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Students take action against city violence

By Kim Randall | October 15, 2013

Students at NIU are tired of hearing about daily homicides in Chicago. Save Chicago, founded by NIU student Randiss Hopkins, is an activist group working to end that violence.The organization formed recently in hopes of getting the NIU community more...

Garbage bags filled with newspapers line the steps of the Martin Luther King Commons Monday as part of the Save Chicago campaign. The bags signify the 506 people that have died due to violence in 2012 while the newspapers represent their untold stories.

Save Chicago demonstration brings awareness to city’s violent deaths

By Jarrel Sylvers | September 16, 2013

Students of the NIU “Save Chicago Campaign” spread out 506 trash bags across the Martin Luther King Commons Monday to bring awareness to crime in the city.The Untold Stories demonstration marked the first official event of the new movement. The demonstration...