There are no immediate plans to replace the temporary traffic lights at the intersection of Annie Glidden Road and Stadium Drive. The delay is caused by the Campus Mall Extension project, which will consist of extended bike and walking paths from the...

Jars of Clay jammed with The Elms Wednesday night at the Convocation Center. Many audience members traveled from outside DeKalb to catch the show. "They're awesome. They're cool man," said Caleb Davick from Sandwich. Opening band The Elms, which hail...

Ben Kweller ate lunch with Madonna ... and lived to tell about it. He's also playing NIU's Duke Ellington Ballroom (with Troubled Hubble and Adam Green) at 7 p.m. today; this is a concert hosted by the Campus Activities Board. The Northern Star spoke...

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a three-part series about NIU students who have to work their way through school. Many students will head home this winter break to work part-time for that extra cash for holiday gifts and new clothes. While some...

A DeKalb County grand jury has indicted the two NIU students charged in the Oct. 28 robbery of a local 7-Eleven employee. Both Christopher Fischer, 21, and Dennis Reed, 20, were indicted on counts of armed robbery and robbery, as well as four counts of...

Bar hoppers might be able to extend their curfew one more hour on Thursday nights. The Liquor Commission approved a recommendation, 3-2, to extend bar hours from 1 to 2 a.m. on Thursday nights. Police Chief Bill Feithen was opposed to the recommendation....

Axl Rose looked different but the voice was the same. Rose's signature vocals hit the notes as Guns N' Roses played its classic songs Monday night at the Allstate Arena in Chicago. After opening acts CKY and Mixmaster Mike, Guns N' Roses exploded onto...

What's in a name? Dismissed as pretentious and nothing more than "background music" by the harshest of critics, Iceland's enigmatic, lightning rod for criticism, Sigur Ros doesn't think all that much of one as it drops "( )" on the world's lap, an untitled...

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series about NIU students who have to work their way through school. It has become more difficult to have the wonderful, free-spirited college experience many of our parents regale to us. Rather it has...

In the face of a struggling economy, NIU actively is seeking private funds. As evidenced by the glistening new Barsema Hall, these funds can make a substantial difference to the university. "Every operation in the university is looking for donor money,"...

Two years ago, instructors at NIU taught using traditional means. Chalkboards, whiteboards and overhead projectors were used to convey information. For the most part, students found out their grades in class, or by coming to an instructor’s office hours....

A heap of difficult homework? The disapproving glare of a superior? What sends those nauseating waves of stress sweeping into your stomach? No matter what the cause for stress, University Resources for Women offers workshops to help deal with it. "It’s...