Senior marketing major Thomas Kneifel is looking forward to graduating in December; however, Kneifel spent most of last December writing and publishing an e-book. Northern Star: When was the book published? Thomas Kneifel: January 8 is when I posted it...
The Women’s Studies program is looking at big changes over the next several months, including a possible name change, new certificates to be offered and a more inclusive curriculum. During the spring semester, students on the mailing lists for either...
Wednesday At 8 a.m., an officer responded to a report of criminal trespassing at Northern View Apartments. Rashonda L. Taylor, 19, of Chicago, was arrested for criminal trespassing and released on $150 bond. Friday At 8:42 p.m., an officer pulled over...
Junior communications major Richard Bennett is a finalist in the “Tribute for Heroes” campaign, according to NIU Today. Bennett served in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division. Bennett is being considered for shielding his platoon’s medic from enemy...
NIU President John Peters and other senior administrators have developed a plan to help stabilize the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). The plan would feature a gradual shift to being funded entirely by its users by 2044. The system is currently...
NASA has awarded geography professor Wei Luo a multi-year grant to further research how much water was on Mars to shape the surface of the planet. The grant totals $291,000, which will be used to develop algorithms and apply them to the latest data retrieved...
Ten alumni of NIU’s accounting program are raising money to create the Donald E. Kieso Endowed Chair in Accountancy. The group looks to raise more than $1 million. Kieso is currently the Peat Marwick Emeritus Professor in the College of Business and...
Eddie Williams will retire effective May 31. Williams, executive vice president of Finance and Facilities and chief of operations, returned to work Friday after being placed on paid leave on March 8. On March 6, the FBI and Illinois State Police, among...
NIU will soon begin looking for a new police chief. The search is expected to last about 90 days, and candidate interviews should begin in late July, according to a university news release. A search committee will be formed to lead the search, and stakeholder...
Editor’s note: The names of “Ernesto,” “Melanie” and “Ana” have been changed to protect the identity of sources. One of Ana’s earliest memories is of crossing the border into the United States. The NIU student was 5 years old when she...
William Heinisch, DeKalb Area Rental Association (DARA) president, expects NIU’s 2015 second-year residential requirement to cause the vacancy of 400 to 500 rental units in DeKalb. The residential housing rule will require second-year students to live...
Sophomore business major Eddie Moon, sophomore economics and computer science major RJ Catalano and sophomore mathematics major Sam Song perform a Fall Out Boy cover on Tuesday at the Asian American Association's Annual Fashion Show in the Carl Sandburg...
