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Eddie Guerrero giving a speech on why he should be made Parliamentarian. Guerrero currently serves as a Senator on NIU’s Student Government Association. (Kahlil Kambui | Northern Star)
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SGA appoints new parliamentarian
Police lights flash behind caution tape. A teenager was arrested Friday in connection with an armed robbery that occurred Jan. 11. (Northern Star File Photo)
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Teenager arrested in connection with armed robbery
A graph shows the distribution of grades NIU undergraduate students received in fall 2023 and spring 2024. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)
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What kind of grades did NIU students receive in the last academic school year?
An image shows an envelope with a hook through it in front of a laptop. Hundreds of emails were compromised during NIU’s fall 2024 finals week. (Just_Super via Getty Images)
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Hundreds of emails compromised during fall ‘24 finals week
 

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A photo shows Chief of NIU Police Darren Mitchell. Mitchell will retire on Jan. 31 after 25 years of service. (Northern Star File Photo)
NIU police chief announces retirement after 25 years of service

DeKALB – NIU Police Chief Darren Mitchell will retire on Jan....

An image shows the mugshot of Jonathan Hurst in 2020. Jury selection for Hurst’s trial will begin on Tuesday. Hurst is accused of murdering Sycamore residents Patricia and Robert Wilson. (DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office)
Jury selection in Sycamore double murder trial to start Tuesday

This piece was updated as of 1/18 at 1:55pm to make a correction. Correction:...

An image shows a college graduate holding a piggy bank. On Friday, NIU students received an email notification that MAP grant amounts would be reduced by 8%. (skodonnell via Getty Images)
MAP grant disbursement decreases for Spring 2025
A graphic shows the Illinois state seal, an image depicting a member of a gym, a mobile drivers license and a payscale. Nearly 300 new laws went into effect at the start of 2025. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
New laws taking effect in Illinois and what students think of them
An image shows the state of a collapsed 1024 W. Hillcrest Dr. apartment building. The building caught fire on Dec. 22 and is set to be demolished. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)
Christmas week fire forces NIU students and residents to relocate
The DeKalb city council takes a photo at its Jan. 13 meeting with residents of buildings affected in the Dec. 22 Hillcrest apartment fire and community members who were involved in the aid process. (Joseph Ndu | Northern Star)
DeKalb residents voice fears of second Trump administration
 

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