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The entrance to the Asian American Resource Center. NIU is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month during April. (Evan Mellon | Northern Star)

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, April celebrations

By Daniel Massa, Lifestyle Writer | March 29, 2023

DeKALB – NIU is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in April. Throughout the month, there will be a number of events at NIU to attend and experience to learn more about Asian American heritage, hosted by the Asian American...

SOPA and PIPA: One week later

By Ross Hettel | January 24, 2012

One short week has passed since the Internet's unanimous stand against the evils of SOPA, PIPA, and other acronyms you may not have heard of until your favorite web comic was blocked for the day. One short week, however, is all it takes to shake up the...

Jason Wilkins, second year law student, protests about PIPA in
the MLK Commons Monday afternoon.

Student holds protest against PIPA legislation

By Kelly Bauer | January 23, 2012

As the wind whipped at his face, Jason Wilkins, second year law student, gritted his teeth and kept his sign high: "Stop PIPA: USA's 1st Internet Censorship Law." From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wilkins waged a lone protest in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons,...