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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Week Two Storylines for the Cubs

By Rob Willer | April 14, 2013

With the second week of the MLB season in the books, here are some of my week two headlines. Kyuji Fujikawa Injury: Cubs reliever Fujikawa has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm strain. Fujikawa struggled Saturday with command...

Blotter 4/16 – 4/19

By Northern Star Staff | April 14, 2013

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Tuesday At...

Students travel to Wisconsin for outdoor adventures

By Newell Miao | April 14, 2013

Students took advantage of the Outdoor Adventures Center to get out of DeKalb to camp out and climb for the weekend at Devil’s Lake State Park, Baraboo, Wis. The next outdoor adventure is a kayak and camping trip along the Mississippi River on Friday....

iWatch app to keep residents and police connected

By Ryan Chodora | April 14, 2013

The DeKalb Police Department is offering a new, anonymous way to send in police reports and tips. On Thursday, the DeKalb Police Department is rolling out a new application called iWatch. iWatch DeKalb is a free smart phone and computer application for...

New mayor looks forward to connecting city and NIU

By Ali Combs | April 14, 2013

Mayor-elect John Rey said economic vitality and collaboration with NIU are among his top priorities in his coming term. City Council sets policy for the city, while the city manager and staff carry out those policies on a day to day basis. The chairman...

Blotter 4/10 – 4/13

By Northern Star Staff | April 14, 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. Wednesday Officers responded to 1100 W. Lincoln Highway to arrest...

Black Student Union holds elections debate

By Guadalupe Lopez | April 11, 2013

Members of the Black Student Union (BSU) gathered to hear from its executive board candidates on Wednesday at the Holmes Student Center, Room 405. NIU’s Black Student Union elections will be held on Wednesday and April 18. During the debate, current...

Blotter 4/9

By Northern Star Staff | April 10, 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. At 12:27 a.m., following a traffic stop at 100 N. Annie Glidden...

MAPPING exhibition to showcase geography art

By Newell Miao | April 10, 2013

Artist Michael Dinges will speak about the works he has on display in the Measuring Across Place and Period: Information, Navigation and Geography (MAPPING) exhibition at noon today in the Altgeld Hall Art Museum. Graduate students worked in tandem with...

NIU’s Concert Choir takes in the Big Apple

By Deanna Frances | April 10, 2013

Going on school field trips is probably one of the best things when you’re younger. You don’t care where you’re going; as long as it was with your friends and you didn’t have to be in a classroom, you were happy. This love for going on trips has...

Architect and planner, David Schreiber (standing, on left) describes the current plans of Re:New DeKalb Inc., to revitalize DeKalb on Wednesday at an information meeting in O'Leary's Pub in downtown DeKalb.

Re:New DeKalb plans to include NIU

By Ryan Chodora | April 10, 2013

Re:New DeKalb’s plans for the next five years include strengthening the relationship between NIU and the city’s downtown area. Re:New DeKalb held an open forum from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at O’Leary’s Restaurant and Pub, 260 East Lincoln Highway,...

Respect those who serve your country, not the politics

By AJ Edwards | April 10, 2013

My fellow veterans of NIU, we‘ve all had those encounters with people who like to complain about things that are happening in the Middle East. Everyone seems to think that they know what the war in Iraq is all about or why we are fighting in Afghanistan....

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