What ever happened to the classic love story? Nowadays it seems that a love story isn't complete if there isn't a torrid love affair, murder, drugs, bizarre, kinky sex scenes or any combination of the above. Good, old fashioned true love with a twist...

The University Council passed a resolution Wednesday showing NIU's opposition to proposed Board of Regents policy changes by asking the Regents to delay action. The four points of the resolution include recommendations made by the Joint University Advisory...

Just when you thought all of the rock ‘n' rollers from the ‘60s had traded in their amplifiers for rocking chairs—just when you thought the last of the "anniversary_but_no_new_album" tours were finished—just when you hoped no one over 45 would...

Editor's note. The following letter was presented to the Students' Legal Assistance Office in order to be printed in The Northern Star. This letter is relevant to the From the Bar column below. In response to a recent complaint filed with the U.S. Department...

Many Hollywood movies have derived their story lines from comic books, but Mark A. Nelson, NIU Associate Professor of Art, recently illustrated a comic book version of the 20th Century Fox movie "Aliens." "Aliens" is the story of parasitic creatures that...

Inadequate funding has led to the alteration of NIU's dietetics program. The cooperative undergraduate program was replaced last spring by PLAN 4, which accepts graduate students instead of undergraduates. The CUP program was eliminated due to a lack...

Students with personal or career problems can get help from a counselor at NIU's Counseling and Student Development Center. "We assist students in development. People here are psychologists," counselor Barbara Zuber said. The counseling and student development...

Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves' proposal to increase the power of the Regency system, after NIU's attempts to distance itself from the Regents, will help the cause for an NIU separate governing board. Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, said Groves'...

It was not a usual interview. I stumbled out of bed as is the case with most mornings and awoke half-way to the newspaper office while driving blindly on the interstate. I outlined the day's events in my head while shaking out of my semi-comatose state...

NIU professor Margaret Mason hopes to pass on new information about mathematics instruction she learned from a two-week summer program at the University of Chicago to her students and colleagues. Mason, a professor of mathematical sciences, was among...

The presence of game-day security might not blend in well with blue skies, trees blowing in the wind and students enjoying football games, but to one NIU administrator, the mix makes for a perfect day of gridiron fun. NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell...

"Overcoming Educational Barriers: Strategies for Success," is a workshop designed to bring together students with learning disabilities. The workshop will convene at 4:30 p.m. on September 14th, in Graham Hall, Room 237. It will be moderated by NIU doctoral...