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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

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, News Reporter | 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, News Reporter | 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, News Reporter | 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...

COVID-19 signs posted in the Holmes Student Center.

7 students, 2 employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | August 31, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that seven additional students and two employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and three students and no employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 32 Huskies are currently...

Chairperson Dennis Barsema responds to public comments at a Board of Trustees meeting.

University debt decreases by $4 million

By Aidan Bengford, News Reporter | August 31, 2021

DeKALB – The net position of the university decreased by $38 million, and the university’s debt decreased by almost $4 million for FY20, the Board of Trustees announced Thursday as they reviewed the audit of the university’s FY20 internal budget. It...

SGA Senate Clerk Breanna Villeda (left) and Speaker of the Senate Dallas Douglass listen to speakers at SGA Senate meeting.

SGA Senate confirms 2 directors at first meeting of fall semester

By Elisa Reamer, News Reporter | August 30, 2021

DeKALB – The Student Government Association confirmed two new directors at its first Senate meeting of the semester on Sunday.  Naava Ofri-Akman, junior acting major and dance minor, was unanimously approved to be the Director of Environmental Affairs,...

Interim vice president for Student Affairs hopes to restore campus life

Interim vice president for Student Affairs hopes to restore campus life

By Elisa Reamer, News Reporter | August 30, 2021

DeKALB — As the new interim vice president for Student Affairs, Charlie Fey’s main priority is to work with students to meet their goals and he’s excited to resurrect campus life again as students return for in-person classes.  This is Fey’s...

A mask is taped to NIU's Olive Goyle statue next to Altgeld Hall June 3, 2020.

11 students, no employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | August 30, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Monday that 11 additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and four students and no employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 32 Huskies are currently...

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