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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

COVID-19 Response Grant application open until Feb. 26

COVID-19 Response Grant application open until Feb. 26

By Elisa Reamer, Reporter | February 4, 2021

DeKALB — The DeKalb County Community Foundation is taking applications for round four of COVID-19 Response Grants until Feb. 26 to support nonprofit and public sector service organizations.  “The DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Fund exists to...

Writing club helps those struggling to express creativity

Writing club helps those struggling to express creativity

By Mikayla Magdziarz, Reporter | February 4, 2021

Creativity is like a muscle. Everyone has muscles, and the more they’re exercised, the stronger they become. We all have the ability to exercise our creativity. No matter where someone is from, or what profession they're in, everyone obtains creative...

9 additional students test positive for COVID-19, 2 students recover

6 more students, 2 employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | February 4, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday that six additional students and two employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and two students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 32 students and five employees are...

Black Male Initiative is a program a part of the Center for Black Studies. Black Male Initiative is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Center for Black Studies celebrates 50 years

By Kierra Frazier, News Editor | February 4, 2021

DeKALB – In the midst of the Civil Rights Movement in 1968, when leaders who fought for racial justice such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated, students sought action from university officials for racial equality.  “The...

5 more students test positive for COVID-19

6 additional students test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | February 3, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that six additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and seven students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 28 students and three employees...

Fourteen additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus.

How contact tracing works in DeKalb County

By Yari Tapia, Reporter | February 3, 2021

DeKALB – With students back on campus, the DeKalb County Health Department and NIU are working together to follow through on COVID-19 cases in DeKalb through contact tracing. Here is what you need to know: How are contact tracers hired? The...

Once the eviction moratorium is lifted, a year’s worth of prevented evictions may all occur in one day.

Landlords, tenants struggle under COVID-19 eviction moratorium

By Greg Gancarz, Reporter | February 3, 2021

DeKalb – Governor J.B. Pritzker’s extension of an eviction moratorium until this Saturday continues to protect individuals who meet certain criteria. However, the Pritzker administration has proposed no solutions for tenants who are set to eventually...

The former home of Emmett and Mamie Till at 6427 South St. Lawrence Avenue is in the West Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago Aug. 26. The Chicago home of Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 lynching galvanized the civil rights movement, has been granted landmark status.

Emmett Till house declared national landmark

By Bisola Bello, Reporter | February 2, 2021

DeKALB — The Chicago City council declared the former home of Emmett Till a national landmark Wednesday, Jan. 27.   Emmett Till, a Chicago teenager, was from the Woodlawn area on the Southside of Chicago. Till was brutally lynched while visiting...

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

No additional students, employees test positive for COVID-19 Tuesday

By Northern Star Staff | February 2, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that no additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one student has recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 29 students and three employees are currently...

SGA Senate The Student Government Association Senate unanimously approved its first senator for the semester at Sunday’s meeting.

SGA Senate approves spring Board of Elections

By Ashley Dwy, Reporter | February 1, 2021

DeKALB – Five students were approved by the SGA Senate to serve on the spring Board of Elections on Sunday at the virtual meeting. Senator Michael Verlinksy was nominated to be the chair for the Board of Elections and was voted in with 15 in favor,...

Geese flock to the lagoon on Dec. 30.

Weekly weather update for Feb. 1

By Greg Gancarz, Reporter | February 1, 2021

DeKALB – The week of Feb. 1 is going to be sunny but cold, with temperatures remaining below freezing for most of the week, according to the National Weather Service. Monday Monday will be mostly sunny with a near high of 27 degrees. Gusts from...

Week of Feb. 1 gas update: Prices jump 5.4 cents a gallon

Week of Feb. 1 gas update: Prices jump 5.4 cents a gallon

By Yari Tapia, Reporter | February 1, 2021

DeKALB – Gas prices in Illinois have gone up by 5.4 cents this past week. The average price for gas is $2.54 per gallon, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 4,378 gas stations in Illinois.  The cheapest gas station in Illinois is at $2.14 per...

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