Three bills designed to curb Illinois solid and toxic waste were introduced late last month by Sen. Patrick Welch. The bills' key supporters in the state senate are Sens. Welch (D-Peru), Barbara Flynn Currie (D-Chicago), and Clem Balanoff (D-Chicago)....

The month-long hispanic culture celebration "Compartamos Nuestras Cultura" kicks off today in the Martin Luther King Commons. "Sharing Our Culture," the theme for this year's Hispanic Month, is part of NIU's year of Unity in Diversity. "Hispanics are...

Student lobbyists, including a representative from the NIU Student Association, are saying no to Bush administration proposals to cut back financial aid. Victor Carranza, Chairman of the Student Committee on Financial Aid, recently met with key decision...

Three NIU students will receive General Motors' Spirit Award for outstanding volunteer service. Elmo Dowd, Christy Nosek and Lilia Vera were announced as the award winners by an independent committee of NIU students, staff and faculty. "This award is...

For students with a taste for comedy, Chicago's Second City touring company will be at NIU this Wednesday. The program is sponsored by NIU's Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. "The house got involved a few years ago. It's been going on for several years now,"...

Preston Came might be ousted by his political science fraternity, but he says he doesn't think it's true. Came, the front-runner in the Student Association presidential race, is a treasurer for Phi Sigma Zeta. The 10-member executive board voted Tuesday...

DeKalb County residents might pay up to four extra cents per gallon of gas if the county board has its way. The DeKalb County Board discussed the possibility of a gas tax which could raise the price of gasoline in DeKalb County up to four cents. If approved,...

The principal of a DeKalb middle school divided by racial tensions last week has asked the school board for a reassignment for teaching. Del Brouwer, principal of Huntley Middle School, requested to return to teaching Monday night but the board voted...

After working in DeKalb for more than nine years, Gary Boden, assistant city manager, will leave to take a position as city manager in Whitewater, Wisconsin. "On Monday this week, I was able to set the contract with the city of Whitewater. "It's an opportunity...

Students will vote today and Thursday for Student Association president, vice president and treasurer after low-intensity campaigning—or no campaigning—by all candidates. Students can cast their ballots at DuSable Hall or the Pow Wow Room in the Holmes...

Student Association Presidential Candidate Kelly Marie McDonald wants to become president to help make the world one "that I want to live in and leave to future generations." In a report to The Northern Star, McDonald wrote, "I want a world, a nation,...

Students are urged to design a logo for NIU's first-ever Taste of NIU, and receive a cash prize if theirs is chosen. The Student Association Minority Relations committee is urging students to submit original designs. The logo will be used on all publicity...