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Power, Internet access restored by early evening; some finals rescheduled

By Northern Star Staff | December 6, 2010

Update:9 p.m.Access to theNIU website, Blackboard, Groupwise and the student e-mail systemhave been restored as of 8:20 p.m., the NIU Facebook accountreports. MyNIU is still out but expected back soon.5p.m.DeKalb -- Adamaged cable at a Carroll Avenue...

Power outage caused by cable shortage

By Shaun Zinck | November 9, 2010

A faulty cable shortage is said to have caused temporary power loss to the east side of campus around 11:25 a.m. on Tuesday. Bob Albanese, associate vice president of finance and facilities operations, said when the cable shorted out, it caused an underground...

Douglas and Grant North experience power outage

By MaryJo Kratochvil | September 29, 2010

Power outage hit two residence halls Wednesday. Grant North’s power was reported to be out, said Dan Lingafelter on call Hall Director of Grant Towers. “Grant North has a power outage and we have no idea why,” Lingafelter said. “They been working...