Returning to NIU after a lazy month off, it's hard to get used to that 8 a.m. Spanish class. Sometimes, one just has to recharge, and if you live off campus, running home for a snooze isn't in the cards. -That's why we scoured the campus for the best...

John Ritter, I'll come knock on your door (or casket, rather) any day. Yes, my brief, one-sentence eulogy might be a couple — or four — months late. But this is after purchasing "Stay Tuned" on VHS for $6. Oh, how far $6 can go. It can take you to...

If you plan on tuning in to the Grammys next month for your favorite musical artists, look a little closer and you'll see NIU faculty in the audience. The Vermeer Quartet, along with pianist Boris Berman, has been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Chamber...

Editor's Note: On August 24, 2012, the Northern Star redacted the name of a student originally named in this story. The student and various legal entities provided evidence to the Northern Star that the student had the charges discussed in this article...

Choosing a pope is not a typical premise for a video game, but Stephen Haliczer also isn’t your typical video game creator. Haliczer, a distinguished research professor, designed the game for a new online course he is teaching on the history of the...

The Student Association voted in favor of allocating $195,097 to Students’ Legal Assistance at Wednesday’s finance committee meeting, which included money to increase the salaries of director Donald Henderson and assistant director Linda Dersch. Henderson...

Despite failure to meet quorum, the Student Association Finance Committee made recommendations to deny a budget request for supplemental funding for the Muslim Student Association. The committee didn’t have enough people to meet requirements to vote...

According to the American Council on Education, an average of 47,000 college students are denied financial aid by the Higher Education Act. The act, which was established in 1968 to increase educational opportunities by offering federal grants and loans,...

NIU students and others aspiring to become lawyers have to put in work in the classroom before they can make it to the courtroom. The college of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Office of External Programs aids students and community members by offering review...

It is 4,717.52 feet from the front door of Barsema Hall to the front door of DuSable Hall - if you take sidewalks and roads. It’s a mere 3,505.24 feet if you fly. Or so says NIU’s new interactive Web map. The new campus Web map, launched this week,...

It won’t get a conventional report card with a grade point average, but NIU will be graded in February. Every 10 years, NIU must be evaluated by the Higher Learning Commission in order to retain accreditation. The appraisal is comprised of two parts:...