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Campus blotter for 10/10/11

By Northern Star Staff | October 9, 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. ThursdayAt 1:38 p.m.,...

Were you too occupied to occupy Chicago?

By Aaron Brooks | October 9, 2011

Saturday I occupied Chicago. Marching through the streets felt good, but not great. The day was disappointing for two reasons.Foremost, you were not there. It was nice to hear honks of support and cheers from the sidelines, but it would have been better...

City blotter for 10/10/11

By Northern Star Staff | October 9, 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 10:19 p.m., DeKalb Police checked the license...

Derek Smith of Pretty Lights, a genre of dubstep, performs live
at the Convocation Center Thursday night.

Pretty Lights preforms beautifully at the Convocation Center

By Alex Fiore | October 7, 2011

"For a tour based on an album named Lasers, I was just hoping the light show would be a little more creative than colored spotlights and a series of blinding strobe lights."That's what my fellow Scene columnist Aurora Schnorr wrote in review of the Lupe...

The NIU School of Music Jazz Band plays at the 1920's themed
cocktail mixer at the Stratford Inn, 355 W. State Street Sycamore,
on Thursday evening.

It was the cat’s pajamas!: Party in Sycamore revives 1920’s fashion

By Kelly Bauer | October 6, 2011

The flapper era was reborn Thursday night at the Stratford Inn during the DeKalb Public library's 1920s costume cocktail mixer The mixer, which was meant to call to mind the excessive era of the roaring ‘20s, was held as part of the DeKalb Public Library's...

Lewis Black preformed at the Egyptian Theatre Thursday
night.

Black is the night: Comedian entertains with his ‘raw and on-point’ humor.

By Connor Rice | October 6, 2011

"Let's start by bringing those expectations down." Those were the first words out of Lewis Black's mouth Thursday at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., and they were met with cheers from the audience. But it didn't take long for Black to put his...

NIU alum Scott Bolzan speaks to students about how he relearned
the events of his life after suffering retrograde amnesia.

Alumnus recalls not remembering: Scott Bolzan speaks to students about his book ‘My Life, Deleted: A Memoir’

By Chelsey Boutan | October 6, 2011

Imagine waking up in a hospital and not knowing what your name was, let alone that you have a wife, son and daughter. NIU alumnus Scott Bolzan was 46 and had no memory, from proposing to his wife on NIU's campus to raising his children. Scott, along with...

Boy Scouts honor four DeKalb County citizens

By Ryan Felgenhauer | October 6, 2011

Jesus Romero donates his time to helping fellow Sycamore residents, but he wasn't always so fond of the city."When I first moved here, I didn't like it," Romero said. "But now that I have my own family, I cannot think of a better place in which to live."Romero...

The Associated Press - A computer screen displays a picture of
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs with the inscription 1955-2011 at an
Apple store in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. Jobs, 56, died
Wednesday following a long battle against pancreatic cancer.

Steve jobs: businessman, inventor, visionary.

By Jessica Cabe | October 6, 2011

Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs was a visionary businessman who changed the way we communicate.He shaped the music industry and, arguably, saved it from complete collapse with the development of iTunes. He changed the way we surf the web with his handheld...

The Associated Press - Flowers, apples and notes are displayed
in tribute to Steve Jobs outside of an Apple store in Chicago,
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. Jobs, the Apple co-founder and former CEO
who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that
transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the
iPod and iPhone, has died. He was 56.

Steve Jobs tribute

By Nam Y. Huh | October 6, 2011

The Associated Press - Flowers, apples and notes are displayed in tribute to Steve Jobs outside of an Apple store in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. Jobs, the Apple co-founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets...

The Associated Press - Flowers, apples and notes are displayed
in tribute to Steve Jobs outside of an Apple store in Chicago,
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. Jobs, the Apple co-founder and former CEO
who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that
transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the
iPod and iPhone, has died. He was 56.

Students show mixed reactions to death of former Apple CEO

By Olivia Willoughby | October 6, 2011

Facebook and Twitter overflowed with numerous "R.I.P. Steve Jobs" statuses and updates in reaction to the Apple co-founder's death Wednesday night."I was on Facebook and I saw everyone's statuses saying ‘R.I.P. Steve Jobs,'" said freshman marketing...

Sam Dundeck, sophomore visual communication major, draws a live
model in her life drawing class Thursday morning.

Nude modeling is not about being ‘wild or crazy’

By Chelsey Boutan | October 6, 2011

When junior sociology major Edgar Miranda posed nude for a life drawing class for the first time, he was nervous."My heart was beating fast because I've never been nude in front of so many people," Miranda said. "I kept telling myself, ‘You don't have...