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President Trump to nominate NIU professor to Administration

By Northern Star Staff | April 5, 2019

President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate an NIU Professor to serve as Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice in the State department.NIU Professor of Law Morse H. Tan is President Trump's intended nominee, according to a White...

SA special election candidates

SA special election candidates

By Northern Star Staff | April 4, 2019

Executive Branch Candidates:President: Naomi BoldenLegislative Branch Candidates: District 1: Ashley HinesCorey BatzDistrict 2:Stephanie SalazarSabrina SelfLayla WernerDistrict 3:Gustavo CasasBrenden KaslewiczCassandra PilcherSA special elections...

Low turnout at president event

By Kierra Frazier | April 4, 2019

DeKALB — Pizza with the Presidents was held Monday for the second time this academic year with only four students in attendance and Student Association President Khiree Cross absent.NIU President Lisa Freeman joined students for lunch from noon to 1...

Sophomore anthropology major Dallas Douglas (left) and Grace Rodriguez, first-year special education major, introduce “How to be an Ally on Campus.”

Allies on campus

By Sophia Mullowney | April 4, 2019

Sophomore anthropology major Dallas Douglas (left) and Grace Rodriguez, first-year special education major, introduce “How to be an Ally on Campus.”

Fraternity talks male rape cases

By Sophia Mullowney | April 4, 2019

DeKALB — Safe Passage, local domestic violence and victim advocacy shelter, partnered with fraternity Sigma Lambda Beta for Sexual Assault Awareness Month with “Rape is a Man’s Issue.”Sigma Lambda Beta held the presentation 7 p.m. Monday in the...

Students must complete agreement before enrolling in classes

Students must complete agreement before enrolling in classes

By Northern Star Staff | April 3, 2019

All students will be required to complete the Student Financial Responsibility Agreement before registering for classes, according to an e-mail distributed by the Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications.The agreement requires...

Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker, (center) talks Dec. 13 with President Donald Trump during a meeting with newly elected governors in the Cabinet Room of the White House. 

Pritzker plans to allocate additional $50M to MAP grant funding

By Kierra Frazier | March 31, 2019

Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker, (center) talks Dec. 13 with President Donald Trump during a meeting with newly elected governors in the Cabinet Room of the White House. 

SA election voter turnout drops 77 percent

SA election voter turnout drops 77 percent

By Jessie Kern | March 31, 2019

DeKALB — The Student Association elections resulted in a 77.4 percent decrease in voter turnout compared to the spring 2018 elections, despite SA members’ hopes to double the number of voters.A total of 374 students participated in elections, which...

SA Election Commissioner Brandon Lesnicki addresses the low voter turnout in the spring 2019 elections Sunday during the Senate meeting in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.

SA to hold special election Friday

By Kierra Frazier | March 31, 2019

SA Election Commissioner Brandon Lesnicki addresses the low voter turnout in the spring 2019 elections Sunday during the Senate meeting in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.

SA elects 51st session speaker of the senate

By Kierra Frazier | March 31, 2019

DeKALB — Legislative Director Ian Pearson was elected Speaker of the Senate for the 51st session of the Student Association with all 14 senators who discussed and debated the position advocating for him.At Sunday night’s meeting, Pearson won with...

Students assemble association

By Jessie Kern | March 28, 2019

Current and past tenants of Hunter Properties, city officials, NIU students and faculty, two former DeKalb mayors and other concerned residents met at Fanatico, 1215 Blackhawk Road, to participate in the first meeting of the association.The meeting provided...