DeKALB | The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity will celebrate its 100th anniversary this week, just after NIU celebrated its 100th Homecoming two weeks ago. "The Seven Days of Ma'at" centennial celebration is based on Alpha Phi Alpha's Egyptian theories and...

DeKALB |University recognized as one of 100 best schools for LGBT students The Presidential Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity will host its annual fall reception Tuesday. The event, "Creating Community: Dessert Reception," will take...

DeKALB | The University Police see their share of strange happenings when on patrol. The Northern Star tagged along with Sgt. Todd Henert of the University Police Saturday night from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Though there wasn't much action, there was plenty...

DeKALB | NIU is home to about 36 different fraternities and sororities. The large Greek letters adorning the houses on Greek Row make it different from a lot of other places around campus. The letters let people know exactly where they are, but what do...

DeKALB | Brian Hemphill, vice president of Student Affairs, spoke at the Student Association Senate meeting Sunday night. Hemphill said he and the SA have a shared purpose: "To ensure our students have a great experience." Hemphill applauded the SA on...

DeKALB | Security measures taken by the university over Homecoming weekend continue to elicit scrutiny from residents and others on campus. Students were required to sign passes to move between towers, were not allowed to stand in the lobby and, in some...

DeKALB | An NIU student died Oct. 6 in the Holmes Student Center outside of TCF Bank. John W. Garity, 43, was a senior political science major. The cause of death is still under investigation by the DeKalb County Coroner's office. "We are deeply saddened...

DeKALB | The city council has banned outdoor parties on the day before and the day of Reading Day, irritating both students and business owners. NIU's Reading Day was created to ensure that students have enough time to study for final exams. Recently,...

DeKALB | Students will be haunted by more than the thought of physics homework this weekend. NIU's physics department is hosting its fourth annual Haunted Physics Laboratory Saturday. The department plans to haunt the lower level of Faraday Hall. The...

DeKALB | The NIU theater department will unleash the spirit of scary movies and dark humor as the Halloween season draws ever closer. On Oct. 27 and 28 scenes from cult classic horror movies will come to life on stage. Eleven senior acting students will...

DeKALB | Students scrambled as buses were forced to take a slight detour yesterday because of a grease fire in the Holmes Student Center. The fire Thursday morning caused the bus turnaround to be blocked off. A representative from the Huskie Bus Line...

DeKALB | After 37 years, visitors to Hopkins Park will no longer be haunted. All the ghosts and ghouls will be evicted from the park's shelter as the Kishwaukee Kiwanis' annual haunted house is held there for the last time. "[I'm] kind of torn, we've...