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Northern Today - March 10, 2008

Dhiman ChakrabortyNIU scientists playing role
in development of LHC detector

Physicists at NIU are watching with great anticipation as construction of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, nears completion.

The project reached an important milestone recently, when the final piece of the ATLAS particle detector was lowered into the underground collision hall.

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Barbara FiehnChildren’s Literature Conference focuses
on what boys like to read, books for boys

Teachers and librarians already know that boys and girls approach books and reading in vastly different ways.

NIU’s 28th annual Children’s Literature Conference, scheduled for March 14 and 15, will help them better understand what to do about it.

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Cindy HendersonEmployment fairs draw big numbers

Attendance at two employment fairs that followed on the heels of the Feb. 14 shootings drew large crowds of both students and potential employers.

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Jeff DaurerWater line project to begin in April

While winter still has campus in its icy grip, plans are already being finalized for the installation of chilled water lines this spring and summer.

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