Believe it or not, long lines and hassles can be avoided when students are dealing with financial aid forms. February has been designated Financial Aid Awareness Month and it is being cosponsored by the Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators,...

Student Association executive elections have been pushed back three weeks after senators and SA President Rob McCormack said the earlier date was premature. McCormack said having elections on March 6 and 7, the original date, would make the SA senate...

The rising costs of scholarships because of increases in tuition and other miscellaneous items were the reasons presented for a 27-cent per credit hour athletic fee increase. The presentation was done at Wednesday's President's Fee Study Committee meeting....

Off-campus students are gearing up for a new season of looking for the perfect apartment or house for next year. Some NIU students said cost, size, quality and privacy are the most important factors they use in picking out apartments. "If it is more expensive...

There's a new way to make lots and lots of money and it's called Armageddon. Now, this is nothing new, because people have been crying the sky is falling for many years, but this time there's a new twist. It's called the Persian Gulf. Well, actually it...

More than $80,000 in rewards were paid to anonymous tipsters who solved crimes ranging from burglary to hit-and-run deaths by providing information to the DeKalb County Crime Stopper program. The Crime Stopper program pays cash rewards to people who provide...

Encouraging students to try new experiences is one of the goals the Office of Campus Recreation trip leader staff set during their retreat to MacQueen Forest Preserve last Saturday. "We want to turn people on to a whole new experience," said Ashley Sweda,...

Whether she became a best friend, snored or played the music too loud, the first time you laid eyes on your roommate is a memory that will probably last forever. Friend or foe, roommates might wonder how they were assigned to live with each other. The...

Student Association Chief Justice Thomas Gary was forced to resign his post this semester because he is no longer enrolled at NIU. While Gary says he has not lost interest in the student government or in student issues, he can no longer work with the...

Winter in DeKalb means cold weather, and this past week has shown that it means really cold weather. In order to help all of us survive this season, the DeKalb County Health Department has some safety tips to follow. "It is very important to cover the...

February marks Black Heritage Month and the NIU community is gearing up to provide some entertaining and thought-provoking discussion. As the title suggests, the month-long activities center around black culture. Although the Center for Black Studies...

The man everyone else is pointing to for answers about the second Food Service electrical shock victim in less than two years isn't returning calls. The Northern Star has attempted to contact Physical Plant Director John Harrod numerous times for the...