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Among the prizes awarded to the winner were gift cards for restaurants like Tom & Jerry’s, 215 W. Lincoln Highway. Courtesy Maral Battsogt
Owner: Senior student Maral Battsogt Pet’s name: Baron Breed: Mutt Baron’s favorite treat: Yogurt Baron’s favorite activity: Chasing laser pointers Describe Baron in five words: A crazy, fluffy, cuddly spazz Email a picture of your pet with answers to the above questions to Editor@NorthernStar.info.
Early voting is open in DeKalb County, but polls will not open on campus until Oct. 24. Voters can register online at bit. ly/1YodC57 and at polling stations.
Holmes Student Center, Blackhawk Annex Early and grace period voting Oct. 24 to 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 Nov. 2 to 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 Nov. 7
Noon to 7 p.m. 9 to noon 10 to 4 p.m. Noon to 7 p.m. 10 to 5 p.m. 9 to 5 p.m. 10 to 4 p.m. 8:30 to 4:30 p.m.
DeKalb Township, 2323 S. Fourth St. Early and grace period voting Oct. 24 to 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Oct. 31 to Nov. 4
8:30 to 4:30 p.m. 9 to noon 10 to 4 p.m. 8:30 to 7 p.m.
Sophomore business major Luke Graham holds up a “NIU Huskies” water jug Thursday in the Campus Life Building, Room 130.
Buffalo Wild Wings gift cards and several bottles of sauce were a part of the scavenger hunt prizes.
Student wins prizes from scavenger hunt Next hunt to pick up in the spring Leah Nicolini Editor in Chief
DeKALB | After five hours of hunting, feelings of frustration overwhelmed sophomore business major Luke Graham as he searched for a hand-sized medallion. Graham felt certain he’d be the one to find it after inadvertently practicing for this occasion with his roommate Dylan by hiding items around the house for Dylan to find.
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I’ve always been [intense], and if I’m not [going to] win, I don’t do it.” Luke Graham Sophomore business major
The Northern Star hid a medallion Sept. 26 in a tree near Founders Memorial Library and opened a five-day scavenger hunt for students to find the item, releasing a
clue to track the location each day. “Ready for the second Northern Star Scavenger Hunt? ,” read the first clue released Sept. 26. “Don’t expect our clues to be very blunt. I’m not underground - don’t dig up the dirt. Follow the rules, I must reassert. I’m on university grounds. Golf courses and rivers are out of bounds.” After reading the first clue, Graham thought to check near Barsema Hall and searched for two hours for the item in trees and bushes. “Last year it was in a tree, so [I thought] ‘maybe it’s in a tree again’. ” Graham said. The next day, Graham took a break from a week full of exams and looked outside Cole Hall for an hour with no luck. On his third day of the scavenger hunt, Graham continued to look around Cole Hall. Then, out of the corner of his eye, Graham spotted a glare coming
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Scavenger hunt prizes
Some of the prizes sophomore business major Luke Graham won were: • Lawn chairs • Huskie gear like T-shirts • Gift certificates to restaurants • Mugs and water bottles • Buffalo Wild Wings sauces To see all the prizes, go to NorthernStar.info/Giveaways. from a tree. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was the medallion. Graham won prizes such as lawn chairs, restaurant gift cards and Huskie gear. “I’ve always been [intense], and if I’m not [going to] win [something], I don’t do it,” Graham said. The Northern Star Scavenger Hunt will return next semester. Next semester’s clues will be posted on the Northern Star’s Facebook and Twitter.
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