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Body scanners threaten our freedoms as citizens

By Letter Writer | November 30, 2010

It's very simple. You can either have safety, or you can have freedom. By their very nature, these two principles stand at opposite ends of the ideological spectrum. They foil one another just like water and oil, but as it sadly turns out, freedom is...

Cross put up in honor of Toni Keller

By Matt Liparota and Demarcus Robinson | October 26, 2010

Greg Zanis is no stranger to tragedy. Zanis, of Aurora, is the head of Crosses for Losses, a group that travels across the country and establishes memorial crosses when requested. Most recently, Zanis has come to DeKalb to establish a cross for Antinette...

Police say remains too “badly burned” to determine identity

By John Bachmann and Kyla Gardner | October 26, 2010

Police revealed Tuesday that remains found in Prairie Park were so badly burned that authorities couldn’t determine whether they were human until a week after they were found. DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said at a media briefing that although the...

In Focus: What’s changed since 9/11, 9 years later?

By Aaron Brooks, Adam Brown, Phil Case, Jessica Jenks, Portia Kerr-Newman, Kathryn Minniti, Demarcus Robinson, Logan Short, and Taurean Small | September 9, 2010

This Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans and single-handedly defined a generation. For this week's "In Focus," various Northern Star columnists and editors will weigh in on this question: 9 years...

DeKalb resident arrested for March firearm discharge

By Demarcus Robinson | August 23, 2010

Chicago Police arrested Michael T. Lewis Jr., 22, of DeKalb, Thursday morning on an active warrant, according to a DeKalb Police press release. On March 24 DeKalb Police issued a warrant for Lewis for aggravated discharge of a firearm. The warrant was...

New to campus? Know your do’s and don’ts

By Demarcus Robinson | August 19, 2010

<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 9.0px; line-height: 9.8px; font: 9.0px Helvetica;">Being a freshman or transfer student can prevent various obstaclesto those coming in. You may not be familiar with dealing...

New to campus? Know your do’s and don’ts for NIU

By Demarcus Robinson | August 19, 2010

Being a freshman or transfer student can prevent various obstacles to those coming in. You may not be familiar with dealing with other students in a dorm-type setting which can present various pitfalls. The Northern Star would like to present soem things...

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Body scanners threaten our freedoms as citizens

Cross put up in honor of Toni Keller

Police say remains too “badly burned” to determine identity

In Focus: What’s changed since 9/11, 9 years later?

DeKalb resident arrested for March firearm discharge

New to campus? Know your do’s and don’ts

New to campus? Know your do’s and don’ts for NIU

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