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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

B. Michael Williams, seen here in this undated press photo, will be the special guest of the NIU Percussion Ensamble at 8 p.m. tonight in the Music Building's Boutell Memorial Concert Hall.

Percussion Ensemble explores world music theme

By Jessica Cabe | April 1, 2012

Percussionists are often in the background, felt more than heard. The Percussion Ensemble changes that. By placing only percussion instruments on the stage, the ensemble pushes the boundaries of the audiences’ preconceived notions of what these instruments...

The Dark Side of Facebook: Study finds correlation between social media activities and narcissim

By Mary Diamond | April 1, 2012

With 845 million monthly users as of December 2011, Facebook is a social media trend that has touched more lives than just about any other website. So many people interacting in one virtual place has researchers looking for correlations between Facebook...

History’s Foundation: Reavis Hall

By Olivia Willoughby | April 1, 2012

This building holds the majority of English classes at NIU, sprinkled with the occasional communications and other Liberal Arts and Sciences classes. Dedicated to William Claude Reavis, Reavis Hall was built in 1957. William Harms, associate news director...

Harold Raddle Jr., fourth year mechanical engineering major, wears a hoodie at the vigil for Trayvon Martin Friday afternoon.

Community members gather for Trayvon Martin vigil

By Hailey Kurth | April 1, 2012

Over 75 people gathered at the MLK commons Friday afternoon to remember the life of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed in a gated Florida community last month. Hoodie-filled vigils for Martin like this one have occurred around the...

Two men charged with hate crime

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | April 1, 2012

Officers responded to the 1000 block of Ridge Drive for a report of a suspicious vehicle on Friday and recovered a rope noose, a large amount of counterfeit currency and a small amount of cannabis. According to a DeKalb Police Department Press Release,...

Juvenile charged in criminal damage incidents

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | April 1, 2012

DeKalb police arrested a 15-year-old juvenile in connection with several criminal damage incidents that occurred Friday night. Thirteen incidents were reported on the south side of town on Saturday morning. The suspects used spray paint to damage cars,...

DeKalb man arrested on controlled substance charges

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | April 1, 2012

DeKalb police received a report of drug activity at a residence in the 600 block of North Eleventh Street and a search warrant was issued on Thursday. About one half ounce of cocaine was seized from the residence. According to a DeKalb Police Department...

Some victims may not report sexual assault, harassment

By Hailey Kurth | April 1, 2012

May it be a pat or pinch of someone’s behind, or a display of demeaning or sexual materials, sexual harassment can happen anywhere. Andrea Drott, interpersonal violence health educator at health enhancement, said sexual harassment is considered anything...

Biden, Duncan to discuss college affordability

By Northern Star Staff | April 1, 2012

On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will travel to Norfolk, Va., to discuss college affordability. That afternoon, Biden will answer questions about college affordability on Twitter. Anyone can send questions...

LGBT Resource Center to host 8th annual Ally Awards

By Northern Star Staff | April 1, 2012

April is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Awareness Month at NIU. The LGBT Resource Center will host the 8th annual Ally Awards, which honor NIU faculty, staff, students and DeKalb organizations that “have been allies to the LGBT community...

Rec Center to host wheelchair basketball game

By Northern Star Staff | April 1, 2012

The Recreation Center will host a game between the National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s Rockford Chariots and Chicago Hornets Thursday. “The event is open to the community, it’s free of charge, it’s entertaining and it provides an opportunity...

Astronaut Story Musgrave shares his life experience with those who came to see him speak at the Capitol Room in the Holmes Student Center Saturday evening. The former astronaut served in the Korean War as a mechanic and has flown on six space shuttle missions. One of the most important missions was STS-61, in which he repaired the Hubble Space Telescope.

‘The Beauty and Glory of Spaceflight’: Astronaut speaks about experiences, reinventing self

By Lauren Dielman | April 1, 2012

Story Musgrave was a NASA astronaut for more than 30 years. Musgrave started his career as an aircraft electrician and engine mechanic in the U.S. Marines before being employed as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in 1967. During his career as a NASA astronaut,...

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