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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

A search dog was dispatched at Barsema Hall, 740 Garden Road,
after a bomb threat was reported at 11 a.m. Monday morning.

No bomb found at Barsema despite threat

By Chelsey Boutan & Shelby Devitt | October 31, 2011

After receiving a bomb threat Monday, NIU police evacuated and searched Barsema Hall but didn't find an explosive. NIU Police Sgt. Alan Smith said the NIU police department's dispatch center received a phone call from an employee at Barsema Hall at 10:36...

Shelter, food pantry see rise in dependants

By Kelly Bauer | October 31, 2011

While a stagnant economy is not the only cause of homelessness, it plays a role in the rise of displaced individuals and families, said Michael Newman, Hope Haven emergency shelter coordinator.Newman said people at Hope Haven have also become homeless...

Mother struggles to rise above homelessness

By Kelly Bauer | October 31, 2011

Elissa Vonderheide is homeless. That does not mean she dons rags or sits on the street, begging for cash. Vonderheide searches for jobs, is a pre-nursing student at Kishwaukee College and raises her 3-year-old daughter. She lives and baby-sits for free...

Kyle Myer, junior art education major, sands part of his project
in the woodshop classroom in the Jack Arends Visual Arts Building
Monday night. The ceiling can leak up to 10 gallons of water on a
day with heavy rainfall, woodshop professor Jeremy Gosser said.

Art building sees water woes

By Chelsey Boutan | October 31, 2011

If it's been a rainy weekend, woodshop professor Jeremy Gosser stops by his classroom to make sure water hasn't leaked all over the floor. Gosser has to empty buckets filled with water because the woodshop classroom in the Jack Arends Visual Arts Building...

Man charged in Halloween stabbing

By Northern Star Staff | October 31, 2011

A man accused of stabbing someone with a sword Saturday night faces a $50,000 bond after an arraignment hearing Monday. According to court documents, Kyle P. Keegan, 29, of DeKalb, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery. Keegan said someone...

City blotter for 11/01/11

By Northern Star staff | October 31, 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. Saturday At 2:18 a.m., a DeKalb County Sheriff's deputy stopped...

SA Supreme Court sides with IFC over Delta Chi in dispute

By Felix Sarver | October 31, 2011

On Monday, the Student Association Supreme Court ruled the Interfraternity Council's actions toward Delta Chi were not unconstitutional. Justice Nick Battisti delivered the opinion of the court, noting the case required the Supreme Court to rule on the...

Campus blotter for 11/01/11

By Northern Star staff | October 31, 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. October 12 At 6:00...

Bill Nicklas, associate vice president for institutional
planning and sustainability, speaks to the Student Association
Senate Sunday night in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student
Center.

Two SA senators removed from office Sunday

By Felix Sarver | October 30, 2011

The Student Association Senate went through several changes in its staff and passed a bill allocating funds to SA subcommittees. Former Senators Steven Ray Vaughn and Daniela Miteva resigned from the Senate due to scheduling conflicts, Senate Speaker...

Jordyn Scott, left, 14 months, and Jedara Welton, right, 2,
receive candy Sunday night at the Northern View trick or treat
event.

‘Give me something good to eat’

By Ryan Felgenhauer | October 30, 2011

Little spider men and a black cat stood among children gathered at Northern View apartments Sunday night, hoping to get a taste of a Halloween tradition. The children first gathered in the community center, 1 Northern View Circle, where NIU student organizations...

SA Supreme Court to rule on Delta Chi case against IFC

By Felix Sarver | October 30, 2011

Today the Student Association Supreme Court will decide if Delta Chi has a case against the Interfraternity Council for denying the group full IFC membership.Delta Chi has tried multiple times to apply for full membership within the IFC, the governing...

Pumpkin fanatics lineup outside the DeKalb County Courthouse in
Sycamore Saturday afternoon to check out the pumpkin contest
entries.

Sycamore celebrates 50th Pumpkin Festival

By Ryan Felgenhauer | October 30, 2011

From Thursday to Sunday, pumpkins filled the lawn of the Sycamore Courthouse.The annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary and featured a variety of different events including a parade, 5K run and a pumpkin decorating contest, said...

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