The Delta Zeta sorority won their sixth consecutive Tugs championship against Alpha Phi on Saturday. Tugs takes place in the fall for sororities and in the spring for fraternities, said Mike Wahlund, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity member and host of the event....
An NIU survey has been traveling around student emails for about three weeks. Freshman and transfer students received in their emails a link to the online survey called MAP-Works. The survey began on Sept. 15 and will end today. The survey asked students...
(Students names from left to right on couch): Junior communications major Jordan Reed; Andy Vikre, junior political science major; and Delonte LeFlore, senior organizational and computer communications major, watch the first presidential debate from the...
The first 2012 presidential debate triggered mixed reactions from members of student organizations. Members of the Black Student Union (BSU) gathered in Stevenson C Tower to watch the debate. Phillip Jones, College Democrats president, senior political...
NIU will celebrate safety in recognition of Crime Prevention Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, according to NIU Today. During October, NIU will promote safety programs and offer safety tips to the university community, according...
A mountain climber who survived an accident will give a presentation to NIU students, said accountancy professor Don Tidrick in an email. Jim Davidson will speak to accountancy students at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Barsema Auditorium. Davidson is...
A student-run restaurant in the Holmes Student Center will open Tuesday, according to NIU Today. Ellington’s is a restaurant where students of Quantity Food Production (FCNS 320) plan, prepare and serve three-course meals with a theme as part of their...
Students were able to register to vote, get absentee ballots and listen to music at the third annual House of REDS event Friday. Rappers, singers, small bands and dancers performed at the event, which was hosted by the Zeta Iota chapter of the Delta Sigma...
The 20th annual Study Abroad Fair opened up a world of opportunities for students. Students who visited the fair Thursday in the Holmes Student Center learned studying abroad doesn’t consist of visiting a foreign nation or gathering college credits....
Oct. 2 correction: In an Oct. 1 Northern Star article titled “CAB receives funds,” the Northern Star incorrectly reported that Bill Nicklas’s title was executive director of the president’s office. His title is associate vice president for university...
Huddled in the middle of base camp in complete darkness, Cadet Company Cmdr. Lauren Armendariz-Bast (MSIII) confers with her cadets. “Make sure that everybody knows to stay in buddy teams at all times,” Armendariz-Bast says. “I don’t want anybody...
The results are in for the Student Association (SA) Senate elections and the number of votes showed a significant decrease in turnout. A total of 675 votes were counted for the Senate elections. There were 937 votes in the 2011 elections. Elections Commissioner...
