You feared it, you hated it, you probably knew it could one day kill us all in a moment. But admit it, sometimes you miss it. That's right, we at M.O.O.S.E. take a look back at that glorious institution called communism. Now calm down, Nick Arhos, before...

-It's hard walking up to a complete stranger and asking to do a makeover. You put yourself at risk of getting back-handed or having a drink thrown at you. Regardless, we here at the Weekender felt a little frisky and decided to brave the dark world of...

CHICAGO - Barry Fiore, 59, has been waiting 51 years to see the Cubs win a World Series. Fiore, who grew up in Chicago and attended NIU for two years, moved to Colorado 28 years ago. However, he’s owned season tickets ever since for an opportunity to...

Northern Illinois University has teamed up with Rockford schools and Rock Valley College to educate future teachers, enhance teacher quality and student performance. A $4.8 million Teacher Quality Enhancement grant was given to NIU by the U.S. Department...

Lemuel Watson is the new chairman of the department of counseling, adult and health education in the College of Education. Watson was helping a doctoral student look for a position when he found out about a higher-education position at NIU. He applied...

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...

CHICAGO - The Cubs fans flocked outside Wrigley Field on Tuesday night to experience a night they hope they’ll never forget. Game 6 of the National League Championship Series started out with thousands of fans hoping the Cubs would win the game and...

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,...