Honors students will have the opportunity to volunteer for community service 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Oct. 27 at the Communiversity Gardens located on the east side of Anderson Hall.The garden is cared for by a network of students, faculty...
As I sit here and wait for someone to find me,Let me tell you all what I see.I see DuSable, Reavis, Cole and Zulauf Hall,Holmes Student Center and the campus mall.Scavenger hunt clues will be published on NorthernStar.info beginning today until Friday...
Campus Activities Board will host the second audition day for NIU's Got Talent from 5 to 7 p.m. today in the Holmes Student Center Heritage Room.The first audition day was held yesterday.Some of the performances happening at NIU's Got Talent includes...
Ellington's, a student-run restaurant, will open from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today in the Holmes Student Center.Starting today, the restaurant will be open every Tuesday and Thursday and provides three course meals. This event is $10 per person for a...
You can find me somewhere outdoors,Not in a building on one of its floors.Find me in nature, I'll be one with the breeze.The way that you'll find me won't be with ease.Scavenger hunt clues will be published on NorthernStar.info beginning today until...
DeKALB | President Doug Baker and Provost Lisa Freeman discussed important updates about the state of NIU’s budget, enrollment and Program Prioritization during a Town Hall meeting 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Holmes Student Center, Regency Room. The...
Computer science major Andy writes in blue chalk “Mike Brown grabbed an officer’s gun, robbed a convenient store and stole a box of cigars. Cops: 1. Thugs: 0,” next to a green chalk outline of Michael Brown’s noon Thursday outside of Cole Hall. Brown, an unarmed, black teenager, was killed by Officer Darren Wilson Aug. 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri. Wilson was responding to reports of a convenience store theft and linked Brown to the crime. After an altercation between the two, Brown ran towards Wilson, who responded by firing his gun, hitting Brown at least six times, according to an Aug. 10, 2015, New York Times article.
DeKALB | ALICE, a program that teaches participants how to react in an active shooter situation, has expanded to provide public seminars for students, faculty and DeKalb residents.For the last two years, NIU’s police department has been working to establish...
The Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment will host a free event open to all parents and students called the Greek Stroll/Showcase 7 p.m. Saturday. The Greek Stroll/Showcase is one of 35 events that will be featured during Family Weekend that lasts...
The NIU Northern View Community is hosting a blood drive with Heartland Blood Center 3 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 in the Northern View multi-purpose room.Appointments are encouraged to schedule a preferred donation time.Schedule appointments on the Heartland...
