Teens may have screamed "I want my MTV" in the 1980s, but in 2005, it is time to add one more letter to the acronym. mtvU, the college-oriented spin off from MTV, is looking to expand its channel to the corn fields of NIU. "First and foremost, college...

The University Council met for about 30 minutes Wednesday and approved three changes to NIU’s Constitution and Bylaws. The group also discussed an article published in the Northern Star. The council first approved changes to the responsibilities of...

An NIU student was victim to an attempted robbery while walking home from the library early Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1300 block of Eco Park Drive. The victim was walking alone when a man standing beside a nearby...

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity has a decade-long tradition regarding the sororities at NIU. Every year, when the new sorority members receive and sign bids to pledge to respective chapters, they can count on being bombarded with water balloons. But this...

Students must fill out a teacher evaluation for each class at the end of every semester. Though the actual evaluation forms differ by college, the format for each is similar. Most forms are Scantron-style with varying questions about the quality of the...

Other colleges have decided to use evaluations forms from other universities. The School of Music within the College of Visual and Performing Arts uses a commercially-available teacher evaluation form, said Harold Kafer, Dean of the College of Visual...

This week, an unusually bright orange "star" is outshining the rest. This particular luminary, also known as the planet Mars, is the subject of a special viewing at the Davis Hall Observatory, running through Thursday night. Mars usually is just another...

Nestled between McMurry and Gilbert halls lies Wirtz, a 78,074 square-foot structure constructed to aid in the housing of a rapidly-growing College of Business. Wirtz Hall, which opened Nov. 30, 1965, was named after Mr. William W. Wirtz. Wirtz played...

Students may envision the image of a Quasimodo-type figure ringing a set of 17th-century bells on the hour every day when walking to class. G. Scott Morris, however, would not hope so. He is the Holmes Student Center audiovisual department supervisor...

The Iraq War has claimed more than 2,000 U.S. military service men and women’s lives since March 2003. The Bush administration has remained strong in continuing the operation despite wavering public support. "The best way to honor the sacrifice of our...

Two communication professors and a library director will show their documentary today at a film festival in San Francisco. "Lincoln and Black Hawk" was produced by Drew VandeCreek, director of digitization for university libraries, directed by communication...

Between classes, exams, papers, social gatherings and everyday stresses, students may struggle to find time to stay in shape during the school year. Conflicting schedules can have an effect on a student’s physical state, said Sarena Duncan, a junior...