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Julia Lamb, outreach coordinator at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (left), tells Brittany McGee, freshman actuarial science major (right), about the advantages of studying abroad in Southeast Asia.

Holmes Student Center to host the Study Abroad Fair

By Kelly Marshall | February 6, 2013

Students will be able to meet with faculty members who direct the worldwide short-term study abroad programs at the Study Abroad Fair today. The 20th annual fair will be held from noon to 6 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center’s gallery. This is the first...

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,...

Soup & Success series to hold time management event

By Northern Star Staff | January 28, 2013

It’s About Time! (Management) will be hosted from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday in the Illinois Room of the Holmes Student Center. The event is part of a workshop series called Soup and Success, geared toward creating student-centered events and encouraging...

Save-A-Vet event to honor etired miliary dogs

By Northern Star Staff | January 28, 2013

Save-A-Vet (SAV) is determined to help rescue military working dogs (MWD) from being put down when their service to our country is done. SAV provides housing for disabled veterans in exchange for caring for the dogs. Danny Scheurer is accompanied by retired...

Holmes Student Center to offer driving license services

By Robert Baird | January 23, 2013

Students, faculty and local residents will have the opportunity to utilize the office services of Secretary of State Jesse White from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday in the lower level of the Holmes Student Center. The office will be providing certain driver...

MLK activies planned

By The Northern Star Staff | January 16, 2013

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, several groups will host events, including a week-long food drive for the Salvation Army. The MLK Week of Service Committee will be collecting non-perishable foods at all MLK week events. The discussion...

NIU to host Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day

By Jessi Haish | January 14, 2013

Online registration is open. The event will be held on April 23 in the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. Students currently enrolled at NIU who have participated in a faculty-mentored research or creative project are eligible to showcase...

Tuesday nights just got jazzier

By Katie Finlon | September 19, 2012

Come on in. Sit back, relax and listen to some smooth jazz. The Sam Hight Sextet will host jam sessions at 8 p.m. every Tuesday in the Holmes Student Center Diversions Lounge. The only day the sextet will not perform is Sept. 25. The band begins the session...

Blotter 9/17

By Northern Star Staff | September 18, 2012

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. Sept. 17, 2012...

Students can explore academic opportunities at event Monday

By Felix Sarver | September 18, 2012

Students curious about majors or minors may want to visit the Exploring Majors Fair Monday. The seventh annual Exploring Majors Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center. The fair began in 2005...

Job fairs planned in October

By Northern Star Staff | September 17, 2012

NIU will be hosting fairs for students seeking job employment or enrollment in graduate school this fall, according to NIU Today. Staring Oct. 2, a graduate and professional school fair will be held for students wanting to attend graduate school or learn...

Curse of the ‘Subway smell’

By Troy Doetch | September 13, 2012

A disclaimer: I love Subway. The breads, the condiments, even the bagged avocado—I love it all. The story you’re about to read is a contemplation on a real phenomenon about which I remain conflicted. I am not endorsing that any student abstain from...