NIU might penalize students with incomplete immunization records by barring their spring semester registration. In accordance with a state law that took effect July 1, NIU students must submit their immunization records for tetanus/diptheria, measles,...

Beginning this semester, NIU's Hispanic students can take advantage of a variety of services offered by the Office of University Resources for Latinos. "We just want people to know that we care," said George Gutierrez, the center's director. Gutierrez...

NIU is one step closer in getting a campus extension in Rockford. Under a bill signed last Friday by Gov. James Thompson, NIU is authorized to study sites for a branch campus in Rockford upon the completion of a study of Rockford's educational needs....

A room full of NIU students listened to past, present and future goals of the Young Democrats of DeKalb discussed at Wednesday's informational meeting. "I'm scared. I'm very afraid of some people, things and ideas," said Tom Elkins, Young Democrats chairman....

The Illinois State University Academic Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night formally opposing proposed changes in Board of Regents policy. NIU's University Council passed a similar resolution earlier in the day. The council also asked that the Regents...

The Student Association does not have enough names on their election ballot to fill the available seats. Only 35 people turned in petitions for the 45-seat senate by Wednesday's 4:30 p.m. deadline. Candidates had to collect 200 in-district student signatures...

Retail licenses will be revoked if taverns do not obey the recently signed legislation prohibiting happy hours in Illinois. "The governor's action recognizes that happy hours and other drink promotions encourage people to drink too much alcohol, too fast,...

DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow is accepting resumes for the position of 7th Ward alderman, a job vacated Aug. 10 by Mark J. Powell. Sparrow is in the process of selecting candidates for the position, which can be held by a student, to present to the DeKalb...

What ever happened to the classic love story? Nowadays it seems that a love story isn't complete if there isn't a torrid love affair, murder, drugs, bizarre, kinky sex scenes or any combination of the above. Good, old fashioned true love with a twist...

The University Council passed a resolution Wednesday showing NIU's opposition to proposed Board of Regents policy changes by asking the Regents to delay action. The four points of the resolution include recommendations made by the Joint University Advisory...

Just when you thought all of the rock ‘n' rollers from the ‘60s had traded in their amplifiers for rocking chairs—just when you thought the last of the "anniversary_but_no_new_album" tours were finished—just when you hoped no one over 45 would...

Editor's note. The following letter was presented to the Students' Legal Assistance Office in order to be printed in The Northern Star. This letter is relevant to the From the Bar column below. In response to a recent complaint filed with the U.S. Department...