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Rec Center to host wheelchair basketball game

By Northern Star Staff | April 1, 2012

The Recreation Center will host a game between the National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s Rockford Chariots and Chicago Hornets Thursday. “The event is open to the community, it’s free of charge, it’s entertaining and it provides an opportunity...

Senior Computer Science major Robert Orzoff plates his spaghetti
in Neptune's dining hall Wednesday evening.

Leftover meal plan money used for upgrades to dorm kitchens

By Andrea Azzo | October 20, 2011

At the end of the week, any money not used by a student's meal plan doesn't roll over into the next week; on Monday morning, the balance resets for the week. Some students may wonder where the extra, unused cash goes. However, Michael Stang, executive...

Sports bar atmosphere hits dining halls

By Felix Sarver | October 4, 2011

Students looking for a sports bar atmosphere should consider attending dinner at the residence halls tonight.Neptune, Douglas, Lincoln and Grant will offer a Sports Bar Night as their dinner theme, said Michael Stang, executive director of Housing &...

Housing & Dining to host meeting for prospective Community Advisors

By Juliana Leprich | October 2, 2011

Students have one more opportunity to learn about community adviser positions for the spring semester this week. Housing & Dining will host the fourth and final informational meeting for prospective CAs at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Stevenson Smart Classroom....

Kevin Choi, freshman electrical engineering major purchases a
sub from Subway.

Students have a variety of dining options around campus

By Hailey Kurth | September 27, 2011

Going home for lunch during the week can be tough, especially for students with back-to-back classes. For those students, there are a number of food options available across campus. "We try to give students options," said Michael Stang, executive director...

Same-sex couples can live together on campus

By Matt Liparota | August 30, 2011

Because residence hall rooms are gender-specific and because students can choose their own rooms, it is possible for a same-sex couple to live together in the residence halls. “We allow any two students of the same gender to live together,” said Michael...