During the past six years, many NIU students might have wondered why the $2 million crosswalk between Founders Memorial Library and Swen Parson's law library is closed. The crosswalk was built by the same structural engineering firm that built the skywalks...

Unless funding can be found to reconstruct north Greek Row streets, No. 3 buses will be restricted, said Mayor Greg Sparrow and his staff Sunday. Sparrow told the Student Association Senate that he also is making this recommendation to the DeKalb City...

A concern about the Athletic Board's size arose on the University Council's part when the engineering college was being approved, said Jim Giles, executive secretary of the UC. Giles said when the engineering college was added last year, the Athletic...

No charges will be filed against a Northern Star photographer detained last Thursday by University Police during a disturbance near the West Lagoon, but charges against NIU student Greg Thomas will not be dropped. The decisions were made by DeKalb County...

Two NIU vice presidents will review incidents connected with Thursday's party at the West Lagoon that lead to the arrival of four police departments and the arrest of an NIU student for mob action. Jon Dalton, NIU vice president of Student Affairs, said...

The "situation was peaceful" when DeKalb Police arrived at NIU's West Lagoon Thursday night at the request of University Police, DeKalb Police Chief Joe Maciejewski said. Maciejewski attempted to clarify the DeKalb Police's role in the incident at a press...

NIU student Greg Thomas, 19, was arrested early Friday morning at his dormitory room in connection with Thurday night's "riot" incident between police and students at the West Lagoon. Thomas said two University Police officers came to his room, 715 Grant...

With one position yet to be filled, NIU President John LaTourette might complete the formation today of the NIU Athletic Department's external review committee, said Ken Beasley, assistant to the president. This committee will be the second part of a...

About 60 percent of NIU students polled Wednesday voted to ban smoking in Founders Memorial Library's lower lounge. Of the 1,496 students polled, 938 voted to convert the lounge to non-smoking, opposed to 558 who wanted to keep the lounge as is, half...

WNIU listeners have pledged $26,943 in the station's spring membership campaign due in part to the station's new transmission tower located 14 miles northwest of DeKalb near Lindenwood. "The response to the new tower has been really fantastic," said Mike...

DeKalb Police are investigating a phone call between a newly-elected alderman and one of his defeated opponents. DeKalb Police Sergeant Charles Kross said police are investigating a phone call between 7th Ward Alderman Mark Powell and Dulari Tikoo, who...

A summer research grant has been awarded to NIU history professor Bruce Lincoln to allow him to work on his planned book Red Against White: Russia in Revolution, 1918-1921. Lincoln received the grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a government...