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Student Diplomat Video Contest currently accepting submissions

By Northern Star staff | October 3, 2011

The Association of International Educators (NAFSA) is accepting submissions for its Student Diplomat Video Contest. The contest is for college students who are currently or have recently returned from a study abroad experience.The videos, which should...

NIU releases 2011 Clery Act security report

By Northern Star staff | October 3, 2011

NIU released the 2011 Clery Act security report last week.The report offers crime statistics for the 2010 calendar year.According to the report, the NIU Police Department saw an increase in burglaries in 2010, with 19 cases. This is compared to 14 cases...

Domestic violence vigil helps battered women share ’empowering’ experience

By Kelly Bauer | October 3, 2011

A brown paper tree, its rainbow-colored leaves decorated with the dreams and hopes of abuse survivors, was a focal point at Monday night's "Fallen Leaves Bring New Growth" domestic violence vigil. Self-expression through artwork like the paper tree and...

Film crews prepare to shoot a scene of Ramin Bahrani's Heartland
at The Junction, 816 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. The film stars Zac
Efron and Dennis Quaid.

Monday’s film shoot draws crowds to The Junction parking lot

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | October 3, 2011

Yellow caution tape roped off part of The Junction parking lot on Monday as film crews prepared to film a scene in Ramin Bahrani's Heartland. The movie, starring Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid, began filming in DeKalb County in the summer. However, students...

DeKalb pancake house does flapjacks ‘family-style’

By Thomas Verschelde | October 3, 2011

Andy Ametti, owner and operator of Flappy's Pancake House, 1406 Sycamore Road, worked in the restaurant business all his life.Ametti, originally from Long Island, New York first started working in his family's restaurant."I started going to school as...

The LGBT Resource Center kicked off LGBTQ History Month with
their You-Are-Loved Chalk Message Project on Monday by writing
loving sayings all over campus sidewalks.

LGBT Resource group shares ‘positive, uplifting message’ with students

By Lauren Dielman | October 3, 2011

The LGBT Resource Center will host several events in October in honor of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) History Month.The first event, the You-Are-Loved-Chalk Message Project, took place Monday. Ryan Mishler, senior civic leadership...

Artists take their work to the streets in Sycamore’s fourth annual Art Walk

By Olivia Willoughby | October 3, 2011

Artists gathered for the fourth annual Art Walk, showing off several collections of artwork in different types of media.The Sycamore Art Attack hosted Saturday's event."The main goal is to get local people out to see what kind of great artists we have...

National Depression Screening Day offers support for students

By Thomas Verschelde | October 3, 2011

NIU will hold a depression screening from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lincoln Room of the Holmes Student Center. NIU's Counseling and Student Development Center will host the screening in recognition of National Depression Screening Day. "It...

City blotter 10/4/11

By Northern Star staff | October 3, 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 proved guilty in a court of law. Saturday At 1:07 a.m., DeKalb County Sheriff's deputies observed...

Campus blotter 10/4/11

By Northern Star staff | October 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.   Friday At 2:30 a.m.,...

State Senator Christine Johnson, Illinois 35th District, gave a
speech commending the Student Association's ability to work
together as a student body at the meeting Sunday night.

SA Senate kicks off

By Felix Sarver | October 2, 2011

State Senator Christine Johnson, Illinois 35th District, gave a speech commending the Student Association's ability to work together as a student body at the meeting Sunday night.

ROTC attends weekend retreat

By Andrea Azzo | October 2, 2011

Almost 100 students spent the weekend sleeping outside in frigid temperatures in Wisconsin's wilderness. Because of the cold temperature, many were covered in frost. The three-day weekend retreat served as mandatory training for the Reserve Officers'...