Two NIU students, Alicia Gonzalez, junior psychology and sociology major, and graduate student Christine Diaz, hold a banner next to three other demonstrators at the protest against President Donald Trump's decision Tuesday.
Northern Star staffCongratulations! You’ve successfully made your way through the first week of classes. Take some time to unwind and escape from the strenuous homework and not-so-friendly professors at these events this weekend:TodayGraduate student...
Mario Sifuentez, University of California assistant history professor, spoke Tuesday night at the Latino Resource Center. His speech centered around immigration reform, South American politics and undocumented workers within the U.S. Sifuentez urged students...
Historian Mario Sifuentez urged students to see the importance in work as a historian at a Latino Resource Center presentation Tuesday night.Sifuentez, University of California assistant history professor, is writing a book about immigrant workers, documented...
This week NIU will hold service events to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and his efforts as a civil rights activist.NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning has coordinated with campus organizations, such as the LGBT Resource...
The Latino Resource Center celebrated the lives of the deceased and attendees ate traditional Pan de Los Muertos — bread of the dead — at an event Thursday.Day of the Dead is a celebration that stems from Latino tradition. For the Day of the Dead...
Students chowed down on BLTs with faculty and staff as they learned about the resources in university departments.The Latino Resource Center and De Mujer a Mujer hosted the Bringing Latinos Together mixer Tuesday afternoon to bring together students,...
Student groups and employers switched roles for NIU’s first Reverse Career Fair.The Tuesday event gave employers the chance to interview student organizations on criteria that companies are looking for. About 20 student organizations and nine businesses...
Skills were shown and cash was made by student dance groups and musical artists at the Money On My Mind Variety Show Competition on Thursday. The competition was hosted by the Adela de la Torre Honor Society. The show’s raised funds went towards a scholarship...
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon will promote affordable higher education at NIU this Friday, according to NIU Today. Simon will visit the Latino Resource Center (LRC) and meet several students, including LRC intern Noemi Rodriguez, according to NIU Today. Simon...
Daniel Hernandez Jr. decided he wanted to help people when he was 5. When he was just a boy, he split his head open and had to go to the hospital. After getting five stitches, he had the chance to shadow a doctor for about a half an hour. This sparked...
