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Questions? Hotline has answers

By Kyla Gardner | October 27, 2010

DeKALB | The Crisis Response Team of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management has established an information hotline to answer questions students may have about NIU during the missing student Antinette "Toni" Keller homicide investigation. Brandi Hephner...

Always a way to a favorable call

By Andrew Singer | October 26, 2010

Screaming at an official after a bad call can make a player or coach feel better at the time, but it won't in the long run. Most coaches and players will attest to how important it is to establish a solid rapport with the officials early on in the game....

Outing Center offers a getaway for students

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | October 26, 2010

As the stresses of tests, papers, work, and heightened security begin taking a toll on faculty and students, some decide to cut off communication and reconnect with nature for a weekend. The NIU Outing Center offers numerous opportunities to go on weekend...

Campus blotter for 10/27/10

By Northern Star Staff | October 26, 2010

The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Oct. 15 At about 2:37...

Greg Zanis of Aurora puts up a cross in honor of Toni Keller. The investigation into Keller's disappearance has been classified as a homicide investigation.

Cross put up in honor of Toni Keller

By Matt Liparota and Demarcus Robinson | October 26, 2010

Greg Zanis is no stranger to tragedy. Zanis, of Aurora, is the head of Crosses for Losses, a group that travels across the country and establishes memorial crosses when requested. Most recently, Zanis has come to DeKalb to establish a cross for Antinette...

Huskies wear yellow to band together

By Leah Spagnoli | October 25, 2010

On Monday, NIU students were told through Facebook to wear yellow to honor Antinette "Toni" Keller. According to the Facebook event page, "while it is considered an optimistic, loud, and bright color, the yellow will also represent a cry for help that...

Campus not on lockdown, but security is increased

By Jacqueline Evans | October 25, 2010

According to an NIU media advisory, after the missing person case of Antinette ‘Toni' Keller was declared a death investigation by the DeKalb County Major Case Squad, the campus is not on lock down, but the university has increased security. The NIU...

Security heightened on campus

By Kyla Gardner | October 24, 2010

NIU officials outlined increased safety precautions for campus following a reclassification of missing student Antinette Keller's case as a death investigation. Brad Hoey, team leader of media relations and internal communications, said NIU has raised...

SA debates drug policy group

By Jacqueline Evans | October 24, 2010

At Sunday's Student Association Senate meeting, three organizations were up for recognition, but only two were officially recognized. Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) was debated for a long period of time. Eventually, the vote on whether or not...

Students take advantage of grace period registration, early voting

By Jack Baker | October 24, 2010

Some NIU students took advantage of the grace period registration and early voting held in the Holmes Student Center last week. There were 195 early voters at NIU, said Lynne Kunde, the deputy clerk of elections for DeKalb County. Kunde added that 128...

Student groups react to investigation reclassification

By David Matz and Matt Liparota | October 24, 2010

The news of Antinette "Toni" Keller's missing persons case being reclassified as a death investigation has hit the hearts and minds of NIU's student groups on campus. "There seems to be a really dark cloud hanging over DeKalb," said Latasha Bennett, the...

The Amenti Haunted House begins this weekend at the Egyptian Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m. and admission is $10.

Amenti rises from the dead for another Halloween

By Chris Krapek | October 21, 2010

She's the protector of the land of the dead. She's Amenti, an Egyptian goddess. She's a haunted house. The fifth annual Amenti Haunted House will open its door to the underworld tonight at 7 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Featuring 20...