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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

An abandoned face mask lays in a pile of leaves outside NIU's Founder's Memorial Library on Tuesday, May 12th.

4 more students, 3 employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | December 7, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Monday that four additional students and three employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and nine students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 37 students and eight employees are...

Dan Kenney, executive director of DeKalb County Community Gardens, (left) sets up a Grow Mobile food distribution in Kingston with  Christy Westman, Grow Mobile Program coordinator in 2019.

Local food pantries seek to help residents as volunteer numbers decrease

By Greg Gancarz, Reporter | December 7, 2020

DeKALB – Food pantries in DeKalb have seen both surges in demand and drops in volunteer numbers in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns, local food pantry administrators said. Local food distribution centers around DeKalb County have seen the number of...

Weekly events: Week of Oct. 12

Weekly events: Week of Dec. 7

By Northern Star Staff | December 6, 2020

Monday:  BGSA Succulent Sale: The Biological Graduate Student Association (BGSA) is holding a virtual succulent sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students can place an order here. Contact [email protected] for more information. The Engineering...

DeKalb County Health Department employee walks to her car with a mask on.

County cases rise to 5,458

By Northern Star Staff | December 5, 2020

DeKALB — The DeKalb County Health Department announced Friday the number of positive COVID-19 cases increased to 5,458. Among those who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, 915 are younger than 19, 1,308 are in their 20s, 782 are in their 30s,...

A wasted face mask lays in the parking lot outside of the Village Commons Bookstore in DeKalb.

6 more students test positive for COVID-19, 3 students recover

By Northern Star Staff | December 4, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that six additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and three students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, 42 students and seven employees are currently...

The entrance of I-88 off Annie Glidden Road.

Reduced fees for toll violations end Dec. 30

By Greg Gancarz, Reporter | December 4, 2020

DEKALB – The Illinois Tollway’s window for reduced fees for toll violations assessed before June ends this month. Drivers with a currently reduced toll violation have through Dec. 30 to pay a reduced fee of $3 per toll violation for passenger vehicles....

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

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

By Northern Star Staff | December 3, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday that four additional students and two employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and three students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 39 students and seven employees...

Source: Aug. 20 Board of Trustees agenda

Voluntary retirement program sees 96 employees, tenured faculty take advantage

By Kierra Frazier, News Editor | December 3, 2020

DeKALB –  NIU President Lisa Freeman said at Wednesday’s University Council meeting that 21 tenured faculty and 75 employees have taken advantage of the Voluntary Incentive Retirement Program since January.  The program, introduced in Fall 2019,...

Robert Brinkmann, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (left) and Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist and MSNBC political analyst (right) during the virtual Rebuilding Democracy Speakers Series event Tuesday. 

Washington Post columnist discusses election results, Black Lives Matter movement

By Yari Tapia, Reporter | December 3, 2020

DeKALB – Students had the opportunity to ask Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist and MSNBC political analyst, questions regarding the political parties and the Black Lives Matter movement during the Rebuilding Democracy...

2 students, no employees test positive for COVID-19

2 more students test positive for COVID-19, 4 students recover

By Northern Star Staff | December 2, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that two additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and four students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 38 students and seven employees are...

Three students and no employees test positive for COVID-19.

9 more students test positive for COVID-19, 8 students recover

By Northern Star Staff | December 1, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that nine additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and eight students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 40 students and 10 employees are currently...

Free COVID-19 testing will be temporarily offered at Dekalb High School. Testing will be offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Where to get a free COVID-19 test in northern Illinois

By Bisola Bello, Reporter | December 1, 2020

DeKALB – The Illinois Department of Public Health is offering free COVID-19 testing at mobile sites throughout northern Illinois. Testing is available for all regardless of symptoms and immigration status. If you have insurance you can bring your...

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