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Valentines Day allows love and life

Valentine’s Day allows love and life

By Tony Abrego | February 15, 2017

Dancers from Studio M Dance Company in Sycamore perform a dance during halftime of the NIU versus Ball State men’s basketball game on Tuesday at the Convocation Center. 

Loved ones of the five victims of the Feb. 14, 2008, shootings put roses on the Cole Hall memorial during the wreath-laying ceremony in 2013.

Community united by Feb.14 tragedy

By Northern Star Editorial Board | February 12, 2014

This is Part 3 in a five-part series. Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5The legacy of the Feb. 14, 2008, shooting lives on through ways that cannot be forgotten.Although most current students were not on campus when the shooting occurred,...

Ceremony toned down for year six

By Northern Star Staff | February 11, 2014

Five bells will ring Friday to remember the five students lost in the Feb. 14, 2008, shooting.The bells will recognize Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant, Ryanne Mace and Daniel Parmenter.“The bells serve as a reminder of the forward,...

Scholarship apps being accepted

By Northern Star Staff | November 11, 2013

The 2014-15 Forward, Together Forward Scholarship is now accepting applications.The scholarship is in honor of the five students who died in the Feb. 14, 2008, shooting.Applicants for the scholarship must have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA, have successfully...

Forward, Together Forward scholars announced

By Logan Love | January 29, 2013

The Forward, Together Forward Scholarship has been awarded to five students. In the wake of the tragedy that befell NIU on Feb. 14, 2008, a new scholarship was created. The five recipients for the 2013-2014 academic year are Taylor Bogan, Caitlin Cavannaugh,...

Forward, Together Forward scholars named

By Jessi Haish | January 29, 2013

Five NIU students received the 2013 Forward, Together Forward scholarships. Taylor Bogan, Caitlin Cavannaugh, Guadalupe Lopez, Sarah Pollack and Evan Wittke each received a one-time scholarship of $4,000 for the 2013-2014 academic year. The scholarship...

Five students receive Forward, Together, Forward Scholarship

Five students receive Forward, Together, Forward Scholarship

By Lauren Dielman | February 13, 2012

Five NIU students were recently named recipients of the Forward, Together Forward Scholarship. The students will each receive a scholarship of $4,000, said Anne Hardy, director of the scholarship office. "Being selected as a Forward, Together Forward...

Letter to the editor: We can still move forward, together forward

November 27, 2011

I entered NIU in August of 2009. All I knew about the violence at NIU was that there was a shooting the year before in Cole hall, where six students died (yes, I acknowledge the shooter). As my freshman year started, I quickly immersed myself within the...

NIU students leave flowers and candles at Cole Hall after the 2009 candlelight vigil honoring the victims of the Feb. 14 shootings.

Students move ‘Forward Together,’ 3 years later

By Jessica Sabbah | February 13, 2011

Three years ago today, the NIU community was changed forever. On Feb. 14, 2008, gunman Stephen Kazmierczak opened fire in a Geology 104 class in Cole Hall, Room 101 killing five students and injuring 21, before killing himself. Those killed were Gayle...

Looking back on 2/14 as NIU moves forward

By Logan Short | February 13, 2011

A lot of you might remember. A lot of you might remember the news reports when they came out or how it almost changed your pick for which college to attend. A lot of you, though, probably don't remember that it was a Thursday. You probably don't remember...

This year, the presentation of the memorial wreaths will be held at 3 p.m. at the Forward, Together Forward Memorial Garden in memory of the third anniversary of the Feb. 14, 2008 shootings.

Monday marks third anniversary of NIU shootings

By Jessica Sabbah | February 10, 2011

NIU will gather Monday for the third anniversary of the Feb. 14, 2008 shootings. The presentation of the memorial wreaths will be held at 3 p.m. at the Forward, Together Forward Memorial Garden to honor those lost in the shootings and reflect upon the...