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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

Spokenword show allows students to speak their minds

Spokenword show allows students to speak their minds

By Northern Star Staff | April 9, 2018

DeKalb Police Department arrests three armed robbery suspects

By Northern Star Staff | April 6, 2018

Two juveniles and an 18-year-old male were arrested Friday for armed robbery.DeKalb Police Department officials responded to a call April 1 at the 800 block of Ridge Drive where a victim was robbed at gunpoint, according to a Friday DeKalb Police Department...

Members of Dream Action NIU and other student organizations marched in the fifth annual Coming Out of the Shadows event Wednesday in support of more on-campus resources for undocumented students.

March sheds light on undocumented students

By Michael Urbanec | April 5, 2018

Members of Dream Action NIU and other student organizations marched in the fifth annual Coming Out of the Shadows event Wednesday in support of more on-campus resources for undocumented students.

City officials OK patrol radios

By Jessie Kern | April 5, 2018

The DeKalb City Council unanimously approved the proposal for the police department and fire department to purchase $171,000 in public safety radios.The City Council held a Special City Council Meeting Wednesday to discuss the purchase of these public...

Instructor files age discrimination suit

By Lindsey Salvatelli | April 5, 2018

DeKALB — A College of Engineering and Engineering Technology instructor has initiated a lawsuit against NIU.Bharat Thakkar, 76, was hired January 2001 as a part-time instructor and is suing the university for age discrimination, retaliation and hostile...

Steve Lekkas, DeKalb Police Department Patrol Division commander speaks at a December forum on the opioid epidemic in DeKalb.

DeKalb PD brings hope to opioid epidemic

By Batul Cutlerywala | April 5, 2018

Steve Lekkas, DeKalb Police Department Patrol Division commander speaks at a December forum on the opioid epidemic in DeKalb.

The Northern Star Scavenger Hunt Clue #3

By Northern Star Staff | April 4, 2018

The Northern Star Scavenger Hunt Clue #2

By Northern Star Staff | April 3, 2018

Sinkhole closes parking lot 24

By Northern Star Staff | April 3, 2018

NIU Campus Police are urging caution near the corner of Stadium Drive and Lincoln Highway.A sinkhole near the corner has disrupted traffic, according to a Tuesday NIU Campus Police Facebook post.The sinkhole has been barricaded but the entrance to parking...

Northern Star Scavenger Hunt Clue #2

Northern Star Scavenger Hunt Clue #1

By Northern Star Staff | April 2, 2018

Northern Star Scavenger Hunt 2018 Rules

By Northern Star Staff | April 2, 2018

Scavenger hunt clues will be published on NorthernStar.info beginning today until Friday unless the medallion is found before that date.Read the daily clues to search for the Northern Star medallion hidden on public land on the NIU campus.The medallion...

Members of the Black Male Initiative pay their respects to Quintonio LeGrier in Jan. 2016. 

Chicago PD officer who shot and killed NIU student not fired

By James Krause | April 2, 2018

Members of the Black Male Initiative pay their respects to Quintonio LeGrier in Jan. 2016. 

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