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Students react to news of person in custody in Keller investigation

By Jessica Wells | October 29, 2010

 Students have mixed reactions to the news of a person of interest in custody in connection with the Antinette Keller homicide investigation. Junior art major Melissa Broccolo said she doesn't feel any safer. "The person they have taken custody of is...

In Focus: How can you stay safe this Halloween?

In Focus: How can you stay safe this Halloween?

Halloween. The time when the roving bands of students will be replaced by The Flintstones, The Simpsons, and the cast of Star Wars (the original trilogy, not the new ones). But the homicide investigation of Antinette "Toni" Keller has prompted a campus-wide...

The NIU Huskie Bus line extended it's hours in order to help students travel safely at night.

Safety tips for students

By Allyson Martin and Melissa Mastrogiovanni | October 27, 2010

With increased security measures since the Antinette Keller investigation was reclassified as a homicide investigation, students are encouraged to utilize various NIU transportation services and use personal safety tips when traveling on and off campus....

RHA should be ashamed of holding event during Toni Keller’s vigil

By Letter Writer | October 27, 2010

Tuesday night's "NBA watch party" sponsored by the Residence Hall Association was held at the same time as the vigil for Antinette "Toni" Keller. For the sheer fact that this event was not canceled floors me. I cannot believe that the boobs at the RHA...

Bodies found are not connected

By Northern Star Staff | October 27, 2010

DeKALB | DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said the 19-year-old man who was reported missing on Sept. 30 and found dead on Oct. 1 has no connection whatsoever to the homicide investigation of Antinette "Toni" Keller. "The only similarity between the two...

Community gathering held in honor of Antinette ‘Toni’ Keller

By Rikki Cottrell and Amy Kreeger | October 26, 2010

As students filed into the Duke Ellington Ballroom Tuesday night, they were handed candles with Dixie cups, ribbons and key chains to prepare for the community gathering held to honor Antinette "Toni" Keller. Keller's disappearance was declared a homicide...

Greg Zanis of Aurora puts up a cross in honor of Toni Keller. The investigation into Keller's disappearance has been classified as a homicide investigation.

Cross put up in honor of Toni Keller

By Matt Liparota and Demarcus Robinson | October 26, 2010

Greg Zanis is no stranger to tragedy. Zanis, of Aurora, is the head of Crosses for Losses, a group that travels across the country and establishes memorial crosses when requested. Most recently, Zanis has come to DeKalb to establish a cross for Antinette...

NIU didn’t adequately notify students, letter alleges

By Alex Fiore | October 26, 2010

The mother of an NIU student sent an open letter to Gov. Pat Quinn on Sunday, alleging that the NIU Department of Public Safety didn’t adequately notify the community about missing student Antinette Keller.The letter was sent by Campus Enforcement of...

Little information on Keller raises community fears

By Editorial Board | October 25, 2010

The NIU community waited with bated breath since Saturday for updated information on the status of the death investigation of NIU student Antinette Keller. By today, though, everyone is breathless from trading rumors, allegations and unanswered questions...

Huskies wear yellow to band together

By Leah Spagnoli | October 25, 2010

On Monday, NIU students were told through Facebook to wear yellow to honor Antinette "Toni" Keller. According to the Facebook event page, "while it is considered an optimistic, loud, and bright color, the yellow will also represent a cry for help that...

DeKalb residents express concern for safety in Prairie Park

By Shaun Zinck and Rikki Cottrell | October 25, 2010

Sections of Prairie Park, south of Lincoln Highway, remain taped off from the public as the Antinette “Toni” Keller death investigation continues. This section includes half of the frisbee golf course on Pearl Street, holes six through nine, back...

Comunity Gathering planned for Toni Keller

By Northern Star Staff | October 25, 2010

NIU announced that there will be a Community Gathering held in honor of NIU student Antinette "Toni" Keller at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom, according to an NIU advisory. The advisory stated participants are encouraged to start gathering...