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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

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....

Time Arts show opens Sunday

By Kevin Bartelt | April 10, 2013

If NIU students want something different to do this weekend, they should check out the art show delivered by Time arts seniors. Although some students may be unaware of the major, anyone can observe an art show this weekend with projects by the exclusive...

TAILS to host annual silent auction

By Brooke Shinberg | April 10, 2013

The TAILS Humane Society is asking for donations for its 12th Annual Auction. TAILS Humane Society will host the auction on June 1 at the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center. The event will include a silent auction and a live auction....

First aid kit fashion tips

By Kayla Cameron | April 10, 2013

We’ve all been in a bad fashion situation. We’re out meeting our significant other’s parents, at a fancy dinner with our family or at a business meeting with our bosses or future employers--and then something goes wrong. When I say wrong, I don’t...

‘Grand Theft Auto V’ will refresh series

By Patrick Pastrana | April 10, 2013

Rockstar Games has had a tremendous amount of success over the last decade. Since 2001, it has released “Grand Theft Auto III,” “San Andreas,” “Grand Theft Auto IV,” some downloadable content and much more. Sept. 17 “Grand Theft Auto V”...

Program looks to NIU community for Kenya aid

By Newell Miao | April 10, 2013

Students, faculty and staff are helping to further women’s education in Kenya through Jane Adeny Memorial School (JAMS). JAMS is an all-girls boarding school located in Kenya. NIU associate professors Andrew Otieno and Teresa Wasonga are faculty members...

Guest trumpeter Sean Jones to join NIU’s Jazz Ensemble

By Guadalupe Lopez | April 10, 2013

The Jazz Ensemble will perform with guest trumpeter Sean Jones at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The concert will be free and open to the public. “We have a guest performer coming in who has done wonderful,...

Members of the band the: "Protomen" perform at the House Cafe on Tuesday night.

Protomen concert rocks ‘The House’

By David Stenger | April 10, 2013

We do not simply see The Protomen to rock--we go to see The Protomen fight. The Protomen had a concert 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. The concept of The Protomen is very different from most other rock groups. The group’s...

Rebecca Soltes

Rebecca Soltes

By Ali Combs | April 10, 2013

“[Voting] is important because the people that you’re voting for are the ones who affect the decisions for the community you live in.”-Rebecca Soltes, graphic designer for Department of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management

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