This is the second in a three-part series analyzing the future of NIU’s budget. Part three will look at what campus leaders are doing to avoid budget cuts. Many university students, faculty members and staff are concerned about the possible effects...

The three governing bodies of the social Greek organizations - Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council and College Panhellenic Council - are uniting to form the All Greek Council to better communicate and promote Greek life. "We needed...

It’s that time of year when the malls are decorated in red and green. Holiday sales are everywhere, and the gift-giving season has begun. This season is more difficult for those in need, but if you’d like to help these people, the first Toys for Tots...

An NAACP panel discussed a variety of issues from on and off-campus security to event coverage in the Northern Star. The panel of nearly 10 guests included members of the NAACP, the DeKalb and campus police, as well as Northern Star editors. Central to...

Beneath the hustle and bustle of our college lives, there is a silent crew of people that keep things running smoothly at NIU. Thanks to the NIU physical plant, we can relax knowing that our heat, electricity, plumbing and refrigerators are working just...

A huge teepee stood at the east end of the Office of Campus Recreation Saturday. More than 4,600 people gathered at the Rec for the largest non-academic, non-athletic event on campus. Native Americans and a gym full of people joined to celebrate their...

Dick Durbin returned to NIU Friday, 32 years after helping campaign for ex-NIU professor Mike Bakalis to become Illinois State Superintendent. "I didn’t think that at that part of my life I would run for anything," said the senior senator from Illinois....

The Student Association filled five of the six remaining senate seats at its nearly three-hour meeting Sunday. Six candidates out of the 12 applicants came before the senate for appointment. Sen. Mike Brady cautioned the senate not to be hasty in its...

The time for scheduling spring semester classes is looming, and students are arranging meetings with academic advisers by the dozens. Each of NIU’s six colleges has its own advising process. A student either can be advised by the department in which...

Errors. Errors. Errors. That was the tale of the two matches this weekend at Victor E. Court for the NIU volleyball team. In the match it won against Toledo on Friday, NIU had four less errors than the Rockets. "We kept the ball in play and forced them...

NIU’s Campus Child Care Center is holding its annual Children’s Book Fair today through Friday. The book fair will be open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Child Care Center. All are invited to browse the 1,800 books, parent resource material, early...

A callback of funds from the state is a growing possibility in the minds of many university administrators and state bureaucrats. Added to already tight university budgets and the possibility of further cuts in the next academic fiscal year (July 1, 2003,...