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J. Cole to play Convo

By Alex Fiore | February 12, 2012

A third spring semester concert is coming to the Convocation Center. Rapper J. Cole will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 18 at the Convocation Center as part of the Campus Consciousness Tour. North Carolina native Jeremy Cole earned recognition during last...

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Northern Light Ambassadors seek new applicants

By Jordan Birchfield | February 12, 2012

The Northern Light Ambassadors are looking for new leaders for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Northern Light Ambassadors is an organization founded in 2011 that chooses a select group of representatives from NIU's College of Business, College of Education,...

Candidate profiles: DeKalb County State’s Attorney

By Northern Star Staff | February 12, 2012

DeKalb County State's Attorney Clay Campbell Hometown: Sycamore Current Occupation- DeKalb County State's Attorney Political Affiliation- Republican Main Platform- Successfully prosecuting the large number of murder and homicide cases that they've filed...

Campus blotter for 2/13/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 12, 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. TUESDAY At 11:23 p.m.,...

‘Frat Attack’ raises money for scholarships

By Kelly Bauer | February 12, 2012

For a few hours Saturday night, Frat Attack was back. The seventh annual Frat Attack acts as an event to raise money for scholarships. Participating fraternities engage in a "stroll," or dancing competition. Sororities drew fraternity names from a hat,...

City blotter for 2/13/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 12, 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 Friday At 8:46 p.m., a DeKalb police officer ran a registration...

Liz Howell, senior fiber art major, sews glass onto a silk dress
that she hopes to finish for her exhibition Friday.

Student puts heart into art

By Chelsey Boutan | February 9, 2012

For a few months, Liz Howell felt dizzy and fatigued, but she wasn't quite sure what was wrong. That changed when the fiber art senior found out her resting heart rate was 30 bpm. It should've been between 50 to 90 bpm.Howell said the cardiologist reassured...

James McClanahan, freshman music performance major, smokes a
cigarette outside of Neptune North Wednesday afternoon.

Local legislators oppose state smoking ban exemption

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | February 8, 2012

In Jan. 2011, State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, introduced legislation that would amend the Smoke-Free Illinois Act. The legislation would allow municipalities the choice to offer smoking licenses to eligible establishments. According to...

Rumors swirl around demise of ‘The Office’

By Shelby Devitt | February 8, 2012

It's been obvious to dedicated fans of The Office that the show's best years are over, but it's been a long, aggravating decline to the certain demise of the NBC comedy hit. New rumors concerning cast members indicate the end truly is near.There has been...

Beats Chicago

Beats Chicago

By Alex Fiore | February 8, 2012

Chicago's summer music schedule may get a little more crowded.Live Music Blog writer Nick Isasi reported Monday that electronic artists Skrillex, Daft Punk, and Afrojack may be performing in Chicago as part of the brand new Spring Awakening Festival.Isasi...

Author, blogger Cory Doctorow to speak at NIU

By Ross Hettel | February 8, 2012

Cory Doctorow, best-selling author and co-editor of the popular online blog Boing-Boing, will speak at NIU at 12 p.m. Thursday in the Carl Sanburg Auditorium.Doctorow will speak for an hour regarding freedom of information and the Internet as well as...