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Students react to creation of Barsema Express

By Northern Star staff | March 24, 2015

The Student Association has rolled out the Barsema Express, a bus that takes students from the residence halls to Barsema Hall, the Engineering Building and other buildings.The bus was created following a Mass Transit focus group where the SA sought student...

Students react to Monday snowstorm after week of nice weather

By Northern Star staff | March 23, 2015

March 16 saw weather in the 70s. March 23 saw a snowstorm. How do you think students reacted? (Hint: They're not happy.) [View the story "Students react to Monday snowstorm after week of nice weather" on Storify]

NIU Student Association executive elections debate 2015: play by play in tweets

By Northern Star staff | March 23, 2015

Get a play by play of the 2015 NIU Student Association executive elections debate. // <![CDATA[ // ]]> [View the story "NIU Student Association executive elections debate 2015" on Storify]

Tweets from St. Patrick’s Day at NIU

By Northern Star staff | March 18, 2015

Tweets from St. Patrick's Day at NIU. // <![CDATA[ // ]]> [View the story "St. Patrick's Day at NIU" on Storify]

Here’s how NIU students reacted on Twitter when faced with a campus without Internet

By Northern Star staff | March 2, 2015

NIU's Internet was down the Monday morning of midterms week. Students may have assumed the apocalypse was nigh. [View the story "Here's how NIU students react when faced with a campus without Internet" on Storify]

NIU University Council in tweets: Feb. 25, 2015

By Northern Star staff | February 25, 2015

News Editor Jackie Nevarez (@NevarezJackie) tweets about Northern Illinois University's Feb. 25, 2015, University Council meeting. // [View the story "NIU University Council: Feb. 25, 2015" on Storify]

Students take to Twitter to express outrage as classes continue despite subzero temperatures

By Northern Star staff | February 19, 2015

A wind chill advisory didn't stop NIU from making everyone attend classes Thursday. Here's what some students had to say. [View the story "Students take to Twitter to express outrage as classes continue despite subzero temperatures" on Storify]

Tweets: Gov. Bruce Rauner delivers budget address

By Northern Star staff | February 18, 2015

Follow Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget address here: // [View the story "Gov. Bruce Rauner budget address" on Storify]

Tweets: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of the State address in tweets

By Northern Star staff | February 4, 2015

Keep up with Gov. Bruce Rauner's State of the State address with tweets: // [View the story "Gov. Bruce Rauner's State of the State address" on Storify]

Snow day tweets: NIU cancels class after Sunday blizzard

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2015

Here's photos and tweets about the Monday snow day: [View the story "NIU cancels class: Feb. 1, 2015, blizzard" on Storify]

Tweets: Feb. 1, 2015, blizzard in DeKalb

By Northern Star staff | February 1, 2015

Here are a collection of tweets about the Feb. 1 blizzard in DeKalb: // [View the story "Feb. 1, 2015, blizzard in DeKalb" on Storify]

Funniest student tweets about icy sidewalks

By Northern Star staff | January 21, 2015

Students cracked jokes about icy sidewalks in DeKalb Wednesday.  // <![CDATA[// ]]> [View the story "NIU students crack jokes about icy sidewalks" on Storify]