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Devin Oommen

Devin Oommen, News Reporter

Devin Oommen is senior news reporter at the Northern Star. He is a political science major who transferred to NIU this year as a junior.

Devin's hobbies include exercising, yoga, lifting weights, and HIIT workouts and hopes to work in data science in politics in the future. Devin covers the Board of Trustees beat.

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A Togetherall page asks for a patients concerns. Togetherall is a mental health platform that NIU is partnering with. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

NIU offers new mental health app for students

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
February 20, 2024
NIU President Lisa Freeman answers a question from Faculty Senate President Ben Creed on the current state of the university’s campus. The address consisted of a conversation between Freeman and Creed and a 10-minute question and answer session. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Freeman touts accomplishments, students protest at State of the University address

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
February 9, 2024

DeKalb Area Women’s Center to host holiday shopping fair

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
November 28, 2023
Two gas nozzles sit on a gas pump. Gas has gone up an average of 3.8 cents in Illinois. (Getty Images | Iryna Melnyk)

Illinois gas prices rise

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
November 17, 2023
The Board of Trustees conduct its meeting at Altgeld Hall, Room 315. NIU’s Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee discussed the $18 million operating deficit for the 2023 fiscal year. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

Board reports $18 million deficit for 2023 fiscal year

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
November 9, 2023
Charles Rose, a Sycamore attorney, sits in front of a gray background. Rose announced he is running for DeKalb County States Attorney. (Courtesy of Charles Rose)

Sycamore attorney enters state’s attorney race

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
November 2, 2023
Palestinians walk by destroyed buildings in the outskirts of Gaza city. A conflict between Israel and Hamas has been ongoing since a surprise attack on Oct.7. (Ali Mahmoud | AP)

NIU professors discuss conflict between Israel, Hamas

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
October 20, 2023
Multiple graphs show the makeup of NIUs student body. The student body of 15,504 students can be broken up in many different ways. (Joey Trella | Northern Star)

Breaking down NIU’s Fall 2023 enrollment

By Joey Trella and Devin Oommen
October 19, 2023
The DeKalb County Veterans Recognition Fund committee stand in front of the DeKalb Veterans Memorial (from left): Mike Coghlan, Ron Lofton, Michael Embrey, Jerry Smith, and Paul Jerde. The fund will support the DeKalb County Veterans group honor veterans. (Courtesy of the DeKalb County Community Foundation)

DeKalb County Veterans receive new funding

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
October 12, 2023

Illinois prison libraries to receive grant

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
October 5, 2023
Stuffed backpacks hanging on clothing racks with stories attached to the backpacks about students who died by suicide as a part of Sending Silence Packing on Wednesday in MLK Commons. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

Send Silence Packing, ‘no one wants to see you go’

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
October 5, 2023
John Acardo stands in front of Altgeld Hall. Acardo was recently hired as the senior associate vice president and chief Human Resource officer. (Courtesy of John Acardo)

John Acardo to ‘shape HR’ at NIU

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
October 3, 2023
Rows of lettuce, kale and other greens at Anderson Hall are grown as a part of the Edible Campus program. One of the goals of the sustainability plan is to incorporate these crops into part of the school’s dining plan. (Josephine Dunmore | Northern Star)

Campus sustainability proposes green initiatives for NIU

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
October 2, 2023

NIU to host suicide prevention, awareness event

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
October 2, 2023
A do not cross line is place in font of police lights. The Clery act requires a yearly report be disclosed that includes crime statistics on incidents that happen on or near campus. NIU released their report Thursday. (Getty Images)

NIU reports a spike in rape and domestic violence

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
September 28, 2023

Joint investigation with FBI leads to drug bust

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
September 26, 2023
Participants of the Corn Classic 10K run Sunday down Third St. The Corn Classic starts and ends in downtown DeKalb taking runners through NIU’s Campus, and Van Buer Plaza with historical sites along the way. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

DeKalb Corn Classic brings community a runners high

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
September 24, 2023
Patrick Sheridan, the president of AFSCME Local 963 labor union criticizes the universitys budget cuts for university staff and service workers on Sept. 21 at the Board of Trustees meeting. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

NIU board of trustees faces union backlash

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
September 23, 2023
NIU union members and faculty attend the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday at Altgeld Hall. The board listened to public comment from union members about employee wages at NIU. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

[Photo] Bargain talks continue, unions feel upset

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
September 22, 2023
A sign for Classic Books sits on the wall of a Garage. Classic Books is a bookstore in downtown DeKalb. (Northern Star File Photo)

Classic Books: A garage bookstore, DeKalb staple

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
September 12, 2023
NIU students art works with green paint smeared on them sit on a cart. The paint ruined students art work. (Courtesy of Abbie Hultquist)

Art building vandalized, students demand change

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
September 8, 2023
A white SUV was part of a two-vehicle collision Friday. The area of the crash, the 1500 block of South Fourth Street, was reopened to the public at around 11:20 a.m. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star) (edited)

BREAKING: Car Crash on South 4th Street

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
September 1, 2023
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