Author Walter Kimbrough will speak at 7 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium about the origin of Greek organizations. Kimbrough wrote the book “Black Greeks 101: Culture, Customs and Challenges of the Black Fraternities...

CHICAGO - Cubs fans have waited, and waited, and waited. And after Tuesday night’s 8-3 loss to the Florida Marlins, they’ll have to wait until tonight to see if their team will make it to the World Series. While many Cubs fans were moaning during...

As technologies advance, women are moving past conventional forms of birth control and reaching toward new-age methods.The Northern Star will examine five alternative methods of birth control in a four-day series. Tuesday: Ortho Evra (patch) Today: Depo-Provera...

NIU alumnus Michael Honey will speak at 7 p.m. tonight at the Holmes Student Center’s Illinois Room about Martin Luther King’s ideas for peace and how they apply today. The title of Honey’s presentation is “Martin Luther King and Today’s Struggle...

As technologies advance, women are moving past conventional forms of birth control and reaching toward new-age methods. The Northern Star will examine five alternative methods of birth control in a four-day series. Today: Ortho Evra (patch) Wednesday:...

“Tres Vidas,” a musical theater performance about three powerful Latinas, will be presented by the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies. “Tres Vidas,” meaning three lives, is about the lives of Frida Kahlo, Rufina Amaya and Alfonsina Storni....

he fall Job Fair will take place today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Convocation Center. Last year, 123 employers attended the fair. This year, 148 employers are registered. The spring fair is more popular, said Jean Callary, assistant director of the...

Wednesday means a bunch of fresh-faced juniors and seniors will shower up, dress up and show up to pimp themselves out to the many companies that will show for NIU’s bi-annual job fair. I look back at last semester, during the time of the job and internship...

May ‘04 graduates still are seven months from walking the stage, but it’s not too early to start looking for a job, said representatives from NIU’s Career Planning and Placement Center. CPPC representatives usually tell students graduating in December,...

CEET to develop fuel cell techonology The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology wants to go to the next level. With the help of two grants from the U.S. Department of Defense totaling $4 million, CEET plans to do just that. “CEET is a young...

With a shake of the hands, the deal is official. Handshakes have been a part of American culture for centuries. Individuals have regarded one another with a handshake in business situations, as well as using them as a friendly gesture. According to Wikipedia’s...

The sounds of television theme songs, lip-synched tunes and the loud cheering of teammates could be heard from the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium on Monday night. The “Outcast” game show appeared before members of the NIU community,...