During a promotion for their new film, director Penny Marshall and actor Robin Williams said they were working on a period piece that takes place in a menstrual institution. The film they were talking about of course is the new picture "Awakenings" co-starring...

The NIU Student Association is presenting a new look this semester to show their renewed dedication to unity and cooperation. The new SA logo was designed by Scott Emond, a senior graphic arts major. Emond's design was chosen as the best entry in an SA...

A USA Today graphic survey titled "How whites view blacks" published in Friday's Northern Star sparked negative reactions among many NIU black students, although the results weren't surprising to most. "The results of the poll didn't really surprise me...

A gathering of students demanded a "total opposition" to the U.S. fighting in the Gulf Wednesday night. About 40 people came to the Holmes Student Center's Regency Room at 8:30 p.m. for the Marxist-Humanist Forum's anti-war presentation. Peter Wermouth,...

Tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree...or your car antenna or light post or wear one on your coat...if you want to show the U.S. troops you're thinking about them. Many groups around the NIU campus are following the national trend of making it...

Forget about Bart Simpson's reputation as a hard-ass. According to one NIU professor, despite the numerous T-shirt and lunchbox appearances which have sent some parents and grade-school teachers into a frenzy, Bart makes a better brother than Theo Huxtable...

NORMAL—NIU got a pat on the back Wednesday from Board of Regents members in its bloody battle over Rockford and Hoffman Estates expansions. "Congratulations. We stayed on the high ground," said John Pembroke, the Regency system vice chancellor for administration...

If you're looking for one way to cure those winter blues, the Office of Campus Recreation is sponsoring sleigh rides Friday night. The 45-minute sleigh rides will travel around a 35-acre farm located in the southern part of DeKalb. Students can meet at...

Imagine yourself sitting in your living room, watching "Love Boat" reruns. Suddenly the front door is broken down and you are being held at gunpoint. 12 men armed with machine guns destroy everything in your home, and then round up your family in the...

Some fire alarms might actually prevent fire fighters from doing their jobs. Fire alarm pull boxes, the red alarms often encased in glass and found in apartment or rooming house hallways, are frequently abused or misunderstood, said Reuben Nelson, assistant...

A small crowd learned how to properly manage their time Tuesday night at Douglas Hall. Mark Ludden, graduate assistant at the Learning Assistance and Study Skills Center, Jensen Apartment A-2, 140 Carroll Avenue, spoke for an hour to about 10 students...

The U.S. military still is receiving a great deal of criticism that blacks are unfairly over-represented in our troops in the Persian Gulf. The argument stems from the fact that the percentage of African-Americans in the military is nearly double the...