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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

Student leader honored

By Batul Cutlerywala | April 19, 2018

DeKALB — An undergraduate student will be recognized as the 2018 Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education, or ILACHE, Emerging Leader Award recipient Friday.Laura Vivaldo Cholula, DREAM Action NIU co-president, will be presented with the award during...

Members of AFSCME Council 31 will no longer rally Mondays outside of Altgeld Hall.

Union, NIU reach tentative agreement

By Northern Star staff | April 19, 2018

Members of AFSCME Council 31 will no longer rally Mondays outside of Altgeld Hall.

Weather balloon to be launched Friday

By Michael Urbanec | April 19, 2018

DeKALB — The Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences will launch a weather balloon 1 p.m. Friday at the Davis Hall quad.Victor Gensini, Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences assistant professor, said this will be the first weather balloon released...

Permit parking may increase tickets

Permit parking may increase tickets

By Michael Urbanec | April 19, 2018

Roundtable discussion promotes community resources

By Jessie Kern | April 19, 2018

DeKALB — The Annie Glidden North Revitalization Plan took a different approach compared to previous meetings at the third community meeting Monday.The plan is focused on improving the neighborhoods in the northwest corner of DeKalb, which includes Greek...

Speech policy earns red light rating

By Batul Cutlerywala | April 19, 2018

DeKALB — NIU received a red light rating for Non-Discrimination/Harassment Policy and Complaint Procedures for employees and students from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.NIU has received an overall red light rating for free speech...

Barbara Andree, office manager and member of local 1890 marches at a labor union protest March 19 in the MLK commons. The union has been negotiating with the university for a bargaining agreement for over two years. 

Union members voices heard, tentative agreement made

By Northern Star Staff | April 17, 2018

Barbara Andree, office manager and member of local 1890 marches at a labor union protest March 19 in the MLK commons. The union has been negotiating with the university for a bargaining agreement for over two years. 

Correction: Editor’s Note about ‘Senator Naomi Bolden elected Speaker’

By Northern Star Staff | April 16, 2018

"Senator Naomi Bolden elected Speaker" originally reported that Senator Tristan Martin was elected as the Student Association Speaker. That information was incorrect. Senator Naomi Bolden was elected speaker. The story, headline and photo cutline has...

Zuckerberg grilled by Congress

By Michael Urbanec | April 16, 2018

DeKALB — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of Congress Tuesday and Wednesday, confirming Facebook user data was collected by a United Kingdom-based analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica.The data was not sold by Facebook to the firm, rather...

Don Bramlett, Center for Black Studies graduation specialist, works in his office March 22. Bramlett is set to retire from his position at NIU at the end of the spring semester after having held many positions across campus.

Longtime student advocate set to retire

By Lindsey Salvatelli | April 16, 2018

Don Bramlett, Center for Black Studies graduation specialist, works in his office March 22. Bramlett is set to retire from his position at NIU at the end of the spring semester after having held many positions across campus.

Sophomore marketing major Rebeca Simon (left) paints the pinky of sophomore business student, Madelyn Jackson, Thursday in DuSable Hall to show support for sexual assault survivors.

Red nails raise sexual assault awareness

By Jessie Kern | April 16, 2018

Sophomore marketing major Rebeca Simon (left) paints the pinky of sophomore business student, Madelyn Jackson, Thursday in DuSable Hall to show support for sexual assault survivors.

Senator Naomi Bolden elected Speaker

By Michael Urbanec | April 16, 2018

Editor's Note: This story originally reported that Senator Tristan Martin was elected as the Student Association Speaker. That information was incorrect. Senator Naomi Bolden was elected speaker. The story, headline and photo cutline has been changed...

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