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Campus community honor President Peters at informal reception

By Logan Love | May 2, 2013

As NIU President John Peters nears retirement, faculty, students and staff gathered to talk about his legacy and wish him well. An informal reception was held to celebrate Peters after the University Council meeting on Wednesday in the Holmes Student...

This film publicity image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows, Maika Monroe, left, and Zac Efron in a scene from "At Any Price." (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics, Hooman Bahrani)

Residents look forward to ‘At Any Price’ premiere

By Jessi Haish & Ryan Chodora | May 1, 2013

Although the reviews are lukewarm for “At Any Price,” locals are looking forward to seeing some of their summer 2011 memories on the big screen May 10. “At Any Price,” which stars Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid, filmed in DeKalb County the summer...

Student skaters look forward to spring activities

By Brady Meier | May 1, 2013

With the spring semester coming to a close and the weather finally showing signs of turning, it is “prime time” for skaters in the DeKalb area, Edmund said. “The lagoon is one of the coolest places for a beginner to get practice in,” Edmund said....

DeKalb Park District to do some spring cleaning

By Erin Kolb | May 1, 2013

The city’s parks are being prepared for spring. The DeKalb Park District is responsible for keeping local parks clean. Park foreman Josh Clark said preparations for the warm weather season begin in January. In January, the district takes all the equipment...

President John J. Peters awards communications graduate student Melissa Entzminger with a certificate of appreciation on Wednesday during Peter's last University Council meeting.

University Council honors President Peters at final meeting

By Rachel Scaman | May 1, 2013

Kathleen Coles, University Affairs Committee chair, gave a status report on the student grievance policy at the last University Council meeting of the semester on Wednesday. Coles said the university’s policies are not as modern as they should be, and...

Blotter 4/30

By Northern Star Staff | May 1, 2013

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.

Tuesday

At 2:57 p.m., Lovett’s Towing called to report a suspended driver was leaving the tow yard in her vehicle, a red mini van. Following an investigation, Tamie L. Hansen, 29, was charged with driving with a suspended license, no insurance, suspended registration and no seat belt. Hansen was released on bond.

Rosenbaum looks forward to job replacements

By Rachel Scaman | May 1, 2013

Alan Rosenbaum, Faculty Senate president and University Council executive secretary, hopes to get someone interested in the executive secretary position, which he will step down from next year. Rosenbaum was elected for his fifth year as University Council...

Two suspects at large in local cocaine bust

By Kelly Marshall | May 1, 2013

Police are still searching for two suspected crack cocaine dealers following a number of arrests Tuesday. Ten people were arrested on drug conspiracy possession charges Tuesday. Another suspect, Antonnio Sanders, 31, of Chicago, was caught in Chicago...

Mike O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services Representative (center) and Mary S. Schostok, Second Judicial Ward Justice (right) listen to Michelle Meyer, Executive Director of Mutual Ground speak about encountering language barries within in her non-profit group, which helps victims of domestic and sexual abuse on Wednesday at the Commission on Access to Justice Listening Conference in Swen Parson Hall.

College of Law hosts Supreme Court’s Commission meeting

By Julia Boyle | May 1, 2013

Lawyers and attorneys from across Illinois gathered at NIU to discuss injustice in court representation. The College of Law hosted the Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Justice listening conference Wednesday. The Commission on Access...

Mike O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services Representative (center) and Mary S. Schostok, Second Judicial Ward Justice (right) listen to Michelle Meyer, Executive Director of Mutual Ground speak about encountering language barries within in her non-profit group, which helps victims of domestic and sexual abuse on Wednesday at the Commission on Access to Justice Listening Conference in Swen Parson Hall.

Listening Conference

By Julia Boyle | May 1, 2013

Mike O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services Representative (center) and Mary S. Schostok, Second Judicial Ward Justice (right) listen to Michelle Meyer, Executive Director of Mutual Ground speak about encountering language barries within in her non-profit...

We should aim for international understanding, not war

We should aim for international understanding, not war

By AJ Edwards | May 1, 2013

According to icasualties.org there have been 6,693 American servicemen/women killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns. That equals almost 31 percent of the students at NIU. After all these years of bloodshed it seems as though there will never be...

Finals’ fashion tips

By Kayla Cameron | May 1, 2013

Who has the time to look good when coffee has become the new water and sleep is no longer a necessity? This, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call finals week. The result of the end of the semester is countless library hours and late-night study sessions....