NIU is asking permission from the Board of Regents to spend about $360,000 on a company that will help utilize space on campus and toward renovation of the Huskie Stadium. These proposals are expected to be approved today during the Board of Regents meeting...

Much like the changing of the guards in England, The Northern Star will be altering its staff for the spring semester. Brian Slupski, senior history major, will be taking the reins as the Star's new editor-in-chief in the coming semester. Slupski's qualifications...

AP AEROSPACE WRITER MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)—NASA again started fueling space shuttle Endeavour for the long-awaited mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Wednesday morning's launch attempt had to be scrapped because of high wind,...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SUZANNE SCHAFER WASHINGTON (AP)—There is little demand for talk shows such as Rush Limbaugh's on the part of Armed Forces Radio and Television Service viewers, Pentagon officials said Tuesday after two lawmakers asked about military...

People from all walks of life can enjoy the familiar harmonies of the season's most-loved tradition—Christmas carols. Christmas carols date back all the way to the fourth century, said William Studwell, NIU's principal cataloger and NIU's resident carol...

Let's talk about sex. "Sexual Assertiveness for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People" will do just that. The discussion begins at 12:30 p.m. today at University Resources for Women on the corner of Normal Road and Lincoln Highway. Barb Zuber and Susan Powell,...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER RITA BEAMISH WASHINGTON (AP)—Fruit and vegetable growers will have an extra year to use a potent fumigant before it is banned to protect the Earth's ozone layer, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. In a step hailed...

Although it will not be addressed during the Board of Regents' full meeting Thursday, a discussion on the Priorities, Quality and Productivity initiative could become a hot topic during the Regents' committee meetings today. The Regents will be meeting...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER IKE FLORES INTERCESSION CITY, Fla. (AP)—An Amtrak passenger train smashed into a stuck tractor-trailer Tuesday as frantic state troopers tried to flag it down. About 70 people were injured, but almost all had only minor cuts...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER JULIA PRODIS OYAL OAK, Mich. (AP)—For the second time in a month, Dr. Jack Kevorkian was sent to jail on charges of violating Michigan's law against assisted suicide. Kevorkian's attorney said the retired pathologist was prepared...

What effect does a university like NIU have on local economic trends? This has been a common topic of debate in many college towns, including DeKalb. John Lewis, research associate at the NIU Center for Governmental Studies (CGS), said the relationship...

NIU's athletic department is $74,715 over budget; however, Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell said there is no cause for concern yet. The departments' budget woes stem, in part, from the reallocation of $500,000 out of its budget and into the academic area...