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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

Storms to "have a little punch"

Storms to “have a little punch”

By Northern Star Staff | April 25, 2017

Students take lead during NIU Cares Day

By Sophia Phillips | April 24, 2017

DeKALB | Students, staff and alumni gathered in the Chick Evans Field House Saturday morning to kick off NIU Cares Day, a day when NIU shows appreciation for the community through service.This was the 11th year for NIU Cares Day. The event had about 60...

Antonio Rosado (middle) of Phi Kappa Theta cheers on his team members against Alpha Kappa Lambda as Nicholas Mufarreh (left) and Javon Thompson (right) pay close attention to the other team on Monday.

Greek row preps for 2017 men’s tugs

By Northern Star Staff | April 24, 2017

DeKALB — Men’s Tugs begins this week, starting off with a matchup against Omega Delta vs. Alpha Kappa Lambda.Last year’s tournament ended with Phi Sigma Kappa finishing in first place, Sigma Alpha Epsilon in second place and Sigma Alpha Mu in third...

Seeds to plant interest

By Northern Star Staff | April 21, 2017

DeKALB |  Students can receive a pot to decorate and a seed of their own to grow during the Campus Activities Board's event, Plant Life. The event will run from noon to 2 p.m. April 25 in the Campus Life Building, Room 100. Atendees will learn more...

Businesses to play Blackhawks game

Businesses to play Blackhawks game

By Northern Star Staff | April 20, 2017

Quiet weather to fill the weekend

By Northern Star staff | April 20, 2017

“Looking ahead, it looks like overall this weekend is fairly quiet,” said AccuWeather Meteorologist Alyson Hoegg.FridayWe can expect sunshine with a few patchy clouds developing throughout the day and highs in the upper 50s.SaturdayThere will be more...

911 service and landlines experiencing outages throughout DeKalb

By Northern Star Staff | April 19, 2017

UPDATE: DeKalb and NIU community members can use the 911 service after yesterday's connection problems have been resolved.DeKALB | Members of the DeKalb and NIU community are experiencing connection issues when calling 911 as of this morning. NIU Police...

Roller derby comes to Huntley Middle School

By Northern Star Staff | April 19, 2017

The Barbed Wire Betties will compete in their last home match of the season at Huntley Middle School. They will face Aurora's team, the 88s, at 6 p.m. Saturday.There will be snacks and drinks to purchase as well as a bake sale. Barbed Wire Betties merchandise...

City council to hear 2nd parking read

History of the week: Parking cracks down

By Northern Star Staff | April 19, 2017

13 years ago, Parking Services decided to take away the grace period for parking fines for the upcoming 2004 fall semester. Previously for the first two weeks of classes, students were given a grace period to understand the parking system at NIU. After...

Cooler, rainy days to come

By Northern Star Staff | April 18, 2017

“[The week] starts sunny but turns out cloudy,” said AccuWeather meteorologist Tom Kines.TuesdayIt will be a relatively warm day with sun early on but clouds later. The highs will be in the lower 70s.WednesdayA couple showers are expected, along with...

LGBTQ community and allies invited to Fatty’s for party

By Northern Star Staff | April 18, 2017

DeKALB | The LGBTQ community and their allies are invited to Fatty's Pub and Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway, for their Pride Night Party.The party will be filled with music from Behind the Beats Production from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday in the Novak Room. There...

TED talks to be held in Altgeld

By Northern Star staff | April 18, 2017

DeKALB | TEDxNIU will host live TED talks from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Altgeld Hall. The talks are designed to spark connections and deep discussions. There will be eight live speakers. They are from the NIU community and beyond and will include...

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