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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

Maurice Williams

Arrests made in connection to Ridge Drive shooting

By Northern Star staff | January 31, 2016

Maurice Williams

Suspect identified in Ridge Drive shooting

By Northern Star staff | January 30, 2016

A suspect has been identified in an off-campus shooting reported to have occurred 3:24 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Ridge Drive in DeKalb, according to a DeKalb Police news release.Maurice A. Williams has been identified as the shooting suspect...

Shooting reported on Ridge Road

By Northern Star staff | January 30, 2016

An off-campus shooting was reported to have occurred at 3:30 a.m. Saturday at 1076 Ridge Road in DeKalb, according to an NIU safety bulletin.The suspect is described as a male with dreadlocks wearing a blue puffy coat who fled the scene in a four-door...

A DeKalb police cruiser.

Local gas stations fail tobacco compliance checks

By Northern Star staff | January 29, 2016

DeKalb's Road Ranger and Mobil failed a tobacco compliance check conducted Jan. 9, according to a Jan. 29 DeKalb Police news release.The tobacco retailers, located at 933 S. 4th St. and 1740 E. Lincoln Highway, respectively, were the only ones to fail...

Photo Poll: MAP Grants

By Satta Kendor | January 29, 2016

Freshman psychology major Briana StaleyQ: Why is receiving the MAP Grant important to you?A: Not all financial aid pays for everything and it’s like the MAP Grant helps pay for everything else.Q: How long have you received the MAP Grant?A: Entire college...

Human Relations Commission to hold discussion on unlawful assembly ordinance

By Northern Star staff | January 29, 2016

The DeKalb Human Relations Commission will hold a discussion regarding the unlawful assembly ordinance at its meeting Tuesday.

DeKalb’s unlawful assembly ordinance has moved to the Human Relations Commission for more public input after more than 15 people, including four NIU students and two NIU staff members, voiced their concerns at Monday’s City Council meeting.

The commission will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the DeKalb Municipal Building, Council Chambers, 200 S. Fourth St.

The meeting will be open for public comment.

For more information on the meeting, contact the City Manager's office at 815-748-2090.

NIU, DeKalb groups to hold storm awareness training

By Northern Star staff | January 28, 2016

The National Weather Service will hold an early warning and detection of severe storms training class 7 p.m. Feb. 11.NIU Weather, NIU Police, NIU student chapters of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association and city police...

Quintonio LeGrier’s mother Janet Cooksey thanks everyone who was in attendance for the memorial honoring deceased former NIU students Quintonio LeGrier and Joseph Graves.

Family, friends honor LeGrier, Graves at memorial

By Leah Nicolini | January 28, 2016

Quintonio LeGrier’s mother Janet Cooksey thanks everyone who was in attendance for the memorial honoring deceased former NIU students Quintonio LeGrier and Joseph Graves.

NIU Police to seek federal charges against man arrested for bomb hoax

By Alex Chettiath | January 28, 2016

NIU will be pursuing federal charges against the man arrested for the Oct. 8 bomb threat hoax, NIU Police Chief Tom Phillips said at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting.The bomb threat was confirmed at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 8 and NIU Police evacuated and closed...

Shaiquale Thompson (left), junior child development major, and junior biology major Jackie Tulian wait for their bus outside of the Holmes Student Center on Friday. ETA Spot, a new tracking app for the HuskieLine, is now available on iTunes and on the Android App store.

Student Association debuts HuskieLine GPS

By Ashley Morse | January 28, 2016

Shaiquale Thompson (left), junior child development major, and junior biology major Jackie Tulian wait for their bus outside of the Holmes Student Center on Friday. ETA Spot, a new tracking app for the HuskieLine, is now available on iTunes and on the Android App store.

Christopher Kurszewski, master electrician of the School of Theatre and Dance, cleans graffiti in the sound room of the Holmes Student Center, Diversions Lounge. The graffiti happened some time between Friday and Sunday, said NIU Spokesman Joe King.

Graffiti discovered inside Diversions Lounge

By Alexander Chettiath | January 28, 2016

Graffiti covers audio equipment in the Holmes Student Center, Diversions Lounge. Christopher Kurszewski, master electrician of the School of Theatre and Dance, said he estimates the damage to be around $300.

DeKalb to increase art activities, create color

By Scott Nichol | January 28, 2016

DeKalb plans to increase the number of art activities and artists residing on the NIU campus by creating a Arts, Culture, Entertainment Corridor, presented at Monday’s City Council meeting.The Arts, Culture, Entertainment Corridor is based on existing...

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