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Northern Star DeKALB – Valentine’s Day on the NIU campus will forever be affected by the shooting that killed five students and left 21 injured, eight in critical condition inside of Cole Hall’s auditorium after the gunman entered a class and opened fire. On Sunday, NIU’s Forward, Together Forward organization will ring bells five times at 3:06 p.m. outside of Cole Hall as a moment of reflection in remembrance of the five who lost their lives on Feb. 14, 2008, according to the NIU calendar. NIU does everything it can to honor the victims, Catalina Garcia, Daniel Parmenter, Gayle Dubowski, Julianna Gehant and Ryanne Mace through their Forward, Together Forward website and the Memorial Garden outside of the Cole Hall Plaza. ....
36 Shares Rudi Laermans Anton Jäger argue that a central component of modern European democracy is the split between ‘people’s populism’ and ‘citizen populism’. Both variants of populism, though built on radically different philosophies, share a goal of fostering direct links between citizens and policymakers. Yet without effective intermediaries to help facilitate interest formation processes, it is questionable whether these approaches can meet the challenges of the contemporary world. Are Europeans currently witnessing the death struggle of their party democracy? Judging from recent developments in Belgium, the struggle certainly feels real. Conner Rousseau, leader of the Flemish Socialist Party, announced a new name for his party at the start of September last year: the sloganesque ‘Vooruit’ (Forward), considered to have more appeal than a name referring to the party’s socialist roots. ....