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Point/Counterpoint: Student Association candidates

By Perspective Staff | March 27, 2017

A long-standing debate exists about whether it is best that students who serve on the Student Association be a part of Greek Life. Past candidates have argued that it creates an unfair bias against non-Greeks. Greek Life does not prevent diversityFaith...

Coupon of the week: Pizza Pros

March 27, 2017

Pizza Pros is this week's coupon of the week, 1205 W. Lincoln Highway, and is featuring beef rolls on special for $8.99.This establishment serves pizza, pasta, subs, burgers, wings and salads.They are open Saturday through Wednesday 11 a.m. to 1 a.m....

This photo features the casts of three of the four shows in the franchise---Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire and Chicago Med. The full cast of newly released Chicago Justice is not pictured. 

My Chicago franchise obsession

By Melynda Lewis | March 24, 2017

This photo features the casts of three of the four shows in the franchise---Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire and Chicago Med. The full cast of newly released Chicago Justice is not pictured. 

From left, House Budget Committee Chair Diane Black, R-Tenn., House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., the Budget Committee ranking member, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the ranking member of Ways and Means, and Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, gather in the House Rules Committee as the panel shapes the final version of the Republican health care bill before it goes to the floor for debate and a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, sits at top center. 

Reps to vote on healthcare Thursday

By Clarissa Hinshaw | March 23, 2017

From left, House Budget Committee Chair Diane Black, R-Tenn., House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., the Budget Committee ranking member, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the ranking member of Ways and Means, and Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, gather in the House Rules Committee as the panel shapes the final version of the Republican health care bill before it goes to the floor for debate and a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, sits at top center. 

President releases update

By Alexandria Isom | March 23, 2017

DeKALB — President Doug Baker released a Program Prioritization update Wednesday outlining the progress made by administrative programs.Program Prioritization used task forces to create reports that reviewed 223 academic programs and 236 administrative...

7 gifs that are too real for NIU students

By Kaylyn Zielinski | March 23, 2017

1. After you sit through a class in Reavisvia GIPHY2. When you have to pass a gaggle (a flock of geese)via GIPHY3. How you look trekking through the wind to classvia GIPHY4. When you see a huskyvia GIPHY5. When the bus finally rolls around the cornervia...

Brian Brovelli, 40, of DeKalb.

Police arrest three in drug bust

By Northern Star staff | March 22, 2017

Brian Brovelli, 40, of DeKalb.

Cancun and getting dissed by Lil’ Jon

By Brooklynn Schmidgall | March 22, 2017

Spring break was both chaos and bliss. From the preparation to the return to NIU, I had my ups and downs---but the ups were much greater.Every issue and all of the best moments were linked to one thing---a trip to Cancun with some of my sorority sisters.The...

Mural to promote diversity

By Clarissa Hinshaw | March 20, 2017

DeKALB — A new mural in the Holmes Student Center supporting the One Love NIU campaign aims to promote unity and solidarity.The mural was unveiled by members of the Student Association in a ceremony March 2 on the ground floor of the Holmes Student...

The home of Drew Wells, executive director of The Doorstep Project, and his family.

Project houses international students

By Keith Hernandez | March 20, 2017

Drew Wells, executive director of The Doorstep Project, shows a painting he commissioned during a trip to Africa on March 9. The Doorstep Project provides resources for international students. In the past six years, Wells has housed more than 100 international students.