The deadline is approaching for students and taxpayers who wish to address the Board of Regents in March at NIU. Those wishing to speak before the Regents at the Mar. 21 meeting at NIU must submit their papers by Mar. 11. According to Regents policy,...

Editor's Note: This is the first of a three part series about the Illinois Student Association, a student lobbying group. On Thursday, students will decide in a referendum whether to continue paying $1 to keep NIU a part of the ISA. When the Illinois...

The Northern Star received several awards at the Illinois College Press Association convention held during the weekend. Topping the list was an article by former City Editor Ken Goze which appeared May 3, 1990. The story, "Nine faculty get top raises,"...

Student Association senators unaninmously recommended students vote "yes" for the Illinois Student Association in a referendum coming this Thursday. Without discussion, the senate voted on a recommendation saying the "ISA works to ensure that the student...

NIU football players continued their court appearances Friday. A DeKalb judge continued Friday the preliminary hearing on charges of criminal trespass filed against defensive end Tim Green, 23, and quarterback Stacey A. Robinson, 21, both of 1024 W. Hillcrest...

NIU students are relieved to hear the fighting has ended but many have mixed feelings and apprehensions. "The war part, the actual fighting, I feel is over," said Brian Schleeter, 22, a mechanical engineering major. Most students, in fact, said they feel...

Tuesday is the last day Illinois colleges can tell NIU if they want space in the Hoffman Estates satellite facility. A letter went out in February to 33 colleges and universities that offer courses in the north and northwest suburbs, asking for a response...

Student Association Vice President Tanya Smith is resigning next month to focus on "academics and post-graduation life." Smith said she will officially leave office April 1 following the spring election, but will be available to assist the new vice president...

The Health Index at Founders Memorial Library contains many brief summaries of articles filed since 1988 suggesting video display terminals (VDTs), or computer monitors, are potential health hazards. Read the articles behind those summaries and you'll...

A DeKalb judge decided Thursday there is enough evidence to try three NIU football players for battering two NIU students in November 1990. Associate Judge Robert C. Jenkins ruled that defensive tackle Tom Osteen, 21, halfback Brett Schroeder, 20, and...

NIU President John La Tourette released a memo Thursday explaining why he lifted NIU's hiring freeze. La Tourette said budget cuts from employment deferrals and energy savings during semester break provided an excess $550,000 in funds required to cover...

It's hard to say goodbye. But Felicia Thomas, associate director of the University Programming and Activities office, is waving goodbye to NIU and heading north to the University of Michigan where she will work in the Minority Affairs Department. Today...