Doug Scott, former mayor of Rockford and director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will be at NIU to discuss how the state is working to reduce greenhouse gases Wednesday, Nov. 7 in the auditorium hall of Montgomery. Scott was appointed...

The Department of Mathematical Sciences/Division of Statistics at NIU is now offering an emphasis in actuarial science for students who would like careers as actuaries. Actuaries are business professionals who analyze the financial consequences of risk...

The friends of the NIU Libraries is hosting "Schoolhouse Memories: from Sawdust to the Quilt," at 7:30, Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Staff Lounge located on the lower level of Founders Memorial Library. Lucy Townsend, the curator of the Blackwell History...

For some students, Ellington's is more than just a restaurant. FCNS 320, the quantity food production class, prepares and serves meals in Ellington's, located in the Holmes Student Center. Students are divided into five management teams and rotate roles...

NIU athletes register for classes today. Well, most of them. Starting today, student athletes will register for classes, while club athletes must wait for their assigned registration times. Each semester, qualified student-athletes register early to ensure...

The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present Christopher Durang's "Betty's Summer Vacation." The School of Theatre and Dance is presenting this comedy as it's next performance in its 2007-2008 Studio Series production season. The show will be running...

DeKalb may become a major center of data storage in the future. NIU's fiber optic network, NIU-Net, makes DeKalb a viable option for companies looking to build data storage facilities. Additionally, companies may consider DeKalb for its low land prices,...

NIU will host an open house for prospective students Friday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center Admissions, faculty, academic programs, student services and financial aid will all have representatives available for visitors. The...

Mark Danner, a staff writer for The New Yorker, will visit NIU to deliver the next installment of the W. Bruce Lincoln Endowed Lecture Series. Danner has reported for more than two decades on feoeign affairs and international conflict, including the war...

NIU kicks off its 20th annual Deaf Awareness Week with special events hosted around campus. Events are open to anyone wishing to learn more about deaf culture and its community, said Maggie Cormier, a counselor in the Program for Hearing Impaired. Cormier...

The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present "Le Corsaire," from Nov. 15 through Nov. 18. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $14 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $7 for students. There will...

Sigma Phi Epsilon is facing potentially strict judicial punishment for a number of incidents over the past several years. According to documents acquired by the Northern Star from NIU Judicial Affairs via a Freedom of Information Act request, the fraternity's...