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Jazz ensemble to perform final concert of year

By Northern Star Staff | November 17, 2013

Northern Star StaffDeKalb | The Jazz Ensemble will play its final performance of the year 8 p.m. Thursday in the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom.The show will feature bassist and Mack Avenue recording artist Rodney Whitaker.Board of...

Secretary of State Office to visit NIU

By Northern Star Staff | November 13, 2013

The Secretary of State Office services will be on campus 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday in the Holmes Student Center.The services include driver’s license and state ID card renewal, replacement and correction, vehicle stickers, NIU collegiate plates, organ/tissue...

Eat Holmes cooked meal

Eat Holmes cooked meal

By Patrick Pastrana | November 12, 2013

The chefs at Ellington’s restaurant in the Holmes Student Center cooked up meals that made students feel closer to home Tuesday.Ellington’s students hosted their Holmes Away From Home event. The menu choices were considered dishes that would remind...

In-Focus: Your best Halloween costume

By Gina Lorusso, Kim Randall, AJ Edwards, and Danny Cozzi | October 30, 2013

Gina LorussoBack in the day when Disney Channel movies were actually cool, my two best friends and my sister were obsessed with “The Cheetah Girls.”Naturally, when the movie came out in September we instantly knew what we were going to be for Halloween....

Scholarship talk eases student money worries

By Jeanette Fritz | October 23, 2013

How am I going to afford this?The Scholarship Office hoped to answer that question with a presentation Wednesday at the Holmes Student Center. The event was held to help incoming students find and apply for scholarships.Scholarship Office Director Anne...

Hall of fame to induct athletes

By Northern Star Staff | October 2, 2013

Athletics will induct its 31st class into the Hall of Fame.On Oct. 11, seven people will be inducted into the hall of fame at 7 p.m. at the Duke Ellington Ballroom inside the Holmes Student Center. Former head football coach Joe Novak, NFL veteran and...

Study Abroad fair to be held in Holmes Student Center

By Roxana Moraga | September 15, 2013

 Students can explore the possibility of studying in foreign lands at Wednesday’s study abroad fair.The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center.Students planning on attending will ask questions...

Students to gain information on majors at Exploring Majors Fair

By Northern Star Staff | September 9, 2013

NIU is out to help all the students who have had trouble settling on a major.The Exploring Majors Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center.More than 700 students attend the fair each...

Dr. David Yeager speaks at his presentation: "Mindsets That Promote Academic Tenacity" in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center on Tuesday afternoon. His presentation focused on ways that teachers could better engage their students and set them up for success.

Speaker discusses student motivation

By Kevin Steiger | February 20, 2013

David Yeager, a Carnegie Foundation fellow and educator, presented “Mindsets that Promote Academic Tenacity” to the faculty and student body to help increase student motivation and success. The event was sponsored by the NIU Collaborative on Early...

Ellington’s reopens with new menu

By Logan Love | February 18, 2013

A new menu is available at Ellington’s as they reopen for the semester today. The restaurant is run by students of family, consumer, and nutrition science (FCNS) class 320. The restaurant has more than 100 reservations for today. A three-course meal...

Senator Rebecca Clark speaks about Tuesday's 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...

Sam Hight Sextet to perform for NIU

By Katie Finlon | February 17, 2013

The Sam Hight Sextet will play 8 p.m. Mondays at the Holmes Student Center Diversions room. The sextet had a recent lineup change. The members of the Sam Hight Sextet are Bobby Cooper on trumpet, Andy Czarnecki on guitar, Sam Hight on alto saxophone,...