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Footage released by DeKalb Police Department Sept. 1 shows two officers instructing Elonte McDowell, 25, of Aurora, to exit his vehicle.

Sgt. Weese suspended for choking McDowell

By Kierra Frazier | February 20, 2020

DeKALB — DeKalb Sgt. Jeff Weese will serve a 30-day unpaid suspension and undergo cultural competence and use of force training immediately for his actions during the Elonte McDowell arrest. A viral video released in August showed McDowell being choked...

Joe Frascello, then the Student Association president-elect, talks about the Huskie electric buses to be implemented as one of the “10 goals for five years” plan during the SA Senate meeting April 13.

SA should have mentioned senator’s offense

By Northern Star Editorial Board | October 5, 2014

The Student Association, the decision-making body representing students, must strive to be more transparent with its organization’s actions, beginning with the suspension and charge against Senator Yandi Farinango.On Sept. 26, Farinango, 19, was charged...