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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Closed Grant dining to host event

By Northern Star staff | April 4, 2017

From 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday students may attend Spring Fling in Grant North Tower’s Dining Hall. The theme of the party is Hawaiian.Music will play for students to dance to and food will be served. Grant Spring Fling Royalty will also be announced.For...

Campus dining to make another road trip stop

By Northern Star staff | April 4, 2017

Campus Dining continues its road trip Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. in the dining halls. This time they’re stopping in the northeast.A few of the special dishes will include lobster bisque, carved Virginia ham and Boston baked beans. There will also be...

Drug-related arrests and judicial referrals have decreased from 2014 to 2015. Despite the city decriminalizing up to 10 grams of cannabis in January, the Student Conduct code for possession remains the same this academic year.

Code to remain unchanged

By Lindsey Salvatelli | April 3, 2017

Drug-related arrests and judicial referrals have decreased from 2014 to 2015. Despite the city decriminalizing up to 10 grams of cannabis in January, the Student Conduct code for possession remains the same this academic year.

Teen organ donation could help save more lives

By MacKenzie Meadows | April 3, 2017

Illinois is one of the few states left that does not allow teenagers under the age of 18 to become organ donors, but thankfully, change might be on the horizon. On Feb. 2, Secretary Jesse White approved of a bill proposed by Illinois Sen. Mattie Hunter...

In Focus: Is the NIU police substation a smart move?

By Perspective Staff | April 3, 2017

The former TCF Bank office in the Holmes Student Center is being repurposed into a police substation, according to a March 20 NIU announcement.Ian Tancun | ColumnistOpening a police substation in the Holmes Student Center seems like a good idea on paper;...

Attackers go phishing at NIU

By Alexandria Isom | March 30, 2017

The Division of Information Technology is implementing a multi-factor authentication security system to protect students from an increase in phishing emails.Phishing attacks are when an attacker disguises an email by mimicking a university or business...

Candidates reach for student voters

By Lindsey Salvatelli | March 30, 2017

DeKALB — With only a week left before the DeKalb consolidated election, three mayoral candidates spoke to community members at the Holmes Student Center.Three of four candidates — Jerry Smith, Misty Haji-Sheikh and Mayor John Rey — delivered their...

Point/Counterpoint: Free tuition

By Perspective Staff | March 30, 2017

A campaign called Tuition Free Illinois, headed by Illinois Rep. Will Guzzardi, is visiting public universities in Illinois to gain support and advocate for students to receive a free college education.Tuition-free college will never workMacKenzie Meadows...

Why I decided to become an organ donor

By Brooklynn Schmidgall | March 30, 2017

Being an organ donor could be tough decision for some, but to me, it never was. The way I look at it, why not? Once I’m dead and gone, my heart, my liver, my eyes, etc. — they’ll all be of no use to me.I want someone else to have them rather than...

Students to Experience a Day in “Prison”

By Northern Star staff | March 29, 2017

Come live a day in the life of a prisoner from 5:45 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center Regency Room.  First and Second Year Experience will host this event, which is to feature interactive events and 3 speakers.At 6:10 p.m. Jack King...

Games to be Played in Neptune

By Northern Star staff | March 29, 2017

Neptune residents can bring guests and join their hall council from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday in the Neptune Smart Classroom for Game Night. This will reoccur each Thursday until April 20.There will an assortment of board and card games for students to choose...

Men to Walk a Mile in Heels for Charity

By Northern Star staff | March 28, 2017

Registration for Safe Passage’s Walk a Mile in her Shoes fundraiser begins at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Convocation Center. Participants, including men, will be walking one mile in high heels to raise awareness...

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