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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

BREAKING: Three NIU basketball players charged with retail theft

By Northern Star staff | October 29, 2018

Men’s basketball senior guard Dante Thorpe, junior guard Eugene German and sophomore guard Zaire Mateen have been suspended indefinitely after being charged with retail theft Wednesday, according to a DeKalb County Police Report.“We are aware of the...

Lecture series prompts discussion about Cambodian religious monument

By Taher Zeitoun | October 29, 2018

DeKALB — As part of its Southeast Asia Lecture Series, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies hosted Mitch Hendrickson to present his lecture ”Steely Places and Angkorian Spaces.”Hendrickson has been teaching Anthropology at the University of Illinois...

Senators dressed in Halloween costumes listened to speakers during the Student Association Senate meeting Sunday in the Holmes Student Center Sky room.

SA senate does Halloween Sunday

By Tom Burton | October 29, 2018

Senators dressed in Halloween costumes listened to speakers during the Student Association Senate meeting Sunday in the Holmes Student Center Sky room.

Stem cafe explores anatomy

By Sophia Mullowney | October 25, 2018

DeKALB - At Fatty’s Pub and Grill, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway, Tuesday evening, the NIU STEM Café hosted “Frankenstein's Legacy: The Past, Present and Future of Anatomy and Synthetic Biology.”The free and open event featured four speakers, a question...

Listening session inspires changes

By Fathima Siddiqui | October 25, 2018

Dean of Students Kelly Wesener Michael led a listening session Wednesday focusing on any concerns or suggestions relating to accessibility on campus.This session was the first time students with disabilities were able to share their concerns with administration....

Police spread word on violence

By Samanta Echevarria | October 25, 2018

DeKALB — Officer Shaunda Wilson delivered a speech Tuesday on domestic violence to the students of the OHANA program.Wilson is part of the NIU police department on campus and said how the NIU police not only patrol campus but often work off campus if...

Mark Padoongpatt, author of “Flavors of Empire: Food and the Making of Thai America,” spoke to the audience about his book Friday in the Campus Life Building as part of the Southeast Asia Lecture Series.

Southeast Asia Lecture Series covers Thai food and its contribution to Thai America

By Fathima Siddiqui | October 22, 2018

Attendees of the Southeast Asia Lecture Series gathered in the Campus Life Building for Thai food and a featured speaker Friday.

CHANCE Program celebrates 50 years

By Fathima Siddiqui | October 22, 2018

DeKALB — The McKinley “Deacon” Davis CHANCE Program is celebrating 50 years of providing opportunities to students in higher education.The College Help and Assistance Necessary for College Education [CHANCE] Program was a vision of the sixth NIU...

Katy Whitelaw, a member of the Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities, discussed topics about students with disabilities Thursday in Atgeld Hall.

Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities discuss the importance of people-first language

By Kierra Frazier | October 21, 2018

Katy Whitelaw, a member of the Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities, discussed topics about students with disabilities Thursday in Atgeld Hall.

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