NIU is hoping to start two projects that would benefit students and visitors who drive or walk around campus. Roadway repair One project, which would begin in summer 2003 if state funds are approved, is the Campus Roadway Repair and Reconfiguration project....

Business students have Barsema Hall, art students have Jack Arends Hall and now computer science majors may have their own building as well. Though no definite plans have been made yet, the Board of Trustees approved an idea to create a building on campus...

Experience stood behind Michael Martin as he took the position of director for the University Honors Program. Martin, who has been at NIU for 19 years, previously taught family and child studies classes in the School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition...

Sometimes change is for the better. That’s LanSirs on Lincoln owner Lance Hansen’s view. Hansen’s business, after 25 years in downtown DeKalb, is closing its doors for the last time. "It’s just time for a change," Hansen said. He added in a letter...

A good first impression may open the door, but even better preparation will land the job. Mireya Pourchot, coordinator of the internship fair and Promotion/Publicity Specialist for Co-op, urged students to prepare for the fair. "First impressions are...

It has been called to the Northern Star’s attention that it ran two comic strips that plagiarized other artists’ work. The author of an Internet-based comic strip "Ozy & Millie" e-mailed Star editors Thursday indicating the plagiarism of two Internet-based...

The perfect internship has several characteristics, but each student will need to determine those based on their needs. "You want something to bring more meaning to the area you’re studying and look for a way to apply classroom concepts as well what...

The crowded row of parked cars on Garden Road soon will be a lot less busy. On Thursday, a new DeKalb ordinance will place parking restrictions on the road that will make the possibility of students parking there for class impossible. Parking will be...

The last thing a future employee wants to do when looking for an internship is to screw up the interview, or worse, to inadvertently offend a future boss before you officially meet him or her. "You don’t want to burn your bridges, even if you don’t...

Perhaps the backbone of a student’s efforts in finding the perfect internship is preparing and presenting a flawless résumé that will pique the interests of employers. Résumés are a condensed form of a student’s successes and attributes, highlighting...

Campus food service has many obstacles to dodge, and a lack of student workers is one of the biggest. Starting last semester, the large absence of these student workers caused dining areas in the halls not to function as they should. When fall semester...