NIU's student government might investigate the possible disaffiliation of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana from the Illinois Student Association. Phill Buoscio, interim senate speaker, said Sunday he and SA President Paula Radtke will attend...

Exercise might be the last thing on your mind right now. After all, it's winter - the shorts and bathing suit season seem years away. "Exercise is a life-long process that you need to start now," said Fabian DeRozario, coordinator for the Office of Campus...

Controversy over the newly drafted fraudulent registration policy showed signs of settling after a committee discussed suggestions from members of the University Council. The UC Academic Policy Committee met Wednesday after the council asked it to revise...

The Student Association senate unanimously approved Michael Stumpf as the new SA academic affairs adviser at the Feb. 12 senate meeting. Stumpf replaces Darnell Williams, who did not return to NIU this semester due to financial reasons, said SA President...

NIU and the National College of Education have joined forces to help employees at Forest Hospital in Des Plaines receive credit toward family counseling degrees. The class offered for NIU credit is titled "Theories of Family Therapy" and is taught by...

Homeowners can revitalize their outdoor property this spring through neighborhood improvement loans offered by the city of DeKalb. Under the Neighborhood Rehabilitation Grant/Loan Program, DeKalb residents can apply for home improvement grants and no-interest...

In an effort to make faculty salaries at Regency universities more competitive, the Board of Regents Thursday approved salary increases for faculty promoted to associate and full professors beginning this semester. NIU and Illinois State University faculty...

The possible establishment of an NIU faculty senate will be discussed at the Faculty Assembly meeting Wednesday in room 505 of the Holmes Student Center. University Council Executive Secretary Judy Bischoff, who also served on last year's faculty senate...

Soon I will be deported. Before the feds come and get me, I want to set down my tale of descent into NIU Bureaucratic Hell. In early December I was hired to be the Star's feature editor for this semester. Since I am a graduate student who holds an assistantship,...

At least three more buildings have been targets of arson and vandalism besides the Holmes Student Center, but the DeKalb Fire Department was not notified of these incidents. Computer Science Chairman Rodney Angotti said flammable items on a classroom...

The recent disbanding of the little sisters program at NIU has raised opposing viewpoints from fraternity officers and Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs. Dalton said the sanction does not immediately ban the little sister program. The policy...

It's 6 a.m., and the sun isn't even up yet. While most students are sleeping, some are swimming an hour's worth of laps at the Gabel Hall pool. At 3 p.m. these same students dive back into the pool for three more hours of laps. Later in the evening they...