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Forward, Together Forward scholars named

By Jessi Haish | January 29, 2013

Five NIU students received the 2013 Forward, Together Forward scholarships. Taylor Bogan, Caitlin Cavannaugh, Guadalupe Lopez, Sarah Pollack and Evan Wittke each received a one-time scholarship of $4,000 for the 2013-2014 academic year. The scholarship...

NIU ukulele ensemble to meet

By Jessi Haish | January 29, 2013

The NIU Ukulele Ensemble meets from 7 to 7:55 p.m. on Monday evenings. Beginning and intermediate level students are invited to bring a ukulele and participate in the ensemble. Eric Schroeder is the ensemble director. For more information about the class,...

Superbowl party ideas for the uninterested football fan

By Sarah Contreras | January 28, 2013

Sometimes you’re just looking for any excuse to throw a party. Super Bowl XLVII is Sunday, and the Super Bowl is a reason to throw a party, if there ever was one. The pageantry! The spectacle! The athleticism! But what if you’re not particularly into...

NIU Human Resource Services to host blood drive

By Kelly Marshall | January 28, 2013

The month of January is National Blood Donor Month and NIU Human Resource Services will host a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. The blood drive will take place in the Heartland mini-coach, which will be parked outside the Human Resource Services...

Soup & Success series to hold time management event

By Northern Star Staff | January 28, 2013

It’s About Time! (Management) will be hosted from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday in the Illinois Room of the Holmes Student Center. The event is part of a workshop series called Soup and Success, geared toward creating student-centered events and encouraging...

Save-A-Vet event to honor etired miliary dogs

By Northern Star Staff | January 28, 2013

Save-A-Vet (SAV) is determined to help rescue military working dogs (MWD) from being put down when their service to our country is done. SAV provides housing for disabled veterans in exchange for caring for the dogs. Danny Scheurer is accompanied by retired...

Drinks to keep you warm through the winter

Drinks to keep you warm through the winter

By Beth Schumacher | January 28, 2013

Below-freezing temperatures call for a hot cup of something delicious. An inch of ice on the ground is an even bigger motivator to have your coffee pots and tea kettles rarin’ to go at 7 a.m. Although cream and sugar have become a coffee drinker’s...

iBrostep comes to Chicago

By Jen Weddle | January 28, 2013

On Saturday, the Congress Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, was packed with bassheads ready to dance to electronica music provided by Excision, Zomboy and Vaski. A “basshead” is someone who enjoys an excessive amount of bass in music, and...

J. Chris Newbirg tells a joke at a comedy show held in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium on Sunday night.

CAB holds free comedy show for students

By Kevin Bartelt | January 28, 2013

Laughter was a great way to distract NIU students from the icy weather on campus. Two comedians, Paul Varghese and J. Chris Newberg, performed 8 p.m. Sunday at the Student Holmes Center. Each comedian had a one-hour segment and tailored their jokes to...

Senator Pooler remarks about remarkably low voter turnout for Student Association elections at the Student Association meeting in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center on Saturday night.

New positions elected at SA meeting

By Kevin Steiger | January 27, 2013

The Student Association (SA) met on Sunday to discuss senator involvement and to elect members into board and director positions. Senators Mathew Wellington, Brandon Phillips, Patrick Birk, Anthony Sarna, and Michael Theodore were elected in by senate...

Blotter 1/23-1/26

By Northern Star Staff | January 27, 2013

View City Blotter 1/23-1/26 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.   Wednesday At 8:19...

Blotter 1/24-1/26

By Northern Star Staff | January 27, 2013

View Campus Blotter 1/24-1/26 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...