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Blotter 9/16

By Northern Star Staff | September 17, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. Sept. 16, 2012 At 10:04 p.m., Jeron Douglas, 32, was arrested...

NIU offers free condoms to promote a safer-sex environment

By Faith Healy | September 20, 2011

Students looking to get intimate and keep it safe can rest easy; Health Enhancement provides condoms for free. "Our goal was to remove barriers so that students who wanted to use condoms could get them quickly and cheaply," said senior health educator...

Meal plan changes offer students food for thought

By Faith Healy | September 7, 2011

Students living in NIU residence halls may see changes to the way they dine on campus. Michael Stang, executive director of Housing and Dining, said NIU is considering changing the way it handles meal plans to shift to a format similar to other universities....

Phi Rho Eta to host annual carnival

By Candice Beasley | April 24, 2011

The Zeta Chapter of Phi Rho Eta Fraternity Inc. will host its annual carnival event Thursday. This is the second year the fraternity has hosted a carnival, and Terrance Hopson, president of Phi Rho Eta Fraternity Inc., said they plan on making it a long-term...

Grant grate falls through, prospective student injured

By Kyla Gardner | April 6, 2011

A Reavis High School senior is "still shaken up pretty bad," from his fall almost 2 weeks ago through a grate outside Grant Hall, his lawyer said. Nello Gamberdino said the student fell 15 to 20 feet down through the grate when he stepped on it outside...

Students react to Miller’s death

By Alex Fiore | December 5, 2010

Students are reacting to the death of NIU student Marcus Miller, who was fatally shot Nov. 28 on the south side of Chicago. Miller was shot in an alley behind the 2600 block of West 71st Street, the Chicago Tribune reported. "It's just so unfortunate...

NIU student fatally shot in Chicago

By Alex Fiore and Jacqueline Evans | December 2, 2010

DeKALB | An NIU freshman was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in the Marquette Park neighborhood of Chicago. Marcus Miller, 18, of the 7200 Block of South Francisco Avenue of Chicago was shot in the 2600 block of West 71st Street, the Chicago Tribune reported....

Campus blotter for 11/04/10

By The Northern Star Staff | November 3, 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. April 13 • About 12:05...

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...