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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

Candidate profiles: DeKalb County Board District 11

By Joe Palmer | February 14, 2012

Name: Daniel Cribben Affiliation: Republican Hometown: Somonauk Current Occupation: Production Agriculture & Real Estate Appraisal Platform: Developing and operating DeKalb County under a balanced budget     Name: Suzanna Fahnestock Affiliation:...

Students develop way to help Africa create electricity

By Felix Sarver | February 14, 2012

NIU social entrepreneurs are in need of votes for Dell Social Innovation Challenge to win funding for a new device to help Africa create electricity. John Harkness, Alan Hurt, Jason Schwebke and Mike Sutarik formed Light Up Africa and came up with the...

Campus blotter for 2/15/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 14, 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. SUNDAY At 12:29 a.m.,...

City Blotter for 2/15/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 14, 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 proven guilty in a court of law. SUNDAY At 11:41 p.m., a DeKalb police officer initiated a...

Boing Boing co-editor speaks at NIU

By Ross Hettel | February 14, 2012

Blogger, best-selling author, and Internet activist Cory Doctorow visited NIU on Thursday to give a speech on the subject of Internet freedom and the social and ethical aspects of free speech in the digital age.Doctorow, who is co-editor for the popular...

Kimberly Agee, mother of the late Steven Agee II, discusses her
son and the scholarship the family is setting up in his name Monday
night at the Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center.

Steven Agee II Scholarship

By Jerry Burnes/Northern Star | February 13, 2012

Kimberly Agee, mother of the late Steven Agee II, discusses her son and the scholarship the family is setting up in his name Monday night at the Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center.

Senior history major Nina Cunningham is escorted from the city
council meeting by police chief Bill Feithen after raising her
voice in protest of the DeKalb Police Station's relocation Monday
night.

Students removed from council meeting

By Olivia Willoughby | February 13, 2012

Several angry students had to be removed from the DeKalb City Council meeting Monday.After discussing the main agenda, the council invited citizens to speak about issues they were concerned with. Three students took the opportunity to address the new...

TV: Teacher, mother, secret lover

By Linze Griebenow | February 13, 2012

The Simpsons is arguably the most American cultural phenomenon since denying the metric system.Although there has been criticism over the years of the declining quality of the program, Bart Simpson reminds us that, "They've given us hundreds of hours...

Kimberly Agee, mother of the late Steven Agee II, discusses her
son and the scholarship the family is setting up in his name Monday
night at the Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center.

Scholarship created to honor Agee

By Hailey Kurth | February 13, 2012

There wasn't an empty seat at the Steven R. Agee II scholarship fund kickoff Monday. The event was hosted by Steven's mother, Kimberly Agee, in the Holmes Student Center Capitol Room. "I think it was a wonderful night," Kimberly said. "So many students...

Valentine's Day decorations adorn the DeKalb White Castle.

White Castle craves true love

By Katie Finlon | February 13, 2012

"True love means letting your date have the last bite." That's the kind of advice that comes standard on White Castle table dressings. White Castle, 1602 S. Sycamore Road, will host its Valentine's Day promotion from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. today. The goal...

The Simpsons reach 500 episodes

By Katie Finlon | February 13, 2012

Twenty-three seasons. 500 episodes.Ay caramba."At Long Last Leave," the 500th episode of The Simpsons, will air at 8 p.m. Sunday on Fox.According to Entertainment Weekly, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will make a cameo on the episode. Assange is under...

Environmental Studies Club creates connections for members

By Joe Palmer | February 13, 2012

A new club has sprung up on campus for students interested in environmental studies.The Environmental Studies Club and is dedicated to creating professional channels and connections for members within the environmental studies field, according to the...

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