Year: Junior Major: Political Science Qualifications: Former SA senator, former president of the Douglas Hall Council in the Residence Hall Association and current Speaker of the Senate Goals: Promote the significance of SA to students and serve as a...

Year: Senior Major: Economics Qualifications: Treasurer/Business Manager of Iota Phi Theta fraternity, president of Black Male Initiative, CAB P.R. Committee, SA Finance Committee and former treasurer of Black Male Initiative. Goals: Increase the quality...

Issues concerning MyNIU were discussed at Wednesday's Faculty Senate meeting, mostly that final grades need to be submitted earlier than what was originally decided. The problems that come up stem from several other problems, two of which being that deans...

Last fall, graduate students from the English Department came together and formed a new organization, the NIU Graduate Film Society. The organization shows a variety of movies, and after the screening a discussion follows. Anthony Coman, teaching intern...

Setting: DeKalb Aspiring young writers may find a successful career in screenwriting may not be long-awaited. Dustin Black, 34, proved that age has precedence in achieving a highly-successful career in writing after accepting the award for Best Original...

Students may soon find themselves in a dilemma: having schoolwork to do over Spring Break. "Obviously I don't like it when teachers assign something over Spring Break," said freshman psychology major David Gerbie. "It defeats the purpose of having a break...

The Student Association, E.L.I.T.E. and Phi Rho Eta are setting the record straight. The SA approached the Northern Star in February with information that E.L.I.T.E. (Elegant Leaders Introducing Tasteful Entertainment) misused SA resources to benefit...

University Plaza is doing its part to keep the world alive. The private, co-ed residence hall located at 900 Crane Drive is unveiling a pilot "Going Green Initiative" this spring and is asking its nearly 600 residents to join in to do their part to conserve...

Dr. Dave says you're going to hell. But it's not too late to change. "Turn to Jesus Christ," said the 57-year-old Rockford resident, a.k.a. David Stone. "Repent from sins and trust Christ. He'll save you and change your heart." Stone espouses a similar...

Nobody likes getting an F, especially when they think it's undeserved. That's how some NIU faculty members feel after the university received a failing grade in a recently released report by the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance, a group dedicated to the...

Feb. 28 • At 12:34 a.m., University Police on patrol in Douglas Hall saw an open can of Busch beer in a room as they walked past the open door. After being invited into the room, the officers also saw a case of Busch beer in an open backpack. The...

A war is going on in the College of Education, but it involves pennies, nickels and dimes. The College of Education Student Advisory Committee organized a penny wars event in which the money being raised is going to the Feb. 14 Juliana Gehant Memorial...