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Blotter 2/3

By Northern Star Staff | February 4, 2013

View City Blotter 2/3 in a larger map 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 1:32 a.m., following...

Blotter 2/1-2/2

By Northern Star Staff | February 4, 2013

View Campus Blotter 2/1-2/2 in a larger map 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...

Marketing major, Matt Pashawitz shakes hands with an employer at the Marketing and Sales Talent Night at the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center on Monday evening.

NIU holds it annual Marketing and Sales Talent Night

By Erin Kolb | February 4, 2013

Representatives from 45 different marketing and sales companies attended the annual Marketing and Sales Talent Night on Monday. The excitement lasted from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center. According to Rick Ridnour,...

Toppers Pizza celebrates 50th store opening

By Ali Combs | February 4, 2013

Toppers Pizza is celebrating the opening of its 50th store in Ann Arbor, Mich., to serve the University of Michigan community, much in the same way it serves NIU and DeKalb. Scott Gittrich founded Toppers Pizza in 1991 after working for a major pizza...

Sophomore theater major, Romeo Jackson, Co-coordinator of LGBT Resource Center speaks about the history of gay rights at Conversions on Culture in the Illinois Room of the Holmes Student Center Monday night.

LGBT Resource Center hosts events in honor of Black History Month

By Kevin Steiger | February 4, 2013

In recognition of Black History Month, NIU’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center is hosting two events to encourage dialogue of black and LGBT identity. “This event was to felicitate dialogue and discussions and talk about the...

New Kids on the Block returns to the music scene

By Beth Schumacher | February 4, 2013

Lyte Funky Ones (LFO) was right: New Kids On The Block did indeed have a bunch of hits. Let’s discuss this. Once upon a time, there was a boy band that created chart-topping music. This was a time before One Direction, *NSYNC and even the Backstreet...

New Residence Hall Council offers week of events

By Kevin Steiger | February 4, 2013

The New Residence Hall Council has teamed up with various organizations on campus to create events throughout the week for students. Alex Pitner, graduate residence hall director, said that the upcoming events will be available to all students. “We...

eReaders offer convenience

By Jen Weddle | February 4, 2013

We have come a long way from printing presses and cave paintings; as always, no one can predict the future of technology, especially when it comes to books. E-readers haven’t made books necessarily obsolete. There are still plenty of people who love...

Housing Authority to implement smoking ban

By Brooke Shinberg | February 4, 2013

Smokers living in Housing Authority apartments will have to change their habits by June 2014 as a smoking ban will take effect that month. “We are not telling anyone that they need to quit smoking,” said Michelle Perkins, executive director for the...

Peters honored by DeKalb Chamber of Commerce

By Jessi Haish | February 4, 2013

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting on Jan. 31 honored NIU President John Peters with the Community Pride Award for his service to DeKalb. Peters was recognized for his engagement with the community over 13 years. The event also recognized...

‘Hamlet Redux’ comes to NIU

By Jessi Haish | February 4, 2013

The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present a new take with “Hamlet Redux.” The play will run Feb. 13 through Feb. 17 in the Stevens Building Corner. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the School of Theatre and Dance box office up to one...

Fall Out Boy joins the list of bands reunited this year

By Sarah Contreras | February 4, 2013

Fall Out Boy, the hometown heroes of Chicago’s adolescents, is back with a new single. The single is the band’s first new music since 2009. “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)” was released Monday. It was accompanied by news...