Dina Marie Lucia wants to make you feel like a child again. Lucia, a senior art student at NIU, will have an exhibit of drawings opening on Sept. 23 in the Holmes Student Center Art Gallery called "At Play" which features "games you enjoyed as a child,"...

The recent renovation of King Memorial Commons did not begin without heartfelt efforts to find a new location for the Wirtz House. Formerly the home to NIU's foreign studies and resources for women programs, the Wirtz House was considered a central landmark...

Life before convenience stores and shopping malls may be a dismal and bleak picture to most individuals. But it is a far from dismal picture as painted by NIU English Professor Sean Shesgreen. Shesgreen has edited "The Criers and Hawkers of London," an...

Since the Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait, President George Bush and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's moves are closely followed by millions, including Kurt Wenner, NIU political scientist since 1971. "Saddam Hussein and President Bush are faced with a limited...

Student Association officials made it easier for student organizations to be SA recognized by lowering the amount of mandatory workshops from seven to two. SA President Rob McCormack said it was "asking too much" of organizations to expect them to attend...

Native American rights groups last week petitioned Bradley University to change its nickname because they view it as a racist depiction of American Indians. The Peoria-based Bradley Braves use the "Braves" symbol, a red letter B with feathers, as a temporary...

Christine Ervin has only been at NIU for three weeks, but she has already dropped out. Ervin, 25, is the first Army reservist from NIU to withdraw from classes to fulfill her call to active duty. Reservists can be called to duty for three-month periods...

The Student Association bounced back with nearly a slate full of candidates for the senate elections despite promotional mistakes, SA President Rob McCormack said Tuesday. The elections were supposed to be held last week, but the SA decided to have the...

Anyone is a potential target for a rapist. Bev Beetham, director of the Sexual Assault Task Force, said female and male students possibly are in danger of being raped. "Although assailants are usually male, males can be victims," Beetham said. She said...

There's little doubt that David Souter soon will be donning the prestigious black robe of the nation's highest court. The quiet, almost reclusive Souter will get the OK from the Senate because nobody can find any dirt on him—an extreme rarity in today's...

The Northern Star asked Student Association senate candidates to respond to two questions: why each chose to run and in what specific areas would they be most effective. The polling locations are at: DuSable Hall Founders Memorial Library Pow Wow, located...

Every college campus has rape stories, and true or false, students should be aware of the epidemic problem of sexual assault on college campuses and problems rape can lead to. NIU is no exception. Last year a total of 29 sexual assaults were reported—with...