In the olden days of MTV, back when retaining at least a little bit of anarchist edge mattered to programmers, the music network aired truly original programming during the late-night hours. And no, that doesn't include "Behind the Scenes of ‘Behind...

A discussion of problems linked with off-campus student parties brought NIU administrators, members of the Student Association and city of DeKalb officials together Thursday. DeKalb City Manager Mark Stevens said the meeting was a response to the growing...

NIU students and faculty can return to prehistoric times and wander inside a paleolithic cave exhibit in the Anthropology Museum. Milton Deemer, anthropology instructor, built "The Oldest Masters," a cave depicting the Paleozoic era from 10,000 to 30,000...

About 38 would-be Resident Assistants attended a candidates' reception Tuesday night to meet with staff members and set up interviews on which final decisions will be based. The residence halls are in the process of choosing students to become R.A.s for...

"When people think of homosexuals, they imagine them meeting in the bathroom and having sex in two minutes. They don't exchange names and feel no emotion," said Paul Schmig, co-president of the Gay/Lesbian Union. Minority discrimination has been, and...

Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of articles on the "high technology corridor" which will be published in the Star periodically throughout the semester. NIU might join four other Illinois universities to provide graduate level engineering...

NIU tae kwon do instructor Mike Park might be a competitor in the 1988 Olympics—if the sport is accepted. Coincidentally, tae kwon do originated in Korea, as did Park, a 20-year-old business major and instructor of the NIU Ji-Do-Kwan-Tae Kwon Do Club....

The Marriott Corporation last week asked NIU to consider discussing the terms of their contract, which might include the closing of Roy Rogers, said William Herrmann, director of Bond Revenue Services. "The volume of people and the commission they must...

Awards of up to $10,000 annually can provide financial assistance to qualified minority students of NIU's graduate school. The Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Program (ICEOP) provides the awards to Illinois students from a $1 million fund...

Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, said NIU is "advancing very well" in the areas of education and development during a campus visit Friday. Madigan, a 15-year veteran of the Illinois General Assembly, spent...

A unique course, focusing on aging from infancy to death, is being offered for the first time this semester by NIU Professor John Stolte. "Social Structure and the Life Course," part of NIU's gerontology program, deals with all the stages encountered...

Prospective students might find it tougher to get into NIU starting in the fall of 1988 if expected budget cuts force a reduction in freshman admissions. At a press conference Jan. 13, NIU President John LaTourette said 1,650 qualified applicants were...