Northern Star

 

Advertisement

 

 
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

The Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center as of 2/27/13.

NIU athletics look forward to new indoor facility

By Erin Kolb | February 27, 2013

NIU officials are already looking forward to using the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center, though construction is not scheduled to wrap up until fall 2013. The Chessick Practice Center will serve as an indoor practice location for athletes on...

Sycamore gallery looking for art

By Erin Kolb | February 26, 2013

The Art Attack Artist Co-Op Gallery is looking for artists to present their work March 14 at Art Attack, 215 W. Elm St. in Sycamore. Artists who wish to be featured in the gallery are asked to make an appointment and submit three to four pieces of original...

Local cosmetology school offers salon training

By Erin Kolb | February 25, 2013

Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology, 145 N. Third St., offers its students the opportunity to practice skills in a real salon setting. Becky Rogers, one of the owners of the school, said there are a variety of classes students can take...

Campus recreation discussed at SA Senate meeting

By Erin Kolb | February 24, 2013

The Student Association (SA) Senate met Sunday night to discuss student input on the state of campus recreation at NIU. Recreation Center Director Sandi Carlisle showed SA Senate a narrated PowerPoint presentation which presented feedback from students...

BioLife encourages students’ support

By Erin Kolb | February 21, 2013

Plasma donation is used for a variety of reasons, and at BioLife Plasma Services, 1455 County Farm Road, donors can get paid for the plasma their body generates naturally. Junior business major Dylan Beach started donating plasma as an extra source of...

Center aims at keeping DeKalb environment friendly

By Erin Kolb | February 19, 2013

DeKalb residents are catching on to a way to help the environment by reducing energy costs while earning an extra source of income on the side. Mark Hein, vice president of DeKalb Iron & Metal Co. (DIMCO), 900 Oak St., said recycling is an easy way...

Dr. Emily Prieto

Non-profit looks to promote Latino culture

By Erin Kolb | February 19, 2013

Conexión Comunidad, 637 N. 11th St., is a DeKalb-based organization that aims to educate the Latino community and promote cultural awareness through art and dance. According to Kristina Garcia, board president of Conexión Comunidad, the organization...

Senator Rebecca Clark speaks about Tuesdays Internship Fair at the SA Senate meeting on Monday. The Internship fair allows NIU students to apply for internships during the summer or school year and speak to employers.

SA Senate discusses voter turnout

By Erin Kolb | February 17, 2013

The Student Association (SA) Senate met Sunday in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room to discuss issues in the structure of undergraduate council committees and lack of student participation in SA elections. According to Senate Speaker James Zanayed, the...

Study Abroad Fair offers credit for students traveling abroad

By Erin Kolb | February 10, 2013

The Study Abroad Office hosted a fair Thursday in the Holmes Student Center gallery. The fair consisted of several tables with information on the more than 80 countries NIU offers as study abroad locations. According to Study Abroad Director Anne Seitzinger,...

Marketing major, Matt Pashawitz shakes hands with an employer at the Marketing and Sales Talent Night at the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center on Monday evening.

NIU holds it annual Marketing and Sales Talent Night

By Erin Kolb | February 4, 2013

Representatives from 45 different marketing and sales companies attended the annual Marketing and Sales Talent Night on Monday. The excitement lasted from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center. According to Rick Ridnour,...

“Arranging Nature” exhibit comes to NIU

By Erin Kolb | January 22, 2013

Dead insects are livening up NIU School of Art’s Jack Olson Gallery. The exhibit called “Arranging Nature” features artistically arranged dead insects that were pinned to the walls in various patterns by University of Wisconsin-Madison Design Studies...

‘Deadly sins’ and ‘heavenly virtues’ coming to NIU Art Museum

By Erin Kolb | January 15, 2013

Retired NIU art professors will speak at the NIU Art Museum’s Tag Team Art History Mini Lectures as part of its’ Vice + Virtue exhibit on Thursday. The exhibit showcases various artists throughout history and their points of views on the dynamics...