NIU’s Women’s Studies Program sponsored a panel to motivate student activism Monday at Reavis Hall. The panel tried to give students incentive to persevere. Extra work, organization, following examples and full involvement were key words used by NIU...

At a meeting on Monday, Illinois Education Association members encouraged students and faculty to participate in Higher Education Lobby Day on Wednesday in Springfield. Organizer Tom Suhrbur emphasized active involvement in lobbying state legislators...

All candidates in the upcoming Campus Activities Board and Student Association executive elections attended an open forum held by the Northern Star on Monday. More than 30 people, including members of CAB, the SA and students-at-large, attended the forum....

Sigma Gamma Rho sorority will host "Pretty Poodle Week" this week. Rosie Drumgoole, member of Sigma Gamma Rho, said the event got its name from the sorority’s official mascot, the poodle. "All of our events will be fun, educational and interactive,"...

NIU’s Wellness Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. The event is sponsored by the Employee Wellness and Assistance Program and the Office of Campus Recreation. Nancy Apperson,...

Marisa Saldana is out to prove that having a disability doesn’t mean she has to limit herself. The 26-year old NIU graduate student currently is in Oakland, Calif., interning at the Lions Center for the Blind where she helps blind adults. Saldana was...

Student organizations will have an opportunity to voice their likes and dislikes concerning the Student Association if a new piece of legislation makes its way through the senate. The SA Senate approved the first reading of a resolution to create an annual...

NIU’s Women’s Studies Program is sponsoring a panel about women’s activism. The panel will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at Reavis Hall, Room 211. Each year during Women’s History Month, the program hosts a panel that focuses on the theme for the...

Greek organizations are preparing to complete different parts of the annual accreditation process, including the academic section, which is being enforced fully for the second year. Greek organizations go through accreditation every year, but the process...

The debate about same-sex marriages should be called "Queer Law for the Straight Guy," said Mark Wojcik, professor at the John Marshall Law School, during his lecture Friday afternoon at NIU’s law school. Sponsored by the Law Review and Amnesty International,...

Betsy Hull, an NIU Development Administration employee, will participate in the annual Chicago walk to try to raise $7,000 for the Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. "It may seem like a large amount to raise, but the funding of medical research, screening...

The Spring World Music Concert will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Kuo-Huang Han, concert organizer and director, said the concert will be a fun experience for the NIU community. "The world music concert...