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4-C to teach child care classes

By Olivia Willoughby | September 14, 2011

Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) will offer parenting education classes starting Sept. 21. Class sessions will cover six topics in order to help parents understand their children and raise them in a safe environment. 4-C hopes to create a bond with...

Police report indicates DeKalb is getting safer

September 14, 2011

According to the DeKalb Police Department's Annual Report, from 2009 to 2010, sex offenses and burglary have both dropped 8 percent, theft dropped 13 percent and criminal sexual assault dropped 2 percent."As time allows, we have tried to focus on being...

Ill. legislators remain split on concealed carry

By Brittany Swinton | September 14, 2011

The May defeat of concealed carry legislation left some Illinois residents upset. U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren released a press statement addressing a letter he recently sent to Illinois lawmakers regarding concealed carry legislation. In the letter, Hultgren...

Alpha Psi Lambda to kick off Latin Heritage Month

By Megan Healy | September 14, 2011

DeKALB | Latino fever hits DeKalb with a celebration of El Grito to begin Latino Heritage Month.El Grito is the celebration of Mexican Independence Day and is hosted by Alpha Psi Lambda coed fraternity. The words El Grito translate to "the shout" in Spanish."The...

BOT to discuss ‘College Grind’

By Northern Star Staff | September 14, 2011

The NIU Board of Trustees will meet at 9 a.m. today in Altgeld Hall 315.Among items up for approval are the Fiscal Year 2012 internal budget, a report from the office of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and discussion of Vision 2020.Items up...

Driver services coming to NIU

By Northern Star Staff | September 14, 2011

Secretary of State Jesse White will bring driver and vehicle services to campus Monday, according to a press release.Students, faculty, staff and local residents will be able to renew their drivers license or state ID, purchase vehicle plate stickers,...

The Stage Coach Players of DeKalb will open their new musical
comedy Curtains Thursday. 

Curtains up for the Stage Coach Players of DeKalb

September 14, 2011

The Stage Coach Players of DeKalb will open their new musical comedy Curtains Thursday. "Curtains is about a theater company in 1959, who are showing a preview of their new play when the lead lady is murdered on stage," said director Tim Ball. The mystery...

Alternative Spring Break

By Northern Star Staff | September 14, 2011

The office of Student Involvement and Leadership Development will hold an informational meeting about their Alternative Spring Break program tonight.The meeting is at 8 p.m. in Stevenson Towers Multi-Purpose Room.ASB is a group of trips designed for NIU...

Karaoke-er: Marilyn Lorch, vocal powerhouse. Songs of Choice:
Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” and Blondie’s “One Way Or Another.” Why
She’s Rockin’ It: “‘Dreams’ is one of my favorite songs ever, and
the other choice is just a little faster and more fun.”

DeKalb’s karaoke scene gives locals the spotlight

By Sarah Contreras | September 13, 2011

Contemplating new ways to have fun can be rough. Not that there aren't an abundance of fabulous watering holes and gathering places in our dear city; it's just, if you're anything like me, you sometimes simply crave a break from the usual. But when someone...

DeKalb Park District discusses 5-year master plan at open house

By Dave Gong | September 13, 2011

Cindy Capek, DeKalb County Park District executive director, said she was disappointed with the turnout at the park district open house, The DeKalb County Park District discussed its five-year master plan at an open house Tuesday evening at Hopkins Park...

Volunteer fair offers opportunities for student involvement

By Felix Sarver | September 13, 2011

Students can expect many opportunities at the Volunteer Fair hosted by Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD) at 3 p.m. today in the Stevenson Towers Food Court. The fair is an annual event organized by Becky Harlow, assistant director...

Freshman nursing major, Elizabeth Dunn, works on getting her
eight hours of sleep. Andrea Drott, health educator for Health
Enhancement reccomends that students get seven to eight hours of
sleep per night for true academic success.

Sleep deprived students may not perform as well in classes

By Faith Healy | September 13, 2011

Getting sleep is an important element to health. For college students, however, it's the one aspect of life they tend to sacrifice to make time for other activities. Senior biology major Yamini Patel said she loses sleep in order to receive good grades....