The Student Association Thursday recommended former NIU student Nick Valadez as alderman for the student-dominated 7th Ward. DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow asked SA President Huda Scheidelman to choose a candidate for the empty 7th Ward City Council position...

Patrons of Founders Memorial Library will soon be free of long waits for elevators and tedious stair climbs if escalator repairs are completed as scheduled in early or mid_October. NIU Project Manager Conrad Miller said the library escalators are in the...

The Board of Regents recently approved an amendment to the NIU Constitution that allows for the development of an NIU Faculty Senate, which will replace the existing Faculty Assembly and extend faculty representation to as many as 80 members. Interest...

"Sarcophagus"-To Latin teachers across the world, it means flesh-eating stone. To dance enthusiasts across the U.S., and soon Paris, it entails a 7 and 1/2-minute artistic journey. It takes five movie projectors, six slide projectors, two soundtracks...

We all have expenses. We have to pay rent. We have to buy food. We have bills. Sometimes, though, we must shirk our financial responsibilities, risking starvation and/or eviction to fulfill a momentary whim. What am I talking about? Take a trip to one...

We are coming to the end of a week. No joke, right, but this was no ordinary week...or shouldn't have been. People laid out some big plans and big ideas to make sure this week would be special. This week of Unity in Diversity. Now, I have nothing against...

Picture a fast-paced, action-packed, good guy/bad guy story like...oh, let's say "Lethal Weapon." Add an international twist involving the antics of the Japanese mafia and - Voila - ladies and gentlemen, "Black Rain," otherwise known as "Michael Douglas...

The Board of Regents should circulate by Friday the preliminary procedures for a committee formed to discuss proposed policy changes. egents Chairwoman Carol Burns said she will meet with Regent and committee member Harry Wellbank this week to agree on...

Otto's is "one of the classier bars in De Kalb," said Otto's manager Chris Como. Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Hwy., has been serving the public for almost four years, consistently offering an entertaining time to all its patrons. An Otto's customer can find...

The 1989-90 school year marks the 25th anniversary of The Northern Star as a daily newspaper, and the Star is planning a year of publicity, promotions and public relations to commemorate the last quarter century. The theme of our anniversary, "The First...

Safe Passages Inc. for Battered Women will spread awareness in October—National Domestic Violence Month—of a problem that can happen anywhere to anyone. Two thousand white ribbons will appear on trees and lamp posts throughout DeKalb beginning the...

Rain, mist and a wicked chill have found their way to DeKalb. So has the wet weather blues. Classes seem longer, everything seems boring and the four walls of your room appear to be slowing closing in. It becomes easier and more pleasant to fantasize...