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Campus Blotter for 11/04/11

By Northern Star staff | November 3, 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. Sunday At 2:47 a.m.,...

Duties of dealing with the dead: DeKalb county coroner up for reelection, unopposed since 1984

By Linze Griebenow | November 3, 2011

Dealing with dead bodies is not typically part of the job description in most occupations. However, DeKalb County coroner Dennis Miller has been dealing with them for the last 32 years. Deaths in Dekalb County that are sudden with an unknown cause, violent...

No injuries in car accident involving Sycamore restaurant, Johnny’s Charhouse

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | November 3, 2011

No injuries were reported after an elderly woman drove through a window at Johnny's Charhouse in Sycamore Thursday. "An elderly woman was trying to park her car and jumped the curb and went through the building," said Marc Doty, Sycamore Assistant Fire...

Schmidt files motion to dismiss indictment

By Dave Gong | November 2, 2011

Pre-trial motions were filed at a hearing Wednesday for the Sycamore woman charged in the February accident that killed an NIU student and her boyfriend.Attorneys for Patricia Schmidt, 47, filed a motion to dismiss Schmidt's indictment, as well as a motion...

Sorority hosts bake sale for Egyptian Theatre

By Juliana Leprich | November 2, 2011

Sigma Lambda Sigma will host a bracelet and bake sale to help raise money for the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., today.Baked goods are on sale 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Wirtz Hall.Sorority members baked a variety of items for the sale and are also...

Committee to review policy about bringing select guests to classes

By Andrea Azzo | November 2, 2011

University Council voted to send a policy about classroom guests back to the Academic Policy Committee Wednesday.The proposed policy requires that guests who go into classrooms, like supervisors or security personnel, must receive permission from the...

Senior circuit court position to be filled by first female presiding judge of DeKalb county

By Dave Gong | November 2, 2011

Circuit Judge Robbin Stuckert will become the first female presiding judge of the DeKalb County judicial circuit following the retirement of current Presiding Judge Kurt Klein.Klein said Stuckert is the senior circuit judge in DeKalb County and has worked...

City blotter for 11/03/11

By Northern Star staff | November 2, 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. Tuesday At 3:50 p.m., DeKalb Police ran the registration...

Freshman undecided major Katie Bentley selects an energy drink
at the Hot Spot, 901 Lucinda Ave. Wednesday evening.

Students may want to reconsider relying on energy drinks

November 2, 2011

Energy shots and Red Bulls may not be the right solution when students are seeking an energy boost.These neurological stimuli don't provide the same type of energy that food or sleep would."[These stimuli provide] the feeling of energy, but not a true...

Lead NIU Summit gives students chance to network, develop leadership skills

November 2, 2011

NIU students can get "buried" this weekend as a part Student Involvement and Leadership Development's Lead NIU Summit.SILD's Lead NIU Summit, held 5 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, will host a number of events in the Holmes Student...

Siew Lian Lim, sculpture graduate student and Buddhist nun,
stands in front of her shadow puppets, which she fashioned from
refuse material such as aluminum cans, food wrappers and
Styrofoam.

Buddhist nun advocates peace through sculpture

By Chelsey Boutan | November 2, 2011

Sculpture graduate student Siew Lian Lim isn't your typical Buddhist nun. Wearing her traditional gray Sangha robe, Lim scours campus parking lots and dumpsters looking for aluminum cans, food wrappers, Styrofoam and other items that she will later use...

Andrew Rifkin

Former NIU Police officer accused of sexually assaulting student

By Andrea Azzo | November 2, 2011

A former NIU Police officer was charged Tuesday for sexually assaulting a female student. Andrew Rifkin is accused of criminal sexual assault, said Victor Escarcida, DeKalb County assistant state's attorney. The victim, an NIU student, filed a complaint...