Skip to Main Content

Northern Star

 

Advertisement

 

 
Northern Star

Northern Illinois University’s student media since 1899

 

Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Baseball falls to Iowa

By Brian Earle | April 24, 2013

In its midweek showdown on the road against Iowa, baseball fell 3-2 in a game it had a good chance to win. Senior Jacob Goldenberg was on the bump for the Huskies as he got his first start of the season. Despite walking five batters, he was effective...

Top 10 athletes: #8

By Matt Hopkinson | April 24, 2013

Despite not making it to regionals this time around, junior all-around gymnast Kim Gotlund had a successful season. Gotlund improved her overall score average by more than .400 points from last season, and she greatly improved her performance on the uneven...

Top 10 athletes: #9

By Ed Rietveld | April 24, 2013

Coming in at number nine on the top 10 list of NIU athletes in 2013 is women’s soccer goalkeeper Amy Carr. Carr, a junior native of Hemel Hempstead, England, was a key factor in the Huskies’ turnaround in fall 2012 when they won eight games compared...

Top 10 athletes: #10

By Thomas Hiley | April 24, 2013

The school year is coming to a close and it’s time to decide on the top 10 athletes of the year. The men’s tennis team’s Frederic Cadieux starts it off by coming in at No. 10. Cadieux comes in at the 10 spot due to his contribution of helping the...

Junior Communications major Jamael Clark recites an original poem entitled: "And the Bleed Goes On" Wednesday night at the Tunnels of Oppression interactive event on the third floor of Grant Tower B.

Social Justice Initiative Committee holds interactive event on oppression

By Erin Kolb | April 24, 2013

The Social Justice Initiative Committee gave students an opportunity to put themselves in the shoes of the oppressed Wednesday. The Tunnel of Oppression (T.O.O.) event started at Western Illinois University in the early 1990s, and NIU held its first event...

Track and field prepares for triple-meet weekend

By Ed Rietveld | April 24, 2013

This weekend marks the end of the track and field outdoor regular season, and NIU will make this weekend a busy one by sending athletes to three meets. The first meet of the weekend is the Penn Relays Thursday to Saturday in Philadelphia. On Friday, NIU...

NIU from a transfer student’s perspective

By Brenda Krause | April 24, 2013

The transition from high school to college is an exciting, unnerving experience. Incoming freshmen can relate to the cliche analogy, “Small fish in a big pond.” As a post-transfer student, I can also relate. I previously attended Western Illinois...

Associate VP of Student Affairs to leave NIU

By Northern Star Staff | April 24, 2013

John Jones, Student Affairs associate vice president, will leave NIU for the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in early June. “I am extremely pleased that Dr. John Jones will be joining the leadership team at UNC Pembroke,” said UNC Chancellor...

Mara Keisling, Executive Director of The National Center for Transgender Equality, speaks on the issue of equality for transgenders and the LGBT community on Tuesday in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. Topics included homelessness, violence, employment, healthcare and marriage in the LGBT community.

Guest speaker addresses transgender equality

By Rachel Scaman | April 23, 2013

Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, spoke about advancing equality for transgender individuals Tuesday in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. The event began at 7 p.m. Keisling said she has influenced many people...

MAC baseball season could pay off for NIU

By Brian Earle | April 23, 2013

The MAC baseball season is quite similar to that of a nine-inning baseball game. Throughout the course of the season, the Huskies (16-21, 11-4 MAC) play nine weekend series against MAC opponents. The games are crucial in deciding the Huskies’ place...

Sophomore wide-reciever, Jacob Brinlee runs the ball for a gain after a successful pass Saturday at the Huskie Bowl scrimmage.

Huskie Bowl game showed weaknesses in football team

By Matt Hopkinson | April 23, 2013

After watching the Huskie Bowl, I can’t say I’m 100 percent certain as to how the football team will do this season. The biggest issue I see is that the team is very dependent on senior quarterback Jordan Lynch. Redshirt freshman Drew Hare has found...

Senior golfer looks back on career

By Sam Bauman | April 23, 2013

Senior Allie Parthie has had a long and successful career for the women’s golf team. Statistically she’s been the team’s best player the past three seasons as she’s tallied the lowest stroke per round average. The Huskies’ No. 1 golfer is actually...