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Chad Spann scores his third touchdown during the MAC West championship game.

Huskies clinch MAC West title, will travel to first MAC Championship game since 2005

By Andrew Singer | November 21, 2010

There are a lot of things the NIU football team has never done. Before Saturday for example, the Huskies had never paired a MAC West title with an eight-game win streak. One 59-21 triumph over Ball State later and NIU can celebrate its eighth consecutive...

Shelton drains shots to help defeat SIU

By Jimmy Johnson | November 21, 2010

DeKALB | Seven was the lucky number for Courtney Shelton Friday night. With just 1.8 seconds left on the clock the junior guard drained a half-court buzzer beater to lead the NIU women’s basketball team (3-1) over Southern Illinois (0-3), 46-45. Shelton...

Be realistic about campus crime

By The Northern Star Editorial Board | November 21, 2010

The disappearance and subsequent investigation of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller has prompted questions about the safety of NIU and DeKalb. After all, NIU must be dangerous with such high-profile incidents like the Keller case and the Feb. 14...

Allan Barsema was one of 10 who won Purpose Prize

By Amy Kreeger | November 21, 2010

Allan Barsema, senior research associate for the Center of Government Studies, was one of 10 nominees who won the Purpose Prize. The award is given to honor making an extraordinary impact on the community in an encore career. There were more than 1,400...

Professors, retailers increase online textbook sales

By Jack Baker | November 21, 2010

NIU students may soon have lighter backpacks as more professors make the switch to online textbooks. "That's kind of been the going trend in the last few years," said Ryan Licari, assistant textbook manager at the Village Commons Bookstore, 901 Lucinda...

NIU community walks to reduce violence

By Amy Kreeger | November 21, 2010

People in the community rallied together in the Walk With Women Against Violence on Sunday in the MLK Commons. Head coordinator Megan Flack, along with coordinators Candace Anderson and Christine Munz, all senior family and child studies majors, said...

SILD Office holds first LEAD NIU Summit

By Jacqueline Evans | November 18, 2010

NIU's Student Involvement and Leadership Development office hosted its first annual LEAD NIU Summit Friday and Saturday. Speakers came to speak with students about setting goals and building leadership skills. "The LEAD NIU Summit was a huge success,"...

RHA president, SA chief resigns

By Rikki Cottrell and Shaun Zinck | November 18, 2010

The Student Association chief of staff and RHA president resigned Thursday after being arrested and charged Wednesday night with possession of cannabis. Jonathan Kite, 21, was arrested at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday after NIU Police were called to Neptune North...

Band of thieves will make good company Friday

By Troy Doetch | November 17, 2010

Company of Thieves almost sealed their fate in a casket marked "another literary band" when they quoted Oscar Wilde's The Duchess of Padua in their 2009 single. Fortunately, Wilde is not to Company of Thieves as Chuck Palahniuk is to Panic! At The Disco,...

Wycliffe Gordon comes to NIU

By Northern Star Staff | November 17, 2010

Famous jazz musician Wycliffe Gordon will join the NIU Jazz Ensemble tonight at 8 p.m. in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. Gordon has performed on such television channels as BET and PBS, and appeared in the Ken Burn's documentary "Jazz," in addition to performing...

Obama recommends NIU alumni for department of justice position

By Northern Star Staff | November 17, 2010

An NIU alumni has been nominated by President Barack Obama to become the next director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for the Department of Justice. Andrew Traver graduated from NIU in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in...

NIU Police Department will have 14 unarmed security guards. These security personnel will operate as foot-patrol security guards for the NIU campus and in the immediate vicinity where many students live.

Serious crime concerns are not unique to NIU campus

By David Matz, Kyla Gardner, and Alex Fiore | November 17, 2010

In the weeks since the disappearance and murder investigation of NIU freshman Antinette "Toni" Keller, campus safety and security has been a concern for NIU students and the surrounding community. In a letter sent home to parents and family members of...