To be or not to be a five-hour long play? That is the question “Hamlet” asks. This week, the School of Theatre and Dance answers that question with a production of “Hamlet Redux” --a two-hour staging of William Shakespeare’s classic tale of...
We’ve always known that Big Brother was watching, but now they’re sending reinforcements. Surveillance may soon be taking a much creepier turn as the use of drones will become more commonplace. According to the BBC, drones are unmanned aerial vehicles...
The NIU Formula SAE team designs, builds and will enter a concept race car in competition this May. Every year, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) hosts a number of international collegiate design contests. The idea behind the contest is that a...
Heartthrob Justin Bieber hosted “Saturday Night Live.” The show was hot and cold. The beginning monologue was great. After the monologue, things did not get much better. Obviously, many of the hosts of SNL aren’t actors and Bieber easily joined...
It’s not every day a widely-known music group calls upon college students for help. The Blue Man Group is doing just that. The group is holding a contest to search for its new collegiate correspondent for 2013. The contest runs until March 1. For this...
Business and causal wear, shoes and jewelry were available for students interested in professional wear for job interviews and the workplace at the Clothing Expo on Tuesday. The Women’s Resource Center worked in conjunction with Career Fairs and hosted...
From 2011 to 2012, there was an increase in the number of drug arrests made in 10 of 15 different drug-related charges in DeKalb, including a spike in possession of cannabis arrests, according to a police report provided by DeKalb Police Commander Jason...
Make like Ken Jennings and win prizes on trivia challenges offered up at local bars. O’Leary’s Restaurant and Pub, 260 E. Lincoln Highway, holds trivia nights at 8 p.m. every Wednesday. According O’Leary’s owner Mel Witmer, prizes are awarded...
In this Dec. 21, 2005 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI, sporting a fur-trimmed hat, waves to pilgrims upon his arrival in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his weekly general audience. The red hat with white fur trimming, known in Italian as the "camauro,"...
The community reacted to Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement to step down as news from the Vatican City reached the rest of the world this week. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church in April 2005 and assumed...
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.
Monday
At 1:19 a.m., an officer was dispatched to Neptune North in regard to a report of battery. The officer arrived on scene and initiated an investigation. Two individuals were referred to the Office of Community Standards and Student Conduct for battery.
The Northern Star talks computer engineering, hobbies and interests with Dante Soil, a computer electrical engineering major from Northern Illinois University.
