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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

Candidates for Student Association's executive branch debate

Candidates for Student Association’s executive branch debate

By Logan Love | March 21, 2013

With the Student Association (SA) executive branch elections next week, candidates spoke out at a two-hour debate Wednesday night. It featured candidates running for the positions of president, vice president, treasurer and student trustee. Presidential...

SA holds mayoral debate

By Newell Miao | March 21, 2013

With less than three weeks until the April 9 election, the city’s mayoral candidates shared their views at a Student Association-hosted debate. The Student Association hosted the mayoral candidates debate on Wednesday, with less than three weeks until...

Authentic Mexican cuisine beats Taco Bell

By Aymie Telinski | March 21, 2013

Taco bell has a new taco with a cool-ranch-flavored shell, and I wanted to see how it compared to local restaurants like El Burrito Loco and Eduardo’s, which serve authentic Mexican cuisine. If the new taco at Taco Bell isn’t tickling your taste buds,...

‘Be the Match’ cancer benefit coming to DeKalb

By Ryan Chodora | March 21, 2013

Be the Match is coming to downtown DeKalb Thursday to benefit cancer patients in need of bone marrow. A registration event for Be the Match will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at O’Leary’s Restaurant and Pub, 260 E. Lincoln Highway. Be the Match...

Dining hall food committee looks to impove meal quality

By Ryan Chodora | March 21, 2013

Complaining about food? Huskies are on it. In 2011, a group of students from the Resident Hall Association (RHA) and Richard Fritz, director of residential dining, created a food committee. The committee meets every Monday in a different dining hall on...

The DeKalb Sanitary District keeps the sewers in order

By Ryan Chodora | March 21, 2013

The DeKalb Sanitary District, 303 Hollister Ave., must work non-stop to ensure the city’s wastewater is properly treated and returned to the environment. The DeKalb Sanitary District is located on about 35 acres and houses a plethora of pumps and treatment...

Karoshi-Con to bring cosplay to campus

By David Stenger | March 21, 2013

Don’t be surprised if you happen to see people on campus dressed up as colorful characters this Saturday. It’s perfectly normal. Anime Association NIU will host Karoshi-Con from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Holmes Student Center. “Karoshi-Con...

League of Women Voters host candidate’s forum

By Erin Kolb | March 21, 2013

The League of Women Voters of DeKalb County hosted a candidate’s forum Wednesday night at City Hall’s Council Chambers, 200 S. Fourth St., giving attendees a chance to learn about the candidates behind the yard signs. Kay Shelton, president of the...

NIU’s credit rating falls

By Jessi Haish | March 21, 2013

NIU’s downgraded credit score may not greatly affect its future plans. On Tuesday, Moody’s Investors Service announced that ratings have been downgraded for four Illinois universities, including NIU. Moody’s is “an essential component of the global...

Blotter 3/12-3/17

By Northern Star Staff | March 21, 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 March 12 At 4:43 p.m., officers responded to 755 Regent...

‘Sound City’ album inspires rock fans

By Kevin Bartelt | March 20, 2013

Most of rock music isn’t what it used to be in the 20th century. Ungodly amounts of pop music have infected our once pure brains. Kids cannot appreciate a classic like “Stairway to Heaven” but can jam out to “Thrift Shop” like it is their job...

The magic flute

The magic flute

By Ryan Ocasio | March 20, 2013

Graduate music major, Christopher Joyner, and junior vocal performance major, Brittany Anderson, with pit musicians directed by Dr. Luciamatos, rehearse Motzart's singspiel opera, The Magic Flute, Tuesday evening at the Concert Hall . English dialogue...

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