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Purebred Misconception: Consider Canine Adoption

By Sarah Fischer | November 26, 2018

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An NIU Police car sits parked on Feb. 26 outside of Barsema Hall. Crimes such as domestic battery and criminal sexual assault were reported in June on NIU’s campus. (Northern Star File Photo)

NIU crime log, July 2025

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NIU football head coach Thomas Hammock (left) prepares to lead his team onto the field before the Huskies' non-conference game against North Carolina State University on Sept. 28, 2024, at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. NIU will face another Atlantic Coast Conference opponent on Sept. 2, 2028, when the Huskies visit the University of Pittsburgh at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

NIU adds Pittsburgh to 2028 football schedule for $1.1 million payout

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The NIU letters sit in the MLK Commons near the Holmes Student Center. Dr. Alexander Garivaltis, an associate professor in the Economics department died April 8. (Northern Star file photo)

NIU mourns the death of economics professor

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Timothy Doll is pictured in a mugshot at DeKalb County Jail. On Feb. 5 he plead guilty to murdering DeKalb teenager Gracie Sasso-Cleveland in May 2023. (DeKalb County Jail)

Timothy Doll pleads guilty to murder of Gracie Sasso-Cleveland

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Sophomore Sean Carroll reaches out of bounds to reset at the center of the mat at the match against Purdue University on January 12. Opinion Columnist Colton Peterson argues that AEW is no longer elite. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

AEW is no longer elite

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