students about her fight with an eating disorder....

Anti-war activist visits NIU

By Megan Rodriguez | November 14, 2002

Raoul Contreras believes in peace, and he will speak about it at 7:30 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s Heritage Room. As a professor of Latino Studies at Indiana University Northwest, Contreras also works as a political activist. The Chicago...

Research Compliance enforces ethics

By Sarah Rejnert | November 14, 2002

Sometimes professors need a little guidance of their own when it comes to research ethics. The Office of Research Compliance at NIU has established a committee that sets appropriate guidelines to help aid faculty with their research. Sociology professor...

Dave Matthews – ‘Live at Folsom Field, Boulder Colorado’

By Mike Larmon | November 14, 2002

Another year, another live Dave Matthews Band album. Their latest offering, "Live at Folsom Field, Boulder Colorado," is a far cry from a good DMB show. The show, recorded on July 7, 2001, has a lack of jamming - something that sets DMB apart from other...

David Gray – ‘A New Day at Midnight’

By Peter Boskey | November 14, 2002

David Gray displays his unmatched talent yet again on his latest album, "A New Day at Midnight." Although it has been four years since the release of his last album, "White Ladder," Gray has not lost his touch. -The album is composed of 12 tracks and...

Jazz

By Mike Larmon | November 14, 2002

Warning: If you are going to walk into The House on a Wednesday night around 9 p.m., you better have your bags packed. You'll take a trip into space and the inner depths of your mind. "Just approach the trip with an open mind and an open heart," says...

C-SPAN bus makes a stop at NIU

By Joseph Martillaro, Matt Knutson, and Jessica King | November 14, 2002

Riding the bus to grade school would’ve been a lot better if it had been in the giant yellow C-SPAN bus that made a stop at NIU Wednesday. The 45-foot-long C-SPAN bus was brought to NIU by the communication department and AT&T Broadband. "We were...

CAB works on small-time

By Sara Blankenheim | November 14, 2002

The Student Association’s new Big Time Entertainment committee is designed to pick up where Campus Activities Board leaves off. So exactly where is that? "CAB brings in a lot of small acts, which is fine. Our campus needs it," SA President Kevin Miller...

Greeks make an IMPACT

By Linda Luk | November 14, 2002

Greeks will get away from DeKalb this weekend to develop unity in the their community, and to learn leadership skills. Representatives from the social sororities and fraternities will attend a leadership conference titled IMPACT at NIU’s Lorado Taft...

Spiderman

By Mike Larmon | November 14, 2002

Continuing the comic book-turned-movie movement, "Spider-Man" is successful in delivering an action packed, special effects filled blockbuster that keeps the audience entertained for almost the entire movie. The movie follows pretty closely to the comic...

‘Frida’

By Kelly McClure | November 14, 2002

Seldom do movie goers get the opportunity to see priceless works of art come to life, but that's exactly what the film "Frida" (Miramax, R) accomplishes. Starring Salma Hayek as controversial Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, this film follows the artist's...

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