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First-Year Experience seeks summer orientation leaders

October 17, 2011

Start prepping your best backwards walk - tonight NIU begins the hunt for summer orientation leaders.NIU's Orientation and First-Year Experience will hold its first summer 2012 orientation leader informational meeting at 6 p.m. tonight in the Douglas...

SA Senate discusses recognition of disbanded student organizations

By Felix Sarver | October 16, 2011

If a student group is absent from campus for more than one academic year,it must now re-apply for Student Association Senate recognition.A bill to amend bylaws concerning the recognition process of disbanded or absent organizations was passed unanimously...

NIU's 2011 Homecoming court after the King and Queen were
announced at the game Saturday afternoon.

Homecoming king and queen crowned

By Felix Sarver | October 16, 2011

Steven Williams and Elizabeth Elie were crowned Homecoming king and queen during halftime at Saturday's football game against the West Michigan Broncos."It's definitely an honor," Elie said. "This is always something I wanted to do before I graduated."Elie...

Google Maps-This map only shows 20 of the 35 registered sex
offenders in the DeKalb area.

Of 35 registered sex offenders in DeKalb, one is NIU student

By Dave Gong | October 16, 2011

There are currently 35 registered sex offenders living in DeKalb, one of which is a current NIU student who was charged with criminal sexual abuse, according to the National Sex Offender Public website. NIU policy states if the university finds that...

One dead in stove fire

By Dave Gong | October 16, 2011

A DeKalb man was found dead in his apartment after the DeKalb Fire Department responded to University Village for a report of a structure fire, 630 N. Annie Glidden Road, at 2:13 a.m. Saturday, according to a DeKalb fire department press release.According...

Medicinal applications of prohibited substances could be beneficial

By Mitch Downey | October 16, 2011

Some compelling studies have emerged over the past decade that have linked prohibited substances--including MDMA (Ecstasy), and psilocybin ("magic mushrooms")--with significant, and sometimes profound, medical applications.Unfortunately for researchers,...

TicketFace.com offers unique ticket-buying experience

TicketFace.com offers unique ticket-buying experience

By Kelly Bauer | October 16, 2011

Innovation plays a large role in operating a successful business, and it isn't just the ability to invent something, but to improve upon a process or a product, said business management professor Lynn Neeley. For the entrepreneurs who started TicketFace.com,...

DeKalb community still feels Keller’s death

By Faith Healy | October 16, 2011

Friday marked one year since student Antinette ‘Toni' Keller disappeared. On Oct. 14, 2010, Keller, a freshman art major, went missing. Keller told her friends around noon Oct. 14 she was going to Prairie Park to work on an art project. She never returned....

Campus Recreation to host mid-semester Group Fitness Free Week

By Faith Healy | October 16, 2011

Starting today and ending Friday, the Campus Recreation will host its mid-semester Group Fitness Free Week. Students can try out any of the Campus Recreation's group fitness classes for free. The free classes will include Yoga, Body Combat, Cycle, Zumba,...

DeKalb, NIU work to prevent sexual abuse

By Kelly Bauer | October 16, 2011

Domestic abuse is not easily defined. It can be psychological, emotional or physical. It does not just happen in heterosexual couples, but can also occur in homosexual unions. Men and women can be both abused and abusers. Experts even disagree on what...

City blotter for 10/17/11

By Northern Star Staff | October 16, 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 8:25 a.m., DeKalb Police checked the registration...

Campus blotter for 10/17/11

By Northern Star Staff | October 16, 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. Wednesday At 12:40 p.m.,...