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Small turnout for Convo concert

By Michael Klaas | August 28, 2002

The Convocation Center hosted its first musical performance last night for an audience of less than 200. The regional rock band Mike and Joe played for an energetic crowd following a 50-minute set by local band Mer. Although the crowd was smaller than...

Barsemas may donate more than a building

By Mark Bieganski | August 28, 2002

NIU alumnus Dennis Barsema and his wife, Stacey, may invest in NIU’s future again. The Barsemas are considering donating money to the athletic and speech programs, Dennis Barsema said in a phone interview with the Northern Star. "We have a passion for...

Board grants $39.8M

By Jessica Morris | August 28, 2002

The DeKalb Community School Board ad-hoc committee met for its last time and approved a $39,846,602 referendum Tuesday. The referendum will appear on November ballots. The approved plan, which was proposed by Burnidge Cassell Associates of Elgin, will...

Police find homes in residence halls

By Victoria Brox | August 27, 2002

A few cops will join students in the residence halls this semester. Community Safety Centers are stations for NIU police officers to better protect students who live in the residence halls. The centers are located on the second floor of Grant B Tower,...

Barsema Benefits

By Jenan Diab | August 27, 2002

An Internet connection for each student, CNN broadcasts in atrium and an in-house Starbucks. Those are just some of the features Barsema Hall offered students and faculty during the first day of classes on Monday. Graduate OMIS major Kamal Roz was impressed...

Your mom might find out

By Courtney Cavanaugh | August 27, 2002

If you get busted while partying in the residence halls, your parents might get a phone call about it. NIU Judicial Director Larry Bolles said a letter will be sent to the parents of underage students when a situation arises where a student poses a danger...

Mike and Joe to welcome students

By Michael Klaas | August 27, 2002

The Convocation Center hosts its first musical act tonight at its "Welcome Back Concert." Mike and Joe, an alternative-rock group from Indiana, performs at 7:45 p.m. The band, popular for its high-energy covers of well-known artists, has attracted a loyal...

CAB provides free events

By Sarah Rejnert | August 27, 2002

The Campus Activities Board’s Speaker Committee hopes to attract large crowds to two upcoming free events. The year’s events begin at 11 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom with guest speaker Richard Picciotto. Picciotto,...

Prices, crowds biggest gripes at bookstores

By Greg Feltes | August 26, 2002

Weeks of training prepared them to face last week’s massive crowds. Move-in weekend typically is one of the most hectic times of the year at NIU, and the campus’ two bookstores are no exception. "This is the busiest time of the semester," said Lee...

Police respond to brawl

By Joseph Martillaro | August 26, 2002

DeKalb Police and University Police responded to a 911 call reporting an early morning fight involving 10 people inside Around The Clock, 1039 W. Hillcrest Drive, on Aug. 17. After arriving at the scene, officers arrested Josh Anderson, 21, of Rochelle;...

Bash welcomes new Huskies

By Nick Swedberg | August 26, 2002

NIU students new and old were greeted with a bash on their first day back at campus. The fifth-annual Huskie Bash kicked off the academic year Thursday. While traditionally held at Huskie Stadium, this year’s bash was held at the new $35.8 million Convocation...

Barsema Hall

By Mark Bieganski | August 26, 2002

When Dennis and Stacey Barsema walked through the doors of the new building bearing their name several weeks ago, writing a $20-million check to NIU didn’t seem like such a bad thing. "I was floored, to put it mildly," Dennis Barsema said. "I was really...