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NIU campus blotter (9/20/11)

By Northern Star staff | September 19, 2011

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Thursday At...

Campus Blotter for 8/31/11

By Northern Star Staff | August 30, 2011

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. MONDAY At 11:26...

Campus crime blotter for July 19, 2011

By Northern Star Staff | July 18, 2011

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at niu.edu/PublicSafety July 7 At 12:00 a.m,...

Prepare for finals with these study tips

By Kaity Walker | May 8, 2011

DeKALB | Finals week is finally here. Since the pressure of studying for exams may seem overwhelming, here are a few tips for making sure you're ready for test day. 1: As tempting as it may be, don't cram everything in the night before. According to the...

Students are responsible for making NIU what they want it to be

Students are responsible for making NIU what they want it to be

May 3, 2011

While readying myself for my upcoming graduation, I can look back on my four years at NIU as a satisfying experience overall. All of the clubs and opportunities I had wanted were available to me, with maybe the exception of a Beard Appreciation Club.But...

Greek Row sits empty on a night in October. Policing Greek Row has been a contentious topic, whether the status quo should stay or if the university and police should take control.

How should Greek Row be policed?

By The Editorial Board | May 2, 2011

Within the past two years, there have been two high-profile gun incidents in DeKalb involving members of NIU's Greek community. On Feb. 19, 2010, NIU student Zachary Isaacman shot another student, Brian Mulder, outside of Stevenson Towers. At the time,...

Laura Ewert, anthropology graduate student, works on class work at the House Cafe Wednesday night

Study Space Series: Cafés stir the brain

By Kyla Gardner | April 27, 2011

If you're losing steam in the last few weeks of the semester, you may just need a new study location and a healthy dose of caffeine. Follow the Northern Star through its weekly installment of the best places to study on campus and around DeKalb. Several...

Outstanding Women Student Awards given

By Northern Star Staff | April 27, 2011

DeKalb | Courtney Crombleholme, Amanda Irions, Ashley Michels, Brianna Lynn Pursell, and Karen Stoutenburg were recognized by Northern Illinois University's Presidential Commission on the Status of Women by receiving the annual Outstanding Women Student...

WRC hosts cell phone drive

By Northern Star Staff | April 27, 2011

DeKalb | The Women's Resource Center will be holding a cell phone drive starting today and going through May 13. HopeLine drive is in conjunction with Verizon Wireless and all cell phones collected will be recycled and sent to domestic abuse and rape...

Congress cuts Pell Grant funding for summer classes

By Felix Sarver | April 27, 2011

DeKALB | Pell Grants for the summer of 2012 will see a decrease in funding levels, said Inali Saghu, associate director of Student Financial Aid. In an email interview, Saghu said only students who are less than full time during the fall semester of 2011...

NIU's problems with crime need to be addressed

NIU’s problems with crime need to be addressed

By Taurean Small | April 21, 2011

Over the past four years, NIU and the surrounding DeKalb community has reported six murders, over 30 aggravated assault charges and over 120 reports of burglary, according to the office of postsecondary education. NIU also recently ranked number 10 out...