ROTC holds lab in Eco Park woods The NIU Department of Military Science (ROTC) will be conducting tactical labs in the Eco Park woods on Wednesday from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Rubber M-16 replicas will be used during the activity. Any questions can be directed...

The following students have won tickets to Friday's Soulja Boy concert in this year's Best of DeKalb drawing: • Albert Cobb • Josh Weir • Christine Bondad • Steve Pundaj Please come to the Northern Star office - Campus Life Building,...

The rescheduled NIU Job Fair will take place on Wednesday at 10 a.m. NIU's Convocation Center will host the event, scheduled to run until 3 p.m. Anyone is welcome, but individuals must present a resumé to gain entrance to the fair. Business attire...

With support flooding NIU from around the country after the Feb. 14 shootings, junior communication major Alli Grissom searched for a way to thank them. "My heart went out to them because they were there and willing to help," Grissom said. Grissom started...

NIU President John Peters will facilitate discussion on the future of Cole Hall until May 1, when he hopes to have a campus consensus. Peters will then take the information to the NIU Board of Trustees, which will start planning over the summer for what...

Tax day is less than a month away, and students who need help or advice filing their taxes can get it on campus. Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is the name of the event that helps students by assisting in the filing of federal and state income...

ROTC to hold tactical labs in Eco Park woods Students, staff and faculty should not be alarmed if they notice individuals carrying rubber weapon look-a-likes outside near Stevenson Towers. The NIU Department of Military Science (ROTC) will be conducting...

Student Association holds discussions on fate of Cole Hall The NIU Student Association will be hosting three open discussions with fellow students and university officials this week on what to do with Cole Hall. The discussions will be held: * Wednesday,...

During Spring Break, NIU students' moods might be described as "warm." However, Mother Nature may have been in the opposite mood. This is because the weather during spring break is not always "spring-like." Instead of its current name, NIU staff meteorologist...

Friday, NIU released a summary of the autopsy of Steven Kazmierczak, the Cole Hall shooter, and the victims, stating Kazmierczak had minute traces of drugs in his system. In a public summary released Friday, the NIU Department of Public Safety released...

Two proton therapy centers are scheduled to open in 2010 in DuPage County, one of which is tied to NIU. Central DuPage Hospital, located in Winfield, shares a border with West Chicago, which would make the only two proton therapy centers in Illinois in...

University Council will decide Wednesday if class will be held on Reading Day. On March 5, Faculty Senate discussed how to fairly accommodate students academically after the Feb. 14 shootings, including the possibility of holding classes on Reading Day....