Alarmed by possible health risks posed by the pile-up at the Student Association Recycling Center, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) called an emergency meeting with the center director. ASSE Vice President Joe Murphy, called for the Saturday...

Black and Hispanic enrollment is increasing at NIU, despite a national decrease. Robert Burk, NIU Admissions associate director, said the national trend of decreasing minority enrollment at higher education institutions is "not necessarily true at NIU....

A partially-completed $21,000 Martin Luther King Statue was scrapped by the Student Association and NIU officials, but officials are on a quest for another sculpture. Two SA members and two university officials traveled to Pine Bluff, Arkansas in October...

A house fire Friday afternoon caused $140,000 damage and attracted about 50 spectators across the street as 24 firefighters battled the rooftop blaze. One spectator was the owner and resident of the burning structure, Barry Lawson, 806 Lawnwood Ave. His...

To clear up confusion surrounding black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan's NIU visit, Student Association Treasurer Bruce Williams outlined important dates leading up to Farrakhan's Jan. 30 lecture. Williams spoke in defense of the SA executive board at...

The Senior Center of the Family Service Agency and the city of DeKalb, with help from the DeKalb County Youth Services Bureau, offers snow removal to senior citizens and the disabled including those living at NIU. Senior Center Director Tom Zucker said...

An unknown number of copies of a Marietta, Ga.-based newspaper promoting white supremacy were stuffed into issues of Thursday's Northern Star. Copies of "The Truth At Last" were found in newspapers in the Holmes Student Center. The Star does not know...

Robert Martucci, an NIU student arrested by DeKalb Police and charged with sexual assault, might face university charges. Martucci, 21, 906 Kimberly Drive #4, posted $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 15 for charges of sexual assault...

The quickest way to find out if NIU is open during bad weather is from radio or TV broadcasts. DeKalb-Sycamore stations carrying special NIU weather-related announcements include WDEK, WKDI, WNIU, WSQR, and Cable 8 TV. Aurora stations notified of major...

The Student Association Supreme Court issued a temporary restraint after three hours of deliberation on the $4,000 SA executive board allocation to help fund black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan's visit to NIU. At 1:15 this morning, Supreme Court Justice...

Members of various organizations battled Thursday about Black Muslim Leader Louis Farrakhan's appearance. The result was communication. After a heated discussion, representatives from the Hillel Jewish Student Association and the Black Student Union agreed...

City officials look ahead to the 1990s as a decade of progress. DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow said he feels the new decade is full of promise. "I see 1990, hopefully, a strong year barring economic clash." The industrial, residential and commercial growth...