Student Association senators received their committee assignments during what some senators described as the shortest meeting ever. The meeting, which started at about 6:07 p.m. Sunday night, was over by 6:25 p.m. During that time, senators said the pledge...

NIU’s fall job fair expects to draw 158 companies to the Convocation Center on October 20. Seniors and graduate students are the primary hiring pool for employers, but alumni are encouraged to attend to make job contacts. All students can use the event...

Shovels will hit the dirt Saturday when NIU breaks ground on its new $6.2-million alumni and visitors center, set to open next year. Plans for the project were announced last year during Homecoming, when NIU launched its campaign to raise money for the...

Junior accountancy major Uzair Chippa is Muslim and observes holidays that don’t fall within NIU’s academic breaks. Chippa observes Eid-ul-Fitr, a day that celebrates the end of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha - or Feast of Sacrifice - which commemorates...

The NIU Veterans Club is celebrating 50 years of giving to the community and NIU. The organization will host an anniversary banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center’s Blackhawk Room. “The main thing is just to get everyone together,” said...

George Kourvetaris, NIU professor of sociology and social thought, will present ”Origin of Freedom in Ancient Greece,” the second part of his Paideia Project, on Sunday. The new video, which was written and produced by Kourvetaris with $14,000 in...

The small meeting rooms and kitchen in the renovated Jacobs House may not look like much to the casual observer, but to members of the NIU Asian community, the house is a new home. NIU’s Asian American Center will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to...

The Northern Star sat down with three NIU students during Wednesday’s presidential debate in Tempe, Ariz. The trio -- two men and one woman -- was asked to comment on and discuss with each other the issues raised by President George W. Bush and Sen....

NIU’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is celebrating LGBT history month with a handful of events in October. LGBT history month began in 1994 as a way to raise awareness in the LGBT community and inform the public about the LGBT lifestyle,...

All NIU employees are required to complete a mandatory ethics training program between Oct. 18 and Nov. 17 to fulfill requirements of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. The training is a self-administered, interactive, one-hour program that...

Students can now pay for a caring touch at the Office of Campus Recreation. Shiatsu, a new service offered by the Office of Campus Recreation this fall, is a form of acupressure that deals not only with the body, but with emotions, mind and spirit, said...

NIU Forensics will host a viewing of the third and final presidential debate at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. The event is open to all and is meant to help bring about knowledge of the candidates and how they stand on issues. After...