Students often can be seen walking around campus in pajama pants. Yet some have mixed feelings on the trend. "I have early classes. It’s at 8 a.m. when you’re walking to class you see everyone in pajamas," said Wendy Edminster, a freshman pre-physical...

About 60 NIU students and DeKalb residents attended an NIU College Democrats-sponsored anti-Bush rally in King Memorial Commons Wednesday. Speakers at the rally included Jenny Browe, a junior fine arts major who came up with the idea; U.S. Congress Democratic...

Mention Michelle Garrison's name in the art building and you may be swamped with stories of loyalty, dedication and success. The art education major was named the 2006 winner of the Student Lincoln Laureate Award, which is given to an outstanding senior...

A new organization is dancing, singing and praying its way into the NIU community. New Dimension Christian Dance Ministry, founded by senior music and mechanical engineering double major Joshua Rayburn, junior biology major Regina Sampson and senior journalism...

Students not returning to the residence halls for the spring semester must fill out a Request to be Released form by Dec. 15 to avoid a $100 severance charge. Forms can be picked up in the Residential Administration Office in Neptune East, from a hall...

From Health Services to the residence halls, students have many places to find condoms. NIU has a budget of $15,000 per year for all types of safer-sex aids. Health Enhancement makes nearly 20 types of contraception available to students through Health...

A cage-like, cramped and somewhat cluttered work environment is bothering some workers in the Financial Aid Office. Some said they think renovations are long overdue. Workers also are worried about students. Each customer service window is two to five...

The Northern Star won fifth place for Best of Show in the "Newspaper four-year daily tabloid" category at the National College Media Convention held in Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 26-30. The Star’s online radio station, NS*Radio, also won first place for...

NIU Alumni Tony Kidonakis and Rich Moore will perform tonight on "The Tonight Show" at 10:35 p.m. on NBC. Kidonakis and Moore both graduated from the School of Music and will play the baritone and alto saxophones, respectively, along with tenor saxophonist...

Allison Wiederin, a junior corporate communication major, was walking east on Lucinda Avenue around midnight Oct. 17. She looked across the street and saw a boy running across. Suddenly, a car sped through the intersection and struck him, traveling at...

The fear of a worldwide epidemic of the bird flu has risen in recent months, as confirmed cases spring up around the globe. Beginning in Southeast Asia during 2003, the disease infected most of Asia’s poultry population, accounting for the demise of...

A dead giant lies in the shadow of Huskie Stadium. NIU’s only outdoor track sits in disrepair at the north end with no plans to resuscitate it. The $9.5 million Academic and Athletic Performance Center is planned to fill the space. The track will be...