Though hiring those connected through blood is usually unacceptable at the state level, the hiring of friends and networking associates can be a gray area. Many administrators and trustees said friend or networking relationships among employees are run...

Students looking to get involved in the fashion world or who are looking for a makeover for the fall semester should participate in the Fashion Industries Organization. FIO is a student organization in the School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences...

Below are profiles of people in this story, all according to Steve Cunningham and the NIU Working Papers from FY00 to FY08. Though the Fiscal Year 2009 Working Papers are not yet available, Cunningham provided the most current salary figures. KAREN BAKER...

The official BOT policy as listed on the Board of Trustees Web site: "Faculty and administrative employees are selected for employment and promotion without regard to relationship by blood or marriage in accordance with appropriate qualifications for...

Amid a season of state corruption, the focus on ethics becomes prominent. At NIU, some question the ethical nature of hiring family, friends or associates of administrators. The Northern Star has received numerous persistent tips over the years about...

The end of the semester often brings a deluge of exams, papers and projects for students, but it also brings the opportunity to sell back those textbooks that have been read religiously since January. Or in some cases, opened for the first time this week....

Nepotism is defined by Merriam-Webster as "favoritism, as in appointment to a job, based on kinship." BOT Chair Murer said she is confident boundaries have not been crossed in employment or hiring practices at NIU. "My whole time on the board, I haven't...

While an outbreak of swine flu that was first detected in Mexico has made its way into the United States, there have been no reported cases in DeKalb or at NIU as of press time. Health officials here are preparing for the event that someone in the area...

Administrators understand the importance of the policies in place, Cunningham said. "It's well-known that these are important and strongly enforced policies," Cunningham said. "Dr. Williams or Dr. Seaver, given the level of their roles, it's even more...

It was another day at the duck races on Saturday afternoon for the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity. The service fraternity held its 8th annual duck race for which its members sold numbered rubber ducks to race down the Kishwaukee River for prizes. Senior sociology...

March 25 At 12:28 a.m., a victim reported someone damaged their pickup truck while it was parked in Lot 27. A long scratch was found on the side of the truck. With no further leads as of April 24, case is closed. April 22 At 3:12 p.m., a victim reported...

The Student Association Senate gathered amid delays and racially-charged disruptions for its final meeting of the semester Sunday. The meeting almost did not occur as only 17 of 39 senators attended at the scheduled time of 6 p.m., which did not amount...