Two Chicago Sun-Times reporters told a group of about 50 students and faculty that experience is needed to land a job with a large paper. Mark Brown and Tom McNamee agreed at Thursday's lecture in the Capitol room of the Holmes Student Center that working...

SA President Jim Fischer plans to report on the Day of Action II and further discuss the illegal use of the rubber "REG" stamp issue at the Student Association Senate meeting Sunday. Fischer said at last Sunday's meeting, the sanctions on those students...

A proposed sum of $750,000 will be spent towards maintaining or reconstructing DeKalb streets this summer, Mayor Greg Sparrow said. The City Council will vote on how to use the money at a special meeting Monday in the Conference Room of the Municipal...

The admission of transfer students to NIU this fall might be based more on the student's academic records than the current policy, which is based on how soon the application is received. A policy proposed to the University Council Wednesday states it...

A group of women administrators have been meeting to discuss salary and professional progress in comparison with men administrators. Peggy Sullivan, professional studies dean, said that about one year ago she organized an informal group of women administrators...

Local legislators have different views about Gov. James Thompson's strategy for asking Illinois citizens to support a tax increase for human services, such as higher education, instead of directly proposing one. "If we do increase the state income tax,...

As is our yearly tradition, we here at The Northern Star are pleased and excited to give you, the public, our staff prognostications for the NCAA Final Four. These predictions come straight from the writers' pens, so to speak. Read them, debate them and...

Poor weather halted construction of a new playground at the NIU School of Nursing last semester and last week but work will be completed by summer, DeKalb Park District Director David Emanuelson said. Heavy rains and cold weather stopped park district...

Penalties for persons under 21 who present false identification to purchase alcohol might double if the Illinois General Assembly passes House Bill 3361. The bill would increase the offense from a class B to a class A misdemeanor. DeKalb County State's...

During the last 10 years, NIU's black enrollment declined about 2 percent while Hispanic and Asian enrollment increased about 3 percent. Institutional Research Director Nick Noe said his office conducted a Minority Student Profile which found NIU minority...

NIU will abolish its dietetics program and cancel several required courses unless funding is made available to hire a full-time faculty member, said Raymond Yang, chairman of the human and family resources department. Admissions for new applicants for...

In a special meeting Thursday, the DeKalb City Council passed an ordinance which will exclude the deputy city clerk from benefits or protection under the city's discipline policy. With one opposition, the council voted in favor of amending the municipal...