DeKALB | The NIU Women’s Studies Program and the Center for Non-Governmental Organizations Leadership and Development sponsored a “teach-in” Tuesday afternoon titled “Responding to the Human Tragedy in Japan: Challenges and Complexities.” People...
DeKALB | In November, Indonesia walked away from the American Model United Nations [AMUN] conference in Chicago with two “Outstanding Delegation” awards. NIU’s Model UN club represented Indonesia and was awarded for their representation in the International...
DeKALB | Alex Broches, founder of the social networking site CollegeJunkee.com, is one of three Illinois finalists in actor Charlie Sheen's Tiger Blood internship. Broches, 23, is a Sycamore resident and recent graduate of NIU. The internship is a paid...
The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at niu.edu/PublicSafety. SaturdayAt 12:22 a.m.,...
Freshman theater major Richie Vavrina watched as President Barack Obama defended the first war launched on his watch. He declared Monday night that the United States intervened in Libya to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's...
The Office of Student Academic Success will host Destination Graduation in the Altgeld Auditorium today from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. The program will include sessions on negotiating salaries, health insurance and benefits, graduate...
DeKALB | The treasurer for the Student Association stepped down Monday after being charged with driving under the influence Sunday morning. Darrell Nelson, 22, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of over...
SYCAMORE | The family of slain student Antinette “Toni” Keller must continue to wait to receive her remains and hold a private memorial service. During a status update Monday for William Curl, the man charged with Keller’s murder, his public defender...
DeKALB | The Student Association Senate hotly debated the performance of SA executives Sunday night. SA Chief of Staff Josh Venaas and directors Deldric Henderson, Alandis Phillips, Arlieta Hall, Alyssa Ford and Elliot Echols were all up for censure by...
The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at niu.edu/PublicSafety.Feb. 15At 8:17 p.m.,...
Marseilles | Cadet Randa Hamadeh runs through the forest as fast as she can; down one hill, up another. Thorny bushes grab her uniform and whip across her face. This is crazy, she thinks. Her squad of 12 cadets was sent on a reconnaissance mission to...
NIU will bestow honorary doctoral degrees this May to Eric Isaacs, director of Argonne National Laboratory, and Leland Strom, chairman of the board and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration.The NIU Board of Trustees voted Thursday to award the honorary...
![Shezad Merchant, political science graduate student, writes a resolution at the American Model United Nations [AMUN] conference in St. Louis. For more information about the club, email niumodelunitednations@gmail.com](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/3030e57eb975c0dfbf6536ce68b4729a.jpg)
