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Douglas Hall will go tropical on March 2

By Alex Fiore | February 21, 2011

DeKALB | If you like piña colada (cookies), it's almost time to stop by Douglas Hall. NIU Housing & Dining will host a Tropical Island Dinner at Douglas Hall on March 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. "The tropical theme was set by the chef Ken Whitney and all...

NIU Dorm Life: Living in Lincoln

By Leah Spagnoli | February 15, 2011

DeKALB | With room self selection underway, the Northern Star will be looking at what each residence hall has to offer. Check out the next several issues to read about what hall will fit you best. Lincoln Hall is located on Lucinda Avenue across from...

A student walks into the Holmes Student Center from the MLK Commons during the blizzard conditions Monday night.

NIU closes all campus locations due to blizzard

By Allyson Martin and Alex Fiore | February 1, 2011

DeKALB | Stay indoors, keep warm, and thank the snow for no classes. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for all campus locations Tuesday and will extend through afternoon today. Due to the hazardous conditions, NIU cancelled classes...

Campus blotter for 10/19/10

By Northern Star Staff | October 18, 2010

The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. OCT. 3 At about 2:23...

Campus blotter for 10/01/10

By Northern Star Staff | September 30, 2010

The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. TUESDAY At 10:35 p.m.,...

Douglas and Grant North experience power outage

By MaryJo Kratochvil | September 29, 2010

Power outage hit two residence halls Wednesday. Grant North’s power was reported to be out, said Dan Lingafelter on call Hall Director of Grant Towers. “Grant North has a power outage and we have no idea why,” Lingafelter said. “They been working...