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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

SA Senate discusses campus facilities, bond revenue, new senator at meeting Sunday

By Felix Sarver | November 20, 2011

The Student Association Senate discussed campus bond revenue, transferred funds and inducted a new senator Sunday at its shortest meeting of the semester to date. During his report, Senate Speaker Austin Quick claimed students are not getting their dollar's...

Dead Man Walking

By Thomas Verschelde and Dave Gong | November 20, 2011

Editor's note: Due to the sensitive nature of this material, the subject's name has been changed at his request to protect his privacy. At age 21, Adam Larson died for the first time. Larson, a Rockford resident, began using drugs at age 16. "I smoked...

Meghan Connell, Northern Star-Samanatha Schultz, junior
radiology major at Kishwaukee College looks though handcrafted
jewerly at the Second Annual Kish Artisan Market in Kishwaukee
Hospital Friday afternoon.

Second annual artisan’s market offers colorful flowers, home decor

By Olivia Willoughby | November 20, 2011

Around each corner of Friday and Saturday's artisan's market stood numerous booths of colorful nylon flowers and crafty home decor.Kishwaukee Community Hospital's Roberts Conference Center, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, held its second annual artisan's market...

Erik Anderson, Northern Star file photo- Trenton Fuller,
sophomore theater studies major, checks out his "bed" Thursday
night at Box City in the MLK Commons.

SILD hosts ‘Box City’

By Juliana Leprich | November 20, 2011

To most people, cold is just a temporary feeling: the walk from the house to the mailbox or the open window that can be quickly shut. To the 671,859 homeless in the United States, cold is unavoidable. Student Involvement and Leadership Development hosted...

Campus blotter for 11/21/11

By Northern Star Staff | November 20, 2011

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. Thursday At 11:08 p.m.,...

City blotter for 11/21/11

By Northern Star Staff | November 20, 2011

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. Thursday At 3:53 p.m., DeKalb Police received a report of...

Crystal Lake’s fine nine represented on hockey team

By Ed Reitveld | November 17, 2011

Nine members of the NIU hockey program have traded in the green and yellow of Crystal Lake South high school for the black and red at NIU.Eight are players, including Mark Greenberg, Nick Remley, Jonny Perillo and Danny Stetzinger who are on the D-II...

City blotter for 11/18/11

By Northern Star staff | November 17, 2011

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. Thursday At 3:49 a.m., an officer observed Anthony J. Kier,...

Campus blotter for 11/18/11

By Northern Star staff | November 17, 2011

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 Between 4:56...

People who abuse 911 service could face legal action

By Kelly Bauer | November 16, 2011

"I would like to report a terrorist activity: My neighbor threatened to kill my cat." This is just one of the non-emergency 911 calls that the DeKalb Police Department has received, DeKalb Police Sgt. Lisa Miller said. The calls aren't uncommon for the...

Feed’Em Soup founder steps down as president

November 16, 2011

Feed'Em Soup founder David Lumpkin is stepping down from his role as company president after two years."I am sad to leave...but I know that for Feed'Em Soup to grow there must be a change and I know that change, in this instance, is a good thing," Lumpkin...

NIU health administrators question legitimacy of sexual health study

November 16, 2011

NIU ranked 98 on the 2011 Edition Trojan Sexual Health Report Card out of 141 universities, a 39-spot drop from the 2010 study. Though this may appear a great drop from NIU's rank last year, some of the basic criteria of the study was not met. According...

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