After the first day of the NCAA Championships, all four of NIU's wrestlers still are alive for the second day. "Our guys have a really good attitude, and we are wrestling really tough," assistant coach Jason Hayes said. "To have all four of our guys still...

With the rising threats of terrorism to American soil, University Police Chief Donald Grady wants to assure NIU students that the University Police department is prepared for any specific threats of terrorism to the NIU campus. Grady said the heightened...

Opinions are extremely strong among veterans and professors when it comes to the second Gulf War. University Police Sergeant and veteran Albert Ekstrom said he believes war is a last resort, but the threat is great enough where the United States has to...

Sophomore swingman Julian McElroy has an unlikely future with the NIU basketball team. While the 6-foot-6 McElroy has not heard from coach Rob Judson since his dismissal from the team, the Huskies are recruiting several high school seniors with no place...

The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers branch is holding a social networking event at Eduardo's, 214 E. Lincoln Highway, tonight, so that you can learn more about the engineering field. The event, which begins at 6:30 p.m., includes dinner...

Leave it to the chemists at NIU to create invisible fire-breathing dragons, smoke-screen laser detectors, dart boards that blow up and cannons firing racquet balls toward the audience. NIU's departments of chemistry and biochemisty hosted an evening of...

During my term as president of the Anime Association of NIU I have had many dealings with the SA and have come to realize how bureaucratic their dealings with student organizations really are. From meetings with no point to a 100-plus page budget guide...

The Northern Star, in hopes of giving students an opportunity to question candidates in the upcoming Student Association election, moderated a forum Thursday night. Candidates present at the forum were SA presidential candidates Shaun Crisler, R.J. Gravel...

The Pan Asian Interest Student Alliance hosted an open forum on Wednesday for Student Association candidates. Representatives from two of the three tickets showed to answer questions from students. Presidential candidate Shaun Crisler and student trustee...

The budget crisis was fresh on the minds of NIU president John Peters and Faculty Senate President Sue Willis as they addressed the University Council on Wednesday afternoon. Before Peters relayed the Board of Trustees plans to handle the budget to the...

Those who want to become more involved in activity programming on campus now have a chance. Campus Activities Board is accepting applications for various positions for the fall 2003 semester. Every year, CAB has a 100 percent turnover, said Jennifer Suerth,...

Fun and education at the same time? NIU's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will combine the two in an evening of chemistry demonstrations tonight. The night's theme is "Mission: Chemistry." The show will include experiments designed to entertain...