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Student Spotlight: Khatib Twins

By Logan Love | March 5, 2013

Inshirah Khatib and Iman Khatib are sophomore political science students and identical twins. They were studying in the Holmes Student Center while seeking refuge from Tuesday’s snowstorm. Northern Star: What is college like with an identical twin?...

Shattered Spear shatters gaming dreams

By Ryan Chodora | March 5, 2013

Budget games are the equivalent of mini-cupcakes. At first you think, “Wow, I don’t have the money for a gigantic cupcake at the moment, but I can afford this smaller version! I don’t really know who baked it, or what flavor it is, but its one-third...

Mike Verbic

By Ali Combs | March 5, 2013

According to his campaign website, www.mikeverbicformayor.com, mayoral candidate Mike Verbic was elected president of the CUSD #428 school board in 2007, and he served on the Governing Board for the DeKalb County Special Education Association. Verbic...

John Rey

By Ali Combs | March 5, 2013

According to his campaign website, www.johnreyfordekalb.com, mayoral candidate John Rey was a founding member of the DeKalb County Education Foundation, is the current secretary and past president of the Kiwanis Club of DeKalb and is currently serving...

David Jacobson

David Jacobson

By Ali Combs | March 5, 2013

Campus Blotter 3/3/13

By Northern Star Staff | March 5, 2013

At 2:12 a.m., following a traffic stop at 100 S. Pearl St., Cory E. McCaslin, 28, was charged with driving with a revoked license and disobeying a traffic control device. McCaslin was released on bond with a court date. At 12:47 p.m., the complainant...

City Blotter 3/3/13

By Northern Star Staff | March 5, 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 12:14 a.m., officers were called to a Sycamore Road residence...

Mayoral candidates discuss Tax Increment Financing

By Ali Combs | March 5, 2013

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts and the role of Re:New DeKalb are two of the issues DeKalb’s four mayoral candidates face. TIF districts are blighted areas the city designates to fund economic redevelopment. Re:New DeKalb is a not-for-profit...

Jennifer Groce

Jennifer Groce

By Ali Combs | March 5, 2013

Jennifer Groce, Re:New DeKalb's execitive director

Rudy Espiritu, DeKalb Assistant City Manager, explains the duties of his position, the services his department provides, and the basics of DeKalb's city budget to mayoral candidates at the DeKalb City Council special meeting on Monday night.

Mayoral candidates have orientation at City Council meeting

By Ali Combs | March 4, 2013

A special meeting of City Council was held Monday as an orientation for new candidates to become familiar with the city’s various departments and functions. City Manager Mark Biernacki started the meeting with an overview of his role as city manager...

Goaltending will lead the ‘Hawks to success

By Sam Bauman | March 4, 2013

Goaltending was supposed to be the greatest weakness for the Chicago Blackhawks heading into this season, but it has quickly turning into the team’s biggest strength. Corey Crawford and Ray Emery have been brilliant this season, combining for a 19-0-3...

Mayoral candidates weigh in on library expansion project

By Erin Kolb | March 4, 2013

The four candidates running for mayor face an array of issues, and one of those is the proposed library expansion project. City Council is in the process of securing funds through grants, bonds and local matches to expand the size of the DeKalb Public...