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TV shows to get into without wasting too much time

By Sarah Contreras | January 29, 2013

In the third week of school, the last thing any student needs is a new commitment. Homework, essays, research, group work, extracurriculars...the list goes on and on. How are you supposed to find time to invest in a television show when you barely have...

Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Ryan Mishler

By Ali Combs | January 29, 2013

Ryan Mishler is a senior community leadership and civic engagement major. Northern Star: Why is community leadership and civic engagement your major? Ryan Mishler: I want to make a difference in the world, to make the world a better place. Specifically,...

Emily Fultz

Emily Fultz

January 29, 2013

“My family celebrates every year with a few raffle games, gambling quarters on what the final score will be, and delicious appetizers. The main event though is typically the new year’s hilarious commercials, but we still watch the game while we eat.”

-Emily Fultz, senior corp/org communication major

Piano instructor Susan Hurm watches as (left to right) Ted McCarron, Ali Rastegarpour, and Kasey Twine perform a piano piece at a piano recital in the Music Building on Monday night.

Music building offers adult piano lessons

By Kia Clair | January 29, 2013

Adult piano lessons are now available in two different skill levels for students and community members interested in advancing their musical skills. Two piano levels are taught in a group where students can get one-on-one instructions from a teacher....

Vice and Virtue

Vice and Virtue

By Amy Chow | January 29, 2013

Peter Olson, Assistant Director of the NIU Art Museum, hosted a gallerly talk for the 'Vice and Virtue' art show in Atgeld Hall on Saturday. This exhibition explores the dynamics of "deadly sins" and "heavenly virtues" as seen through the eyes of a multitude...

NIU Art Museum hosts discussion for Vice and Virtue exhibit

NIU Art Museum hosts discussion for Vice and Virtue exhibit

By Logan Love | January 29, 2013

The Vice and Virtue curator gave insight into the reasoning for his designed exhibition, which includes artwork from more than 45 local and famous artists, on Saturday at the NIU art Museum in Atgeld Hall. The curator, Peter Olson, who is also the assistant...

Blotter 1/27

By Northern Star Staff | January 29, 2013

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.

Sunday

On Oct. 2 at 10:46 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the NIU Police Department in regard to a report of fraudulent use of a debit card. The officer met with the complainant and took a report. On Sunday, the case was administratively closed due to a lack of leads.

Housing develoment project to be discussed at City Council meeting

By Joe Palmer | January 29, 2013

A new 458-acre housing development project is set to be discussed at a special meeting of the DeKalb City Council at 6 p.m. today. The Council met Monday for its regular bi-monthly meeting, during which it passed an overhaul of the city’s liquor code...

CSA Steelband meeting to offer lessons

By Jessi Haish | January 29, 2013

The NIU Community School of the Arts’ Steelband meets from 7 to 7:55 p.m. Mondays. Students ages 14 and up learn to play the steelpan in an ensemble setting. Yuko Asada, graduate of the NIU School of Music, teaches the class. For more information, contact...

Provost appoints committee

By Jessi Haish | January 29, 2013

The General Education Visioning Task Force has been established by Provost Raymond Alden to begin revising NIU’s General Education Program. Faculty, staff and students will re-evaluate the general education goals and outcomes and work in close consultation...

NIU Community School of the Arts to offer guitar classes

By Jessi Haish | January 29, 2013

Private lessons and classes are available through the NIU Community School of the Arts. Classes and the ensemble meet on Wednesdays beginning Jan. 30 in the Music Building. Quentin Dover teaches and directs the ensemble. Private guitar lessons are offered...

NIU researchers collect samples from Antarctic lake

By Jessi Haish | January 29, 2013

A successful retrieval of clean, whole samples from an Antarctic subglacial lake were collected for the first time by a group that included NIU researchers. The researchers drilled through Antarctic ice sheet to sample waters of Subglacial Lake Whillans....