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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

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 12, 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...

Northern Star file photo

Egyptian Theatre seeks grants

By Northern Star Staff | September 12, 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 12, 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...

This July 27, 2011, file photo provided by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department in Sycamore, Ill, shows Jack Daniel McCullough, 72, of Seattle.

Maria Ridulph’s childhood friend speaks at McCullough trial

By Lauren Dielman | September 11, 2012

Kathy Sigman Chapman, a childhood friend of victim Maria Ridulph, spoke on Tuesday at the DeKalb County Courthouse. Jack McCullough, 72, is on trial, facing charges of kidnapping and murdering Ridulph on Dec. 3, 1957. On that day, Sigman, now 62, said...

Blotter 9/10

By Northern Star Staff | September 11, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.   Sept. 10, 2012 At 6:56 a.m., a domestic dispute was reported...

Grace Place to host interfaith lecture series

By Maria Ahmad | September 11, 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...

Jane Jordan gives 'Dollars and Cents' presentation

Jane Jordan gives ‘Dollars and Cents’ presentation

By Meghan Connell | September 10, 2012

Jane Jordan, Associate Director of Division of Student Affairs, talks to students about successively applying for financial aid during the presentation 'Dollars and Cents' in the Neptune smart classroom. The presentation entailed information about types...

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