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Four panelists recount their Sept. 11, 2001, experience.

Weekend events to remember Sept. 11, 2001

By Northern Star Staff | September 6, 2021

Thursday 9/11 Commemorative Flag Installation: Approximately 3,000 flags will be placed in the Martin Luther King Commons, representing the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. The flags will remain for one week. Poster Exhibition: September 11, 2001,...

This year school starts on Jan. 18, which is the fourth week of the month. This is because the first week in January 2022 is only a day long.

Weekly events: Week of Sept. 6

By Northern Star Staff | September 6, 2021

Monday Huskie Conversation Podcast Season 3 Episode 3 Release: The Social Justice Education Department will continue their Conversations That Matter about Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. Host J Pappas will discuss the 2021 NIU Common Read Experience...

DeKalb population drops by 3,572 people

DeKalb population drops by 3,572 people

By Aidan Bengford | September 5, 2021

DeKALB – The City of DeKalb’s population has dropped 3,572 people, according to data from the 2020 Census. In 2010, the national census reported that DeKalb had 43,862 residents, and in 2020 the census reported that the population dropped to 40,290...

The Social Justice Education Department is located in the Health Services Building, Room 408.

Social Justice Education promotes open dialogue, cultural competence

By Gabriel Fiorini | September 5, 2021

DeKALB —  The Social Justice Education Department, established in 2016, continues to provide students with anti-discriminatory resources and ample avenues of social change. The department hosts many events and workshops to promote open dialogue and...

Pizza Pro's, 1205 W. Lincoln Highway, celebrates its 30 year anniversary Saturday.

Pizza Pro’s celebrates 30 years as DeKalb staple

By Julio Ceja | September 4, 2021

DeKALB — Pizza Pro’s, 1205 W. Lincoln Highway, will have its 30th anniversary Saturday.  Owner Arthur Alberts first opened up the restaurant at the age of 25. The key to being able to maintain a business for so long is “being a hands-on owner,”...

A clinician uses a syringe to inject a  COVD-19 vaccine into a patient.

DeKalb County reports 46.7% of population is fully vaccinated

By Northern Star Staff | September 4, 2021

DeKALB — The DeKalb County Health Department announced Friday the number of positive COVID-19 cases increased to 11,343 and 48,587 county residents are fully vaccinated. Among those who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, 2,128 are younger...

De Mujer a Mujer meets Wednesdays at the Latino and Latin Studies Resource Center.

De Mujer a Mujer becomes an independent organization

By Greg Gancarz | September 4, 2021

DeKALB – De Mujer a Mujer, a student group based around support for Latina women attending NIU, is one of the newest official student organizations. De Mujer a Mujer, Spanish for “from woman to woman,” was founded in 2002 as a program under the...

The DeKalb County Health Department's mobile vaccine clinic administered vaccines to students from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Martin Luther King Commons.

Mobile clinic administers 74 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Huskies

By Gabriel Fiorini | September 4, 2021

DeKALB一 Between Wednesday and Thursday, 74 people received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The DeKalb County Health Department partnered with NIU to administer complimentary Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to students,...

15 additional students test positive for COVID-19 and one student recovers.

5 students, no employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 3, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that five additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and four students and one employee have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, 47 Huskies are currently...

A mask is taped to NIU's Olive Goyle statue next to Altgeld Hall June 3.

1 student, no employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 2, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday that one additional student and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and no students or employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 47 Huskies are currently...

4 additional students test positive for COVID-19 and 27 recover.

6 students, 2 employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 1, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that six additional students and two employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and two students and two employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 46 Huskies are...

The DeKalb County Health Department's mobile vaccine clinic administered vaccines to students from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Martin Luther King Commons.

COVID-19 mobile vaccine clinic to come to NIU

By Aidan Bengford | August 31, 2021

DeKALB — The DeKalb County Public Health Department will administer free COVID-19 vaccinations from noon to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday at the Martin Luther King Commons. Getting the vaccine is completely free, and there is no need to set up...