Every Tuesday the Northern Star will share the story of a student. Interested in suggesting someone? Send an email with the student’s name and contact information to the editor at [email protected]. Heather Setzer is a junior history major. She...
The lifetime earnings accumulated by NIU graduates outweigh the cost of tuition, according to the recent 2012 survey results at PayScale.com. PayScale.com has a Return on Investment Package ranking system that measures “what you pay to attend versus...
Special guest artist and accomplished organ musiscian, David Schrader performed some of his favorite pieces for free on Sunday. The organ recital ran from 3 to 5 p.m. inside the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. During the first act, Schrader played L’Ascension...
Rolling cigarettes makes high prices and taxes on smoking a thing of the past. Rolling cigarettes with pipe tobacco is a cheaper alternative than buying retail cigarettes. The average pack of cigarettes costs $6.94 with taxes in Illinois, while rolling...
View Camus Blotter 1/16-1/17 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...
View City Blotter 1/16- 20 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 a.m.,...
The DeKalb Police Department and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be hosting a hunter safety education training course series beginning on Feb. 14, according to a news release from the city of DeKalb. The course will be held from 6 to...
NIU is looking for non-NIU undergraduate students interested in working on environmental research projects this summer with university scientists. Selected students will receive free housing on NIU’s campus and will be paid a stipend of $4,478. The...
Military Student Services will host “Save a Vet: The Other Forgotten Soldier” from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 30 in the Holmes Student Center’s Capitol Room. Danny Scheurer, president of Save-A-Vet, will give a presentation focused on canines in the...
NIU’s Graduate School Prep Seminar will be held Feb. 16 at 8:30 a.m. in the Yordon Center. Students can meet with faculty in their field of study and representatives from campus resources will be available. Students must register and pay a fee. Materials...
The NIU College of Education’s online graduate program was ranked fourth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The top three colleges were New York’s St. John’s University, Auburn University and South Dakota University. The University of...
NIU Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society will host a brown bag luncheon at noon on Jan. 30. Valia Allori, a professor in the NIU Department of Philosophy, will speak on “Pandora’s Cat: The Story of the Cat that was Neither Dead Nor Alive.” For more...
