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Law enforcement hopes to improve relationship with students

By Sophia Mullowney | September 13, 2018

DeKALB - Campus and DeKalb police, various Greek organizations and students gathered at 5 p.m. Wednesday evening at Barsema Hall for a safety meet-and-greet intended to connect the campus with law enforcement.Various Greek liaisons and campus organizations...

ALICE training offers active shooter training

By Jessie Kern | April 2, 2018

Students and faculty concerned with their safety on campus can request a training program offered by NIU Campus Police.ALICE, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate, is a requestable seminar for students and faculty interested in...

Mr. John Howell speaks about the tragic plane crash he was in and also about his book on Wednesday inside of Barsema Hall.

Guest speaker talks about inspiration, surviving Hudson River plane crash

By Michael Urbanec | March 30, 2018

Mr. John Howell speaks about the tragic plane crash he was in and also about his book on Wednesday inside of Barsema Hall.

Study spots needed

By Makenzie Meadows | February 12, 2018

NIU should open up library hours to give students who aren’t business majors an open space to study. The only college at NIU that has a place to study 24/7 is the College of Business’ Barsema Hall.The College of Business is nationally recognized and...

New hours help Barsema Hall

By Taylor Gaines | February 9, 2017

DeKALB — The new hours being enforced at Barsema Hall have been deemed adjustable, Michelle DeJean, College of Business director of marketing, said.On Jan. 14, the building began locking at 10 p.m. for non-business majors and 1 a.m. for business majors,...

Eugene Dodaro, comptroller general of the United States, speaks about the country's financial state before a presentation for accountancy students at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Barsema Auditorium."We've been doing a lot of work looking at the student loan programs, and we're particularly concerned with the amount of debt students are having," Dodaro said.

US comptroller talks money at NIU

By Sam Malone | October 20, 2016

Eugene Dodaro, comptroller general of the United States, speaks to accountancy students about government finances Wednesday in Barsema Auditorium.  

Students selling, delivering fresh smoothies out of Barsema Hall

By Northern Star staff | April 9, 2015

Students are selling smoothies in Barsema Hall and delivering their goods to academic buildings for a class project.IVY Juice, a student-run smoothie bar selling fresh-made juice and smoothies, was started by Chris Landry, senior hospitality management...

Blood drive to be held Monday in Barsema Hall parking lot

By Northern Star staff | April 6, 2015

NIU will hold a community blood drive 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Barsema Hall parking lot at the Heartland Blood Centers mobile coach.“To our group, a blood drive is a happy occasion, bringing people together to help save lives,” said Katie...

Here are the top 5 bathrooms on campus (spoiler: Barsema’s features full-length mirrors)

By Northern Star staff | March 3, 2015

Not every bathroom on campus features the charming broken tiles of DuSable Hall. In fact, some are quite nice.Here, we rank the top five bathrooms at NIU based on their amenities. If you ever need to get out of the cold, get away from class or, well,...

In Focus: How can the SA improve parking for students?

By Perspective Staff | November 18, 2014

Blake GlossonOne potential solution to this problem is to convert at least some of the blue parking spaces into yellow.Aside from the lack of parking, metered parking is a flawed system — at least from the student’s standpoint. For one thing, the...

Voting in SA elections a student duty

By Kim Randall | March 2, 2014

Voting in the upcoming Student Association executive elections is vital to get students’ voices heard.On March 25 and 26 students can vote for candidates running for the positions of president, vice president, treasurer and student trustee. Voting will...