"Beautiful Eyes" may be the name of this week’s fundraiser held by Delta Gamma, but the real beauty lies in its cause. The fundraiser consists of tables set up at DuSable and Barsema halls and at the Holmes Student Center with cups donning pairs of...

More than 17 million Africans have died from AIDS since 1970. Four informed sources met Monday night at the Holmes Student Center’s Heritage Room to address the AIDS epidemic. "AIDS in Africa," opened with each audience member reading a statistic or...

Going to the Student Recreation Center may not be the only way to shed those extra pounds gained over the winter months. Weight Watchers at Work is a program that meets at noon every Wednesday at the Holmes Student Center in the Blackhawk Cafeteria. The...

International students have a new Latin American organization to work with their cultural needs. John Alexander, assistant director for Latino and Latin American studies, said I.S.L.A., International Students from Latin America, is intended to help international...

NIU students who want to increase their language capabilities can take advantage of NIU’s foreign language department. Currently, almost 3,000 students are taking a foreign language on campus, said Raymond Tourville, chairman of the foreign language...

Students from surrounding community colleges attended the 8th Annual Latino Leadership Conference where the theme "Empowering Our Voices Through Unification" was presented. The conference began on Friday with opening remarks from the Voz de la Alianza...

Unlike other pageants, the focus of the Miss Black NIU Cultural Pageant was not on competitive talent and beauty. Instead, the focus was on paying homage to the many nations on the continent of Africa while appreciating the rich culture at NIU. "The purpose...

Despite the snowy weather, the South Pointe Centre was filled with those that flocked to hear U.S. Senator Peter G. Fitzgerald speak. Fitzgerald was scheduled to arrive at 5:15 p.m. Saturday to the Centre, 200 Gurler Road. In part because of the weather,...

Look down. Right under your feet is an intricate system of dark tunnels that run through the entire campus. Kevin Vines, chief engineer of the East Heating Plant, said the tunnels were built to carry steam to campus buildings for heating and kitchen purposes....

Student Association President Kevin Miller suspended all future activities of the Big Time Entertainment committee and withdrew the committee appointments at Sunday’s senate meeting. Miller told the Northern Star he based this decision on points raised...

Vibrations from the music could be felt through the floor and it was as if it was a part of the Convocation Center Friday night. With smiles on their face the entire concert, members of Styx played old favorites, and a few songs from their new album "Cyclorama."...

Open forums are scheduled for vice provost candidates this week and next week. Members of the Vice President Search Committee arranged the forums to give NIU students, faculty and staff the opportunity to meet the candidates. The vice provost’s duties...