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Northern Star takes second in national awards

By Kim Skibinski | October 31, 2011

The Northern Star placed second in two categories at a national college media convention Saturday. Managing Editor Kyla Gardner won second place in Story of the Year for her Feb. 11 article on NIU's Late Night Ride service at the 90th Annual Associated...

Author discusses book detailing life and death of Feb. 14, 2008 gunman Steven Kazmierczak

Author discusses book detailing life and death of Feb. 14, 2008 gunman Steven Kazmierczak

By Kyla Gardner | October 21, 2011

The Feb. 14, 2008 shootings were the most tragic event NIU and the DeKalb community has witnessed, leaving five students dead and 17 wounded. In the newly published Last Day on Earth, author David Vann investigates the life of the sixth person left dead...

An apology from the Northern Star Editorial Board

By The Editorial Board | October 5, 2011

To the NIU and DeKalb community: We would like to sincerely apologize for the cartoon published in Wednesday's edition of the Northern Star. The publication was a clear misjudgment on our part. Though the aim of a political cartoon is to provide its readers...

A DeKalb squad car sits outside Sharks, 901 Lucinda Avenue.
Police confirmed one person was shot in the leg and has been taken
to Kishwaukee Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police: No arrests made in Wednesday night shooting

By Matt Liparota and Kyla Gardner | September 29, 2011

UPDATE (10:35 a.m.): No arrests have been made in relation to the late Wednesday shooting near Lucinda Avenue, said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler. Police are still looking for suspects. UPDATE (5:33 a.m.): DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said the victim...

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....

New residential hall exterior walls are completed

By Kyla Gardner and Christopher Gibbs | July 26, 2011

DeKALB | When students arrive on campus for the first day of classes Aug. 22, they will have a good idea of what the new residence hall set to open for fall 2012 is going to look like. In the last two weeks, first-floor exterior walls have been erected,...

Police say Cortland shooter found dead; victims’ injuries are not life threatening.

By Kyla Gardner | July 26, 2011

Cortland | Two Cortland residents suffered non-life threatening gunshot injuries Thursday night before the shooter, Michael L. Sebourn, killled himself, according to a DeKalb County Sheriff's Office Press Release. Police were summoned to the house at...

Jury duty should be taken seriously

By Kyla Gardner | June 27, 2011

Yes, it's me. Guilty as charged. I'm the one person in the United States who is excited by the prospect of jury duty. One jury that's been in the news a lot recently - 11 women and one man - reached a verdict Monday in the trial of former Ill. Gov. Rod...

NIU’s Late Night Ride service has fewer restrictions than other colleges

By Kyla Gardner | May 4, 2011

DeKALB | During a September weekend in 1988, NIU's Late Night Ride Service provided transportation for seven people. The next weekend, it transported four. Last weekend, from April 29 to May 1, the service provided rides for 1,159 people. In a September...

William Curl

Evidence exchange in Curl case continues

By Kyla Gardner | May 3, 2011

DeKALB | The state of Illinois turned over nearly 4,000 pages of evidence Tuesday to the defense attorney of William P. Curl, the DeKalb man charged with the murder of Antinette "Toni" Keller. Clay Campbell, DeKalb county state's attorney, gave evidence...

Laura Ewert, anthropology graduate student, works on class work at the House Cafe Wednesday night

Study Space Series: Cafés stir the brain

By Kyla Gardner | April 27, 2011

If you're losing steam in the last few weeks of the semester, you may just need a new study location and a healthy dose of caffeine. Follow the Northern Star through its weekly installment of the best places to study on campus and around DeKalb. Several...