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Founded in 1895, the public university is located in DeKalb, Ill., with a student body of approximately 23,000. The school is a comprehensive teaching and research institution with 60 undergraduate majors and 100 graduate- and doctoral- level programs in seven colleges: Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health and Human Sciences, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. Northern also runs satellite centers in Chicago, Naperville, Rockford, Hoffman Estates and Oregon, Ill. NIU's 16 NCAA Division I athletics teams are known as the Huskies and compete in the Mid-American Conference. On Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2008, five students were shot to d...
Founded in 1895, the public university is located in DeKalb, Ill., with a student body of approximately 23,000. The school is a comprehensive teaching and research institution with 60 undergraduate majors and 100 graduate- and doctoral- level programs in seven colleges: Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health and Human Sciences, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. Northern also runs satellite centers in Chicago, Naperville, Rockford, Hoffman Estates and Oregon, Ill. NIU's 16 NCAA Division I athletics teams are known as the Huskies and compete in the Mid-American Conference. On Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2008, five students were shot to death in a lecture hall by gunman, Steven Kazmierczak, a former student, who then killed himself. Killed were NIU students Gayle Dubowski, 20; Catalina Garcia, 20; Julianna Gehant, 32: Ryanne Mace, 19; and Daniel Parmenter, 20.
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Worldstarhiphop.com makes a name for itself with violent viral videos
The video is arresting. A figure wearing a ski mask appears just outside the front door of a school on a sunny day. In an instant, he and a student are charging each other, fists raised. They meet, a punch is thrown, and the person in the ski mask falls...
Tags: Talk Shows (genre), News Media, Criminals, MTV (tv network), Jerry Springer
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Peace Corps volunteers recall work that changed their world
At a time in their lives when young people feel the pressure of "what's next?" Larry Shirley, of Towson, and Barbara Cook, of Cockeysville, enlisted in the Peace Corps.
That decision changed the course of their lives. The same could probably be said...Tags: Washington, DC, Nigeria, Camp David, Fine Arts, Western Africa
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NIU administrator, under federal investigation, returns to work
A Northern Illinois University vice president who has been part of a federal law enforcement investigation returned to campus Friday after a two-month paid leave. Eddie Williams, the university's chief of operations and one of its most powerful figures,...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Labor Legislation, Colleges and Universities, FBI, Police Investigations
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NIU VP back at work after 2-month leave
Tribune reporterA Northern Illinois University vice president who has been part of a federal law enforcement investigation returned to campus today after a two-month paid leave. Eddie Williams, the university’s chief of operations and one of the campus's most...Tags: Law Enforcement, Labor Legislation, FBI, Colleges and Universities, Police Investigations
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Library media specialist creates 'reading community'
South Bend TribuneGRANGER — The TV studio and control room are a flurry of activity just before broadcast. “We should get started,” Kathy Burnette instructs the producers, camera operators and anchors. Right on cue at 9:02 a.m., the Discovery Middle...Tags: Libraries, Apple iPad, Colleges and Universities, Indiana University South Bend, Teaching and Learning
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Camerata Chicago a small orchestra with big dreams
Camerata Chicago is the best local chamber orchestra you've probably never heard of. But pay heed: The group is celebrating its 10th anniversary this season, is about to release a new recording and is preparing for its first European tour next month....
Tags: Ceremonies, Culture, Entertainment Events, Music, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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NIU to search nationally for new police chief
In an effort to move beyond the troubles of this academic year, Northern Illinois University officials announced Tuesday that they are conducting a national search for a new police chief. The university hopes the search will take about three months, and...
Tags: Justice System, Law Enforcement, FBI, Colleges and Universities, Laws
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Denise Hibbard taking over as New Trier's Winnetka campus principal
Two years ago, Denise Hibbard returned to her native Illinois after opening a high school in California and leading it to academic success. In July, Hibbard will replace longtime principal Timothy Dohrer at New Trier's Winnetka campus. She's been lauded...
Tags: DePaul University, Winnetka (Cook, Illinois), High Schools, Academic Progress, Schools
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Sorority members added to fraternity party death lawsuit
Tribune reporterAn attorney for the family of a Northern Illinois University freshman who died after a pledge party earlier this school year has added 16 sorority members to a lawsuit he had filed against the fraternity and its members. The wrongful death suit,...Tags: Palatine, Hazing, Trials, Justice System, Laws
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Sorority members added to NIU student death lawsuit
An attorney for the family of a Northern Illinois University student who died after a pledge party this school year has added 16 sorority members to a lawsuit he had filed against the fraternity and its members. The wrongful death suit, amended Friday to...Tags: Palatine, Hazing, Trials, Justice System, Health and Safety at School
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Nurses go back to school to get their bachelor's degree
Anne Lipira had been thriving as a nurse at a west suburban hospital when she decided to go back to school in 2011 to get a higher degree in the field. She felt her decade of experience and associate degree might not hold up in the shaky economy. She...
Tags: Graduation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Back to School, Nursing, Colleges and Universities
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Web-savvy job-seekers stand out ��� for better or worse
The Columbus DispatchDuring a summer interview, an internship recruiter asked Mirko Mandic about a consulting project he'd recently completed for a central Ohio business. The simple question surprised Mandic. "I didn't put it on my resume," said the Ohio State...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Social Media, Twitter, Inc., LinkedIn Corp., Google Inc.
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