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DeKalb Area Women’s Center looking for volunteers

By Maria Ahmad | September 12, 2012

The DeKalb Area Women’s Center (DAWC), 1021 State Street, is an organization run by volunteers whose goal is to eliminate sexism and celebrate all women. The director, Anna Marie Coveny is also a volunteer at the center. According to the DeKalb nonprofit...

On Sept. 14, 2012, Jack McCullough was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering 7-year-old Maria Ridulph in 1957.

Inmate allegedly overhears McCullough say how he killed Maria Ridulph

By Northern Star Staff | September 12, 2012

Christopher Diaz, a prisoner at DeKalb County jail, told prosecutors on Wednesday that he overheard Jack McCullough, 72, tell another inmate how he killed Maria Ridulph, 7. Diaz said the conversation included details about how he strangled her with a...

NIU Art Museum offers trips to art exhibits

By Abria Martin | September 12, 2012

Faculty and students are encouraged to partake in the NIU Art Museum’s annual Get On the Bus trips to various local art exhibits. Jo Burke, director of the NIU Art Museum, began the Get On the Bus trips in 1994 for students and faculty to indulge in...

Fire Dep. memorial honors those lost on Sept. 11

By Samantha Brockett | September 12, 2012

The DeKalb Fire Department Station 1 held a brief memorial event at 8 a.m. Tuesday for the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The event was held in front of the fire department, their half-staffed American flag nearby. It lasted 15 minutes...

Grace Place lecture series hilights beliefs

By Maria Ahmad | September 12, 2012

Grace Place is holding an interfaith lecture series in hope of opening the door for dialogue and understanding between different beliefs. Grace Place, 401 Normal Road, is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Episcopal Church...

This I Believe co-editor to visit NIU

By Northern Star Staff | September 12, 2012

The co-editor of the This I Believe book series will visit NIU next week, according to NIU Today. Dan Gediman, executive producer of National Public Radio’s This I Believe series and co-editor of two This I Believe books, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday...

Secretary of state’s office offers vehicle services in HSC

By Northern Star Staff | September 12, 2012

From 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the lower level of the Holmes Student Center, the secretary of state’s office will renew, replace and correct driver’s licenses and state ID cards, according to a press release from the secretary of state’s office....

A pile of papers sit on a printer at the Douglas computer lab in 2011.

New printing service available

By Northern Star Staff | September 12, 2012

A new printing service is available this fall at NIU, according to an NIU Today article. The Anywhere Printing service students can install software on their home computer or mobile device, which will allow them to send print jobs to any of the newly-posted...

Get tested during Sickle Cell Awareness month

September 11, 2012

September is Sickle Cell Awareness month and getting tested for the trait or donating blood can make a difference. Natasha Thomas, member services and outreach manager for Sickle Cell Disease Association for America, Inc., said sickle cell disease is...

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Egyptian Theatre seeks grants

By Northern Star Staff | September 11, 2012

The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second Street, has sent out a plea for local residents to help raise funds for renovations to the theater. All it takes for residents to help this historic foundation is two minutes and a Facebook profile or Chase Bank online...

Junior illustration major Tim Schad bags items for junior kinesiology major Chris Golab in the student bookstore in the Holmes Student Center.

Thousands seek jobs at university

By Erin Kolb | September 11, 2012

Student employment is in high demand at NIU, with close to 3,000 students working at the university every year. The largest employers on campus are Housing and Dining, the Holmes Student Center and the Campus Recreation Center, said Steve Cunningham,...

Rowling

Rowling

By Cory Boston | September 11, 2012

Barnes and Noble employee Alex Hanold, of Cortland, Ill., explains his opinion on the upcoming J.K. Rowling novel The Casual Vacancy. "I think that is a great opportunity that will help boost sales," Hanold said. "In addition, it will prove J.K. Rowling...