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ACCESS tutoring now open for fall

By Northern Star Staff | September 1, 2014

ACCESS tutoring centers around campus will open their doors to students beginning today.Sign-ups for one-on-one tutors for the fall semester will be available in Williston Hall, Room 100.Tutoring will be located in the following centers:• 10 a.m.-10...

Freshman nursing major Catie Kulhan (left) and Samantha Coleman freshman health science major (right) eat dinner at "A Night at The Oscars" in Lincoln Hall's food court Wednesday night.

Housing and Dining holds special Oscars-themed dinner event

By Perri Killam | March 7, 2012

Chicken Carbonara, carved beef, sparkling grape juice, chocolate covered strawberries and red velvet cake - not your typical college food. The Oscars may have ended over a week ago, but NIU’s Housing and Dining celebrated Wednesday night at dining halls...

The Fair of Nations: Check it out

The Fair of Nations: Check it out

By Gavin Weaver | November 7, 2011

Will Pietrzak (left), sixth year psychology major, and Daniel Toon (right), sophomore mechanical engineering major, play a heated match of chess at the Fair of Nations at Grant South Monday night. The Fair of Nations celebrated diversity and offered activities...

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...

NIU summer camps give a campus experience to middle school and high school students

By Shelby Devitt | July 12, 2011

DeKALB | NIU students taking summer classes are sharing the campus with younger guests.NIU is hosting several summer camps for middle school and high school students through the end of July. These camps include day camps for the youngest kids and week-long,...

Man falls through window in Grant South lobby

By Rick Young | April 26, 2011

DeKALB | Little information is known after a man was witnessed falling through a glass window in the Grant South lobby Tuesday night. Witnesses said they saw a black male fall through the window between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Police quickly arrived on scene...

Campus crime blotter for March 22

By Northern Star staff | March 21, 2011

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provided police reports on the Web at niu.edu/PublicSafety/. March 11 At 1:59 p.m.,...

Campus crime blotter for Feb. 23

By Northern Star staff | February 22, 2011

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Dec. 4, 2010...

Students taste an ‘International Palette’

By Alex Fiore | November 14, 2010

The Northern Lights Grill in Grant South felt more like the United Nations cafeteria than a college dining hall last week. Housing and Dining employees served up an array of global food options from Nov. 10 through Nov. 12 as part of Project RED (Residents...