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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

President Doug Baker said he will resign June 30. 

President Baker to resign June 30

By Northern Star Staff | June 15, 2017

President Doug Baker said he will resign June 30. 

State watchdog agency releases report about two-year Baker investigation

By Lindsey Salvatelli | May 31, 2017

DeKALB | The Executive Ethics Commission released the Office of Executive Inspector General, a state agency that investigates allegations of misconduct, final report regarding a two-year investigation into NIU’s procurement and hiring practices that...

From playwriting to starring in his own local TV show, media studies professor Matt Swan has led an interesting life all leading up to his teaching career.

Professor reveals secrets

By Victoria Lunacek | May 8, 2017

From playwriting to starring in his own local TV show, media studies professor Matt Swan has led an interesting life all leading up to his teaching career.

Chris Pratt guards the ‘Galaxy’ again

By Tatianna Salisbury | May 8, 2017

Director James Gunn debuted his second superhero film with Thursday’s release of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” three years after the first film hit theaters. The film grossed $60 million domestically and $170 million worldwide on opening weekend,...

Mission, NIU's live mascot, will retire Saturday during the football game against Wyoming. Mission's replacement "Mini Mish" will assume the mascots duties following Mission's retirement.

Mission the mascot: The face of every Huskie heart

By Lindsey Salvatelli | May 4, 2017
Safety Jimmie Ward was drafted No. 30 overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft May 8, 2014, according to a May 9, 2014 Northern Star article.

Other NFL players from NIU

By Brooklynn Schmidgall | May 1, 2017

Tim Semisch was drafted by the San Diego Chargers, according to a May 16, 2016 Northern Star article.

NIU, NCAA host media day

By Tom Burton | May 1, 2017

DeKALB — NIU Athletics and Rich Harvest Farms hosted a media day Thursday at Rich Harvest Farms, 2330 Granart Road in Sugar Grove, the site of the 2017 Division I men’s and women’s golf championships.Media entities from NBC, the Golf Channel, NIU...

The Sigma Kappa Color Run painted runners a rainbow of colors filling the air with colored powder.

Runners splashed in colors

By Victoria Lunacek | April 27, 2017

The Sigma Kappa Color Run painted runners a rainbow of colors filling the air with colored powder.

TKE and Black Student leadership plan future diversity dialogue

By Ian Tancun | April 27, 2017

On April 11 a campus update was sent out to inform everyone about the racial incident that occured at Tau Kappa Epsilon.

Students write for emotions

By Darius Parker | April 27, 2017

Poets have been participating in daily writing prompts and sharing their work via social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook for National Poetry Month. There are three student poets who are using these prompts to find their own voices and power...

In Brief: One count of prostitution found

By Northern Star Staff | April 27, 2017

DeKALB — DeKalb Police Department officials made an arrest after an undercover officer was invited into the home of a DeKalb resident to exchange money for a sex act.Jessica Olson, 30, of DeKalb, advertised herself on a website called backpage.com,...

Division persists after leadership change

By Morgan Fink | April 24, 2017

DeKALB — The Division of Student Affairs has continued to move forward after facing a semester of leadership changes and program realignment.Kelly Wesener-Michael, associate vice president of Division of Student Affairs, has been acting as the leader...

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