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Paving petition gains traction among business students

By Noah Thornburgh | September 22, 2019

As of 3 p.m. Thursday, to get Lot A paved has over 600 signatures, 37 of them from faculty and staff.Martin said he started the petition Sept. 10 after seeing a tire pop off after driving over a pothole in the lot. Commuter Lot A’s north-half, east...

Opinion: NIU must improve parking

By Maddie Steen | November 7, 2016

Sophomore biology major Heather Moore created a GoFundMe page to raise funds that will go towards a new parking lot after noticing that students are constantly complaining about a lack of parking space. Though this could potentially make a difference,...

Parking Services out to get money

By Joel Heilmann | March 25, 2015

Parking. We all hate it here at NIU, but specifically Parking Services seems to be an institution established for the sole purpose of extorting money from already-struggling students in any way possible.Rather than focusing on getting our commuter students...

Letter to the Editor: NIU smoking rules need enforcing

By Jordan Anderson | January 28, 2015

I’m a junior marketing student. I spend a lot of time in Barsema Hall. Every time I leave the building after class, there is a congregation of eight to 12 students standing just outside the entrance to Barsema smoking cigarettes.If you want to ruin...

Editorial: Parking problems need fixes

By Northern Star Editorial Board | September 12, 2013

Commuter parking has been an issue this semester.Parking Services sold a large number of passes to commuters this semester, which is the department’s job — but it has caused higher demand for available spaces.According to a Monday article in the Northern...

200 commuter parking spots to be created

By Hannah Krawczyk | September 9, 2013

Nearly 200 more yellow permit parking spots will open up for students.Parking Services plans to make changes to deal with the issues some students have had finding open parking spots around campus. In particular, Parking Services Director Scott Kangas...

NIU sees low trend in parking ticket fines

By Logan Love | April 22, 2013

Even though fewer parking tickets have been issued in the past few years, Parking Services still collected more than $545,000 in ticket revenue in Fiscal Year 2012, according to information provided by Parking Services Director Scott Kangas. Parking Services...

Williams not fit for position

By Northern Star Editorial Board | November 27, 2012

The Northern Star Editorial Board doesn’t think Eddie Williams, executive vice president and chief of operations for Finance and Facilities, is doing his job. Since the summer, the Finance and Facilities division at NIU has been through controversies...

Parking Services offers bikes for students to borrow

August 25, 2011

DeKALB | NIU Parking Services does more for students than help with their car and issue parking permits and tickets - it offers an environmentally-friendly method of travel.Parking Services offers NIU students, staff and faculty a free program called...

Letter to the editor: Not snow fast, Parking Services

By Letter Writer | February 9, 2011

I am so frustrated with the parking situation here on campus for employees. We pay an exorbitant amount each year for the privilege of parking to work here for what is, for many of us civil service workers, short of a living wage. I understand that allocation...

Parking Services makes bank

By Leah Spagnoli | January 27, 2011

Two million dollars. That's how much money Parking Services brought in for 2010. If you break that number down to days, they made $5,479.50 a day. "Parking Services does not receive money from the university or from the state of Illinois," said Kristin...