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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

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 14, 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....

Student Association Organizational Expo to highlight student groups

By Juliana Leprich | September 13, 2011

Students looking to get involved in a club or organization or just to see what opportunities are available at NIU can find some answers today.The Student Association's Organizational Expo will take place at Central Park from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. The expo...

Bridge of Hope provides grief counseling for DeKalb

By Kelly Bauer | September 13, 2011

To help individuals through one of the darkest points of life, the DeKalb County Hospice started another session of its grief counseling group, Bridge of Hope.Bridge of Hope attendees participate in six free meetings that focus on grief and loss of a...

NIU students volunteer for Red Cross

By Thomas Verschelde | September 13, 2011

The American Red Cross in DeKalb has been busy responding to local and national disasters over the summer. The American Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that helps people through four core services: disaster relief, armed forces and veteran services,...

Campus Blotter for 9/14/11

By Northern Star staff | September 13, 2011

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Monday At...

Northern Star File Photo: Kristin Lash spoke Monday evening
about the issues with outsourcing legal services to Mickey, Wilson,
Weiler, Renzi and Anderson, P.C. for General Legal Services, an
Aurora bases firm.

DeKalb City Council decides to outsource legal matters

By Megan Healy | September 12, 2011

A new Aurora-based legal firm will handle Dekalb's legal matters.After a vote of 5 to 2, the DeKalb City Council authorized DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen to sign an agreement with Mickey, Wilson, Weiler, Renzi and Andersson P.C..Although the council passed...

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