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Lupstein ticket needs to earn students' trust

Lupstein ticket needs to earn students’ trust

By Ryan Ocasio | April 12, 2015

Vice President-elect Reggie Bates (second from the left) campaigns for the Voice of Change on March 24 in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons. The Voice of Change ticket must re-earn student’s trust after collaborating unethically with Jake Swick, an...

Starting pitcher Jon Lester throws the ball during his Chicago Cubs debut on Sunday at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs were blanked by the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-0, in the season opener but will look to even up their record in the second game of the series at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday at Wrigley Field. The game will air on WGN.

Chicago Cubs | Jon Lester

By The Associated Press | April 5, 2015

Starting pitcher Jon Lester throws the ball during his Chicago Cubs debut on Sunday at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs were blanked by the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-0, in the season opener but will look to even up their record in the second game of the...

Chicago White Sox | Jose Quintana

Chicago White Sox | Jose Quintana

By The Associated Press | April 5, 2015

Jose Quintana, considered one of the most underrated pitchers in MLB, pitches March 23 in a spring training game against the San Diego Padres. The White Sox open the regular season against the Kansas City Royals at 3:10 p.m. today at Kauffman Stadium...

NIU women’s golf | Lena Gautier

Women’s golfer Lena Gautier swings an iron at the MAC Championships in April 2014 at the Hawthorns Golf Club in Fishers, Ind. While Gautier may have won her fair share of events in France before she came to the United States, she continues to improve...

Student-parents out of options if centers close

Student-parents out of options if centers close

By Kelsey Brown | March 25, 2015

Elizabeth Shulz, 4, of Belvidere plays at the sand table Feb. 27 at NIU Campus Child Care. The center provides services for student-parents, but Illinois childcare providers could close due to a budget shortfall. Student parents won’t have afforadable options for childcare if nearby centers have to close down, writes Perspectiver writer Angelina McNeela.

SA Senate approves $4,400 in supplemental funding for two organizations

SA Senate approves $4,400 in supplemental funding for two organizations

By Alexandra Meyer | March 23, 2015

Forensics President Julia Boyle speaks to the Student Association Senate about Forensics going to the National Forensics Association National Championship and its need for supplemental funding during Sunday's SA Senate meeting in the Holmes Student Center. The supplemental funding will pay for travel, hotel stay, meals, entrance fee, and coaching fee.

NIU softball vs. North Dakota State | Keegan Hayes

NIU softball vs. North Dakota State | Keegan Hayes

Softball pitcher Keegan Hayes delivers the ball to home plate in Thursday’s game against the North Dakota State Bison at Mary M. Bell Field. Hayes suffered the loss, but the freshman pitcher has filled a key role in the Huskies’ pitching staff and...

In this image released by Lionsgate, Theo James, left, and Shailene Woodley appear in a scene from "The Divergent Series: Insurgent."

Sycamore Theatre giving away movie poster at Thursday ‘Insurgent’ showing

By Northern Star staff | March 19, 2015

Sycamore State Theatre, 420 W. State St., will show "Insurgent," the second movie in the Divergent film series, at 8 p.m. Thursday.Attendees have a chance to win a movie poster at the showing."Insurgent" follows Tris as she and her partner, Four, battle...

Local government proposed cuts

Local government proposed cuts

By Northern Star File Photo | March 15, 2015

DeKalb city workers lay down asphalt and repair potholes on Knolls Avenue on Feb. 27, 2014. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to cut the Local Government Distributive Fund, which is used for public safety, roads and public works, would leave the city of...

Nancy Kasinski, handler with Oaken Acres of Sycamore, holds Hamlet, a barred owl Wednesday in Montgomery Hall's auditorium. Christy Gebritz, director of operations at Oaken Acres asserts, said if an injured animal is found in the wild to call a shelter immediately and keep the animal in a warm, dark, quiet space and not to feed it or give it water. Students can learn more about caring for wildlife with Oaken Acres by volunteering or interning with the organization.

Nancy Kasinski, handler with Oaken Acres of Sycamore, holds Hamlet, a barred owl Wednesday in Montgomery Hall’s auditorium. Christy Gebritz, director of operations at Oaken Acres asserts, said if an injured animal is found in the wild to call a shelter immediately and keep the animal in a warm, dark, quiet space and not to feed it or give it water. Students can learn more about caring for wildlife with Oaken Acres by volunteering or interning with the organization.

By Alex LaBee | March 5, 2015

Nancy Kasinski, handler with Oaken Acres of Sycamore, holds Hamlet, a barred owl Wednesday in Montgomery Hall's auditorium. Christy Gebritz, director of operations at Oaken Acres asserts, said if an injured animal is found in the wild to call a shelter immediately and keep the animal in a warm, dark, quiet space and not to feed it or give it water. Students can learn more about caring for wildlife with Oaken Acres by volunteering or interning with the organization.