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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

Filling holes in pockets

By Courtney Cavanaugh | November 11, 2002

NIU’s Student Employment Office is there to fill holes in students’ pockets. "We have an excellent response to all of our jobs," said Celeste Latham, manager of the Student Employment Office. Student employment and pay rates are arranged by job title...

Huskies back bark with bite

By Jeff Goluszka | November 11, 2002

The official attendance for Saturday’s 26-17 victory over Bowling Green State was 25,822. The game was the first student sellout in Huskie Stadium history and marked the ninth-largest crowd ever to witness an NIU home game. NIU Athletic Director Cary...

Spirit on display

By Jeff Goluszka | November 8, 2002

NIU needs help today from any student or community member who wants to help decorate DeKalb in preparation for Saturday afternoon’s big football game against Bowling Green. Angie D’Ambrosio, a senior biological sciences major, is heading up a project...

Solving student housing hassles

By Kasmirah Joyner | November 8, 2002

Surveys may be the answer to better roommate pairings. Roommate compatibility is a concern residence hall dwellers and staff have struggled with for quite some time. Is an Internet survey the answer to roommate woes? The 8-month-old Web-based system WebRoomz...

Rubin stirs up debate

By Joe Healy | November 8, 2002

With growth comes opposition, but in the case of the DeKalb City Council, ethics have been the highlight of recent debates. Herbert Rubin, NIU sociology professor and DeKalb Plan Commission member, made comments in a recent letter to the editor in the...

Bluiett rocks Ellington

By Casey Toner | November 8, 2002

After 42 years of jazz, Hamiet Bluiett still knows how to rock. Renowned baritone musician Bluiett brought the audience to its knees Thursday night in the Duke Ellington Ballroom during a performance with the NIU Jazz Ensemble. Bluiett encouraged students...

Coasters could be the answer

By Andrew Duff | November 8, 2002

One fear of bar hoppers is to have someone slip something into their drink and be sexually assaulted. Date rape drugs are designed to cause a blackout, amnesia or render the victim helpless to sexual assault. Special effects professional Francisco Guerra...

Get arrested for charity

By Linda Luk | November 8, 2002

Ever want to embarrass a friend or get revenge on an instructor? Here’s your chance. The Alpha Phi sorority, with the help of University Police, will give students, faculty and staff a chance to get someone arrested for their philanthropy event, Alphatraz....

CAB amuses students

By Stephanie Barnes | November 8, 2002

Campus Activities Board’s motto is "students providing culture, fun and entertainment to the NIU community." Over the years, CAB, in accordance with the Student Association, has organized numerous events to entertain and promote cultural awareness on...

The Sum of all fears

By Mike Larmon | November 7, 2002

If you throw together a little talk about politics and war, you get the local news - and the premise behind the movie "The Sum of All Fears." The first half of the film moves along slowly as director Phil Alden Robinson sets up the plot and key characters....

Elling

By Kelly McClure | November 7, 2002

Have you ever heard a Norwegian man say the F word? It's worth the ticket price alone to see what critics are calling the best Norwegian film in 25 years, "Elling" (R, First Look Pictures). Starring Per Christian Ellefsen, who won the best actor award...

Physics accelerates

By Jessica Majkowski | November 7, 2002

About 30 of the world’s leading scientists of particle physics will visit NIU today to lay plans for the next significant step in particle physics. They will meet today through Saturday for a workshop to begin the design of a particle accelerator. An...

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