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MyNIU experiencing difficulties, down time

By Joe Palmer | April 5, 2012

The newly minted MyNIU portal is experiencing significant technical difficulties, the symptoms of which first appeared around 11 a.m. Thursday. The ITS web page listed updating warnings of login errors due to high utilization of the system Thursday afternoon....

Glee gears up to let down

By Shelby Devitt | April 4, 2012

No one hates Glee more than Glee fans. Maybe you’ve never watched Glee; pure instinct telling you to stay away. Maybe you indulged in a few episodes before deciding Glee was a blight on society. No matter how much you think you hate it, you don’t...

NIU students participate in Breaking the Ice, a rally to protest violence, held across campus Wednesday afternoon. Students gathered to pray in Central Park, led by members of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Alpha Phi Alpha hosts anti-violence rally, march

By Hailey Kurth | April 4, 2012

Over 200 people gathered at the MLK Commons yesterday to “break the ice against violence” at an event hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Alandis Phillips, senior sociology major and president of Alpha Phi Alpha, said to “break the ice” means...

Recipients of the LGBT Resource Center Ally Awards in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center Wednesday afternoon.

Ally Awards recognize LGBT contributions

By Lauren Dielman | April 4, 2012

Students, faculty and staff came together Wednesday to recognize important contributions made to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community as part of the Ally Awards ceremony. The awards were hosted from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Holmes...

‘Dumb and Dumber’ sequel announced

By Alex Fiore | April 4, 2012

It looks like the movie world will lose a few brain cells come next year. Peter Farrelly announced production of a sequel to the 1994 comedy Dumb and Dumber would begin production in September, with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprising their roles as...

Greg Remiasz, senior computer science major, doctoral student Raye Chiang, Philip Pellicore, sophomore time arts major and Eric Russell, assistant coach of the team work on a literacy game for children in the Digital Convergence Lab Wednesday afternoon.

Experiential Learning Lab develops ‘Literacy in Motion’ video game

By Ian Gough | April 4, 2012

At NIU’s Experiential Learning Lab, students and teachers alike are putting their heads together to develop new ways for children to learn. The Experiential Learning Lab is a branch of NIU’s Digital Convergence Lab (DCL). The DCL was started in 2009...

Carol Sibley: Students should try to reduce exposure to allergens

By Hailey Kurth | April 4, 2012

Carol Sibley, coordinator of preventive medicine at Health Services Sibley said some people don’t seem to have allergies at all, while some can have mild allergies. “And others, usually the ones we see doing allergy shots, they’re just miserable...

LGBT Studies Program, Resource Center host weekly ‘Northern Pride Lunches’

By Juliana Leprich | April 4, 2012

Students interested in engaging in LGBT discussion over lunch have the option every Thursday through events hosted by the LGBT Resource Center and the LGBT Studies Program. The LGBT Resource Center hosts Northern Pride Lunches from noon to 1 p.m. in the...

Faculty Senate looks at funding possibilities for Rec Center

By Felix Sarver | April 4, 2012

A look into a different way to fund the Campus Recreation Center was reported to the Faculty Senate Wednesday. Austin Quick, Student Association Senate Speaker, told the Faculty Senate he was working with the university administration to create a dedicated...

Local support group aims at supporting parents with special needs

By Olivia Willoughby | April 4, 2012

A local support group aims to help parents with special needs. ParentsWithPromise (PWP), 810 South Fourth St., is dedicated to supporting parents with special needs and helping them in court cases in which they may have their parental rights terminated,...

Campus blotter for 4/5/12

By Northern Star Staff | April 4, 2012

The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Monday At 8:21 a.m.,...

Letter to the editor: Community member encourages vote in April

By Letter to the editor | April 3, 2012

On April 10, the NIU community will have a historic opportunity to participate in the only remaining form of pure democracy that still exists. If you are a registered voter in the City of DeKalb, you will have the chance to vote to place three very important...