Student Association President Kevin Miller denied the Northern Star’s Freedom of Information Act letter requesting material related to the Big Time Entertainment committee Tuesday. A FOIA letter was sent through campus mail on the morning of Jan. 30...

NIU President John Peters, DeKalb Schools Superintendent Brian Ali and School Board President Don Robinson presented projected figures of their respective schools Tuesday night at the DeKalb Growth Summit Meeting. Peters said student enrollment at NIU...

Two people were injured in an accident Tuesday night. The accident occurred when a car slammed into the front of a house on East Meadow Trail, just off of Bethany Road. In View Tom Reardon A car crashed into the front of a house on East Meadow Trail,...

Anxious fans awaiting the arrival of Ja Rule and company tonight may have to be a little patient when entering the Convocation Center. With the large crowd expected for tonight’s show, security will be at full force with one goal in mind. "We just want...

Ron Daniels wants students to really learn their history during Black Heritage Month. Daniels, a social activist, former professor and co-founder of the Organization for Constitutional Rights, spoke to a small crowd in the Holmes Student Center’s Carl...

An upgrade to a heightened orange alert in national security calls for increased attention to unusual activity for the police and public alike. Lt. Matt Kiederlen of the University Police asks not only his officers but the general public to be more perceptive...

Even when freezing temperatures plague DeKalb, some NIU students are sleeping with their residence hall windows open. It isn’t because they want their room temperature to fall below zero, but instead to compensate for the streamline of hot air blasting...

Newly appointed Student Association Election Commissioner Andrew Nelms headed Monday’s executive candidate meeting. Those in attendance received packets containing, among other things, the SA election policy, the schedule of events and election positions....

An apartment fire Monday morning resulted in one person injured and $40,000 worth of damage. The DeKalb Fire Department received a call at 3:52 a.m. and reported to 831 W. Taylor St. Kellianne Pennick, a resident of the building, suffered smoke inhalation...

The Bursar’s office still smells of fresh paint and carpet, while just a few feet away, the financial aid office awaits renovation. Financial Aid Director Kathleen Brunson said the Financial Aid office had planned for a renovation, but the state budget...

Diana Law let her hair down while performing "the triple orgasm" in last week’s productions of "The Vagina Monologues." Audience members were delighted as she lost her breath and lit up a cigarette onstage. One audience favorite was "My Angry Vagina,"...

Judy Skorek and Nancy Apperson will co-present "When Anger Hijacks Your Emotions" Tuesday. The presentation is co-sponsored by the Employee Wellness and Assistance Program and University Resources for Women. It is part of a series of speeches under the...