Northern Star
 

Advertisement

My life My quit DKCH
 

 
Northern Star

Northern Illinois University’s student news organization since 1899

 

Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star
The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star
Joe Frascello, newly inaugurated Student Association president, gives thanks to the SA Senate and discusses his plans to bring small electric buses to campus during the SA Inauguration May 2.

Frascello focused on involvement, transit

By Betsy Mathew | May 4, 2014

Student Association President Joe Frascello said he has big plans for his presidency, including working on student involvement, student engagement and transparency.Frascello, Vice President Raquel Chavez and Treasurer Husam Salem were inaugurated as the...

Letter shows NIU’s pension worries

Letter shows NIU’s pension worries

By Gavin Weaver | May 1, 2014

Alan Rosenbaum, University Council executive secretary, receives an award from NIU President Doug Baker during his last University Council appearance as executive secretary Wednesday in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center. University Council approved a draft statement addressing NIU’s pension worries.

Kathryn Voight (left), freshman history and German major, and freshman nursing major Alex Filippini donate to Goodwill Tuesday in the New Residence Hall Commons. The NIU Give and Go: Move Out 2014 donation drive is held to encourage students to donate unwanted items before summer vacation.

Project encourages student donation

By Betsy Mathew | April 30, 2014

Kathryn Voight (left), freshman history and German major, and freshman nursing major Alex Filippini donate to Goodwill Tuesday in the New Residence Hall Commons. The NIU Give and Go: Move Out 2014 donation drive is held to encourage students to donate unwanted items before summer vacation.

Mentoring program to be improved for fall

Mentoring program to be improved for fall

By Betsy Mathew | April 22, 2014

The Student-Faculty Links mentoring program will integrate Blackboard to broaden the communication between faculty mentors and students in the fall.The Student-Faculty Links mentoring program is provided through First- and Second-Year Experience and serves...

Bill would add SA Senate elections

Bill would add SA Senate elections

By Betsy Mathew | April 17, 2014

Student Association Senate will be voting on a bill to amend the Senate election process at its April 27 meeting.Senator Alonte Holliday presented the bill, which proposed having two elections take place during the year instead of one, with one in the...

NIU meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste checks the status of an incoming snowfall for the northern Illinois region in the NIU Agriculture Extension Building near route 23 and Bethany Road Feb. 4, 2014. NIU was re-certified as StormReady by the National Weather Service.

NIU re-certified for being weather emergency ready

By Betsy Mathew | April 1, 2014

NIU was re-certified as StormReady by the National Weather Service to show the university’s prepared for potential weather emergencies.The re-certification March 25 signifies students and faculty are protected by the university through its methods of...

Food Pantry open for students’ needs

By Betsy Mathew | March 27, 2014

Faculty members have opened the Huskies Student Food Pantry for students who are having trouble affording food.The Huskies Student Food Pantry is a volunteer-run pilot program that assists students with food emergencies. It has only been open a week and...

Northern Star

The Northern Star is the student-produced, independent media at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. and is a limited public forum whose content is determined exclusively by its student editors. Information presented on this website and in its print products is not controlled by NIU administration, faculty or staff. The Star publishes online at northernstar.info and sends out its TLDR newsletter Monday through Friday.

Get Our Newsletters

Northern Star

The Northern Star is the student-produced, independent media at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. The Northern Star covers NIU campus news, DeKalb news, NIU Huskie sports and northern Illinois entertainment.

Our Coverage

Campus

City

Sports

Opinion

Lifestyle

About Us

The Organization

Staff

Contact Us

Apply to the Northern Star

Submit a Tip

Get Our Newsletters

Northern Star

The Northern Star is the student-produced, independent media at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. The Northern Star covers NIU campus news, DeKalb news, NIU Huskie sports and northern Illinois entertainment.

Our Coverage

Campus

City

Sports

Opinion

Lifestyle

About Us

The Organization

Staff

Contact Us

Apply to the Northern Star

Submit a Tip
© 2024 © Copyright 2024 Northern Star - All Rights Reserved. • FLEX Pro WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in