Phase two testing of Information Technology Services’ spam-blocking software begins Monday and involves scanning all e-mail sent to an NIU e-mail address. As a way to clean up NIU’s e-mail server, ITS began testing a software program in March that...

Anything can happen during Phyllis Pleckham’s day. “Sometimes you have to hit the ground and start running,” said Pleckham, a secretary in the provost’s office. “And other times, there is not much to do.” Like many NIU secretaries, Pleckham...

NIU officials aren’t worried about any spike in energy demand, despite the approaching winter months and expected increased use of heat across campus. Bills for heating and electricity have remained unchanged for NIU for the past 10 years. “Natural...

The American Cancer Society has a dream for people to stop smoking forever. Since 1977, the ACS has sponsored the Great American Smokeout, an event to help people quit smoking and challenge people to stop using tobacco. “This event raises many positive...

They used to be two strangers - both picked to live in a house with five other people and have their lives taped. They stopped being polite, started getting real and now they’re coming to DeKalb. Two cast members of the “Real World: Philadelphia”...

This week the Motion Picture Association of America placed a full page ad in the Northern Star, providing a stern warning to all illegal downloaders on the Internet. Your time is up - lawsuits begin this week. Apparently, Dan Glickman and the MPAA have...

The Vermeer Quartet, resident performers for over 30 years at NIU, will perform at 8 p.m. tonight in the concert hall of the Music Building. The string quartet, which formed in 1969, has become world-renowned for its recordings of pieces by classical...

Briana Fukushima was crowned NIU’s first Miss Asia Tuesday night in the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center. Cristina Aguilera, Ms. Latina NIU 2004, crowned Fukushima as Prince’s “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” played in...

NIU students interested in majoring in military science in the future may notice some big changes in the program compared to previous years. This is due in large part to a new chair in the department, Lt. Col. Craig Engel. Engel, who transferred to NIU...

Some NIU students and staff are spinning out of control - with exercise. Spinning, a high-intensity cardiovascular workout performed to music on a stationary bicycle, was introduced to the Campus Recreation Center in 2000. Students, faculty and staff...

About 85 percent of the 8,400 NIU employees required to complete ethics training before today’s deadline have completed it. While that leaves a good portion of people yet to complete the training, there is anticipation of many people completing the...

Two hands guide a tube of glass gently through a large blue and yellow flame. As the glass heats up, it is turned and twirled to create a globe. Atop three more globes, a hat is created. Black colored glass is delicately crafted into eyes and buttons....