The man responsible for designing and landscaping most of the NIU campus and volunteering his landscaping skills to other organizations for the past 39 years will retire Friday. Anthony Lorusso, Physical Plant campus planning coordinator, was hired in...

Seven out of every ten Illinois residents would like to see Illinois Commerce Commission members elected by the public rather than appointed by Gov. James Thompson, according to a survey conducted by the Citizens Utility Board. CUB and the Illinois Public...

WASHINGTON (AP) - High-fiber diets that are low in fat and cholesterol might be healthy for adults but not for babies, according to infant dietary guidelines released Wednesday by a major baby-food maker and endorsed by federal nutrition officials and...

Krzyzewski: NCAA should share wealth with lesser conferences (AP)—The Final Four coaches, aware of their own precarious job security, were critical Wednesday of athletic directors who succumb to pressure and fire coaches before there is a chance to...

NIU might host a summer learning experience this year for economically disadvantaged high school students. The program, called the Summer Educational Experience for the Disadvantaged, is a nationwide program sponsored by the American Chemical Society....

On Friday, March 31, the Holmes Student Center will play host to a variety of entertainment for the most diverse of students. Sponsored in part by the Campus Activities Board, Northern Night Life begins at 8 p.m. and continues until 3 a.m. Northern Night...

A member of NIU's governing board believes that the schools' sexual harassment policies need revision. At the March Board of Regents meeting, Regent Sylvia Nichols suggested that NIU, Illinois State University in Normal and Sangamon State University in...

Intended as an experimental effort to deter crowding in the Campus Recreation Center weight room, the movement of some weight machines to a racquetball court has met with disapproval from the SA Recreation Committee. Betty Montgomery, director of the...

Sen. John Maitland, R-Bloomington, will introduce a bill in the Illinois General Assembly today proposing that the Illinois Board of Higher Education's college admission requirements be made advisory rather than mandatory. The requirements, which are...

Although it's been four months since football season ended, something in the air at Tuesday's NIU spring practice opener might have led the squad to believe it had picked up where it left off. Dark, drizzly skies and a sloshy field had set the scene Nov....

Skeptism concerning Student Association executive powers emerged after the SA decided to hold an "initiative" to discover if students would pay a $2.40 annual fee supporting The Northern Star. NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said he will ask the SA Senate...

The installation of traffic signals at Route 23 and Edgebrook Lane in Sycamore will cost taxpayers about $23,000 less than was expected. When the Illinois General Assembly voted to go ahead with the project in February, the estimate for the project was...