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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

Kathryn Olson, senior environmental studies major, shows two-year-old Eleanor Burlingame how to make paper-bag trees on Saturday at the Green Family fun day in Haish Gym.

Earth Week

By Madison Kacer | April 18, 2016

Kathryn Olson, senior environmental studies major, shows two-year-old Eleanor Burlingame how to make paper-bag trees on Saturday at the Green Family fun day in Haish Gym.

Kohl’s partnership to pay for course books

Kohl’s partnership to pay for course books

By Leah Nicolini | April 18, 2016

Campus counseling demand increases

By Scott Nicol | April 18, 2016

DeKalb | Juan Cibrian, junior psychology and Spanish language and literature major, said a long waitlist at Counseling and Consultation Services prevented him from receiving help for his resurfacing symptoms of anxiety and depression.Cibrian said another...

2016 IFC Tugs: Sigma Alpha Mu looks for solo win

By Krystal Ward | April 18, 2016

DeKalb | Sigma Alpha Mu has performed well in men’s Tugs the last five years, finishing third as a solo team in 2015 — their highest rank since teaming up with other fraternities.In 2010, the team joined forces with Phi Kappa Psi and Pi Kappa Phi,...

Christine Wang (right), SA Senate Speaker-elect, addresses senators as SA Senate Speaker Dillon Domke looks on at the SA Senate meeting Sunday. The SA approved of the Bangladesh Student Association and the full-time addition of the position director of Environmental Affairs, which is currently held by Stuart Nissenbaum.

SA Senate OKs Bangladesh organization

By Alex Chettiath | April 18, 2016

Christine Wang (right), SA Senate Speaker-elect, addresses senators as SA Senate Speaker Dillon Domke looks on at the SA Senate meeting Sunday. The SA approved of the Bangladesh Student Association and the full-time addition of the position director of Environmental Affairs, which is currently held by Stuart Nissenbaum.

The construction of Peace Road will include a bike path that extends from Lincoln Highway to Macom Drive.

DeKalb to add bike path

By Leah Nicolini | April 14, 2016

The construction of Peace Road will include a bike path that extends from Lincoln Highway to Macom Drive.

Student receives $1,000 scholarship

By Julia Martinez | April 14, 2016

DeKalb | Freshmen biology major Daphne Voorhis has been selected as the Supportive Professional Staff Council scholarship recipient for the 2016-17 academic year.The scholarship awards $1,000 to a full-time, degree-seeking NIU student who is a child or...

Students raise money for homeless veterans

Students raise money for homeless veterans

By Xavier Ortega | April 14, 2016

Richard Ward (left), senior public health major, barbecues hot dogs for the NIU Veterans Association on Wednesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons. Ward, NIU Veterans Association public affairs officer, plans to camp out for 24 hours. The association raised more than $2,000 last year and hopes to raise at least $2,000 this year.

Iconic Impressions leads peers with self-image tips

By Satta Kendor | April 11, 2016

Sophomore kinesiology major Antonio Holloway said he was inspired to incorporate more colors in his wardrobe after attending Iconic Impressions’ Fashion Fundamentals, which taught students how to dress professionally.Jacob Clayton, CEO and founder of...

Rehabilitation counsel club approved by SA

By Madison Kacer | April 11, 2016

DeKalb | Student Association Senate approved the Rehabilitation Counseling Student Association, a new organization that advocates for individuals with disabilities, at a meeting Sunday.The Rehabilitation Counseling Student Association, which has about...

Ars Nova Art Show

By Maggie Renfro | March 31, 2016

"A Story of Before and To Be" by NIU student Leyla Puskar is on display at the Ars Nova Art Show on Wednesday in the Art Building, Jack Olson Gallery. The annual Juried Blick Art Materials Ars Nova Exhibition featured student artists from high school...

SA to push MAP in Springfield

By Northern Star staff | March 10, 2016

The Student Association will lobby for House Bill 2990, which would fully fund the Monetary Award Program grants and cut NIU’s budget for Fiscal Year 2016 by 6.5 percent on April 6 in Springfield.The NIU-supported partisan bill passed the Illinois House...

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