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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

Prism to hold Bisexuality, Biphobia, and the Sexual Spectrum

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2016

Prism, NIU’s student-run LGBT organization, will hold Bisexuality, Biphobia, and the Sexual Spectrum 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Holmes Student Center, room 406.The discussion will include the misconceptions surrounding bisexuality that lead to bi-phobia,...

SA to hold Huskie Link training sessions

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2016

The Student Association will hold training on Huskie Link for students and student organization leaders.Students will be taught how to use Huskie Link’s many functions, including but not limited to registering events, organizing events, finding organizations,...

First- and Second- Year Experience to hold Sophomore Days of Service

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2016

First- and Second- Year Experience will hold Sophomore Days of Service starting on Feb. 4.Sophomore Days of Service is the chance for second-year students to do community service around DeKalb. There will be 11 events from Feb. 4 to 27, each a two to...

Career Services to hold ABC’s of Getting an Internship Workshop

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2016

Career Services will hold the ABC’s of Getting an Internship Workshop 4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 17 in the Holmes Student Center, Capitol Room.Employers and former interns will give advice on how to find an internship, according to Career Services’ Twitter....

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s 2016 Seminar Series begins

By Northern Star staff | February 1, 2016

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s 2016 Seminar Series begins 4 p.m. today in LaTourette Hall, room 201.Coffee will be available before the event at 3:30 in LaTourette Hall, Room 300. This event is part of a series continuing at 4 p.m. on...

Audiology graduate students looking for participants

By Northern Star staff | February 1, 2016

Audiology graduate students are looking for research participants aged 18-25 to participate in a 45-minute hearing and screening test, according to an NIU announcement. Participants should have normal hearing, be enrolled in a degree program at NIU and...

County sheriff’s office to award $500 scholarship

By Northern Star staff | February 1, 2016

DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott will be awarding one $500 scholarship to a DeKalb County resident pursuing higher education during the 2016-17 academic year, according to a DeKalb County Sheriff's Office news release.The scholarship can only be applied...

DeKalb County to enforce special patrols for Super Bowl weekend

By Northern Star staff | February 1, 2016

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office will conduct special patrols this Super Bowl weekend, according to a DeKalb County Sherriff's Office news release.The office will be looking for alcohol and drug-impaired drivers, according to the news release."We will...

Deadline approaching for graduation application

By Northern Star staff | February 1, 2016

The last day to apply for spring 2016 graduation using MyNIU is today.Students who plan to graduate this spring can use the self-service tool in MyNIU to apply for graduation.The fee is $29 for undergraduate students and $35 for graduate students.For...

NIU students to help Egyptian Theatre with $2.5M in grants

NIU students to help Egyptian Theatre with $2.5M in grants

By Scott Nicol | February 1, 2016

The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., on Thursday before the movie showing and comedic performance of “Clue” on Friday. The theater is unable to maintain its operation during the summer due to a lack of air conditioning. NIU students are working on developing a plan to find grants for the theater to pay expenses.

Moriah Tyler, junior political science major, was sworn in as a new Student Association Senator during the SA Senate meeting Sunday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.

Applicants wanted for SA student program prioritization task force

By Alexander Chettiath | February 1, 2016

The Student Association is currently accepting applications for positions on a program prioritization student task force.Program prioritization, which began in 2014 after a recommendation from the Higher Learning Commission, uses task forces to create...

The IHSA football championships’ economic impact on DeKalb was $800,000, which is $200,000 less than what was projected. The money came from indirect and direct speding on hotels, food, gas, facility rental, tent suppliers, catering and other services provided by people attending the event, said Debbie Armstrong, executive director of the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

DeKalb falls short of projected $1M from IHSA championships

By Alexander Chettiath | February 1, 2016

By hosting the Illinois High School Association football state championships, $800,000 has been pumped into DeKalb County’s economy, $200,000 less than what was projected.The IHSA football championships, played on Nov. 27 and 28, consisted of the top...

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