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Protesters march together to support Occupy DeKalb and
Wallstreet in MLK commons on Saturday afternoon.

Students, community members gather to Occupy NIU

By Linze Griebenow | November 6, 2011

About 30 students and community members gathered in the MLK Commons to assert their solidarity against big bank bailouts and participate in the Occupy movement Saturday.Occupy NIU was assembled a month ago by Mitch Downey, instructional technology graduate...

Peace activist will share her Afghanistan, Pakistan experiences

By Chelsey Boutan | September 21, 2011

Kathy Kelly, a Chicago-based peace activist, has sat next to a child whose body had been torn apart by a bomb. Kelly watched a woman tell a boy who lost two arms that she is his only surviving relative. She has stood next to families as they looked at...