Springfest this year will offer more to students than music from local bands. Risa Newman, Campus Activities Board "Day in the Park" chairman, said money earned at the event will be donated to the DeKalb Area Food Pantry. Springfest coordinators hope...

A van intended to solve some of the size problems found in smaller vehicles is the newest addition to the University Police Department force. The UPs latest mode of transportation, a converted 1989 General Motors Astro Van, was put into service about...

After almost 10 years of providing a daily newspaper at no cost to students, The Northern Star is now the recipient of a student fee. While the refundable 96 cents per semester that students will be charged next fall is about half of the original proposal,...

Students might feel less guilty about eating junk food if a Wisconsin food researcher's study of cheeseburgers and cancer is correct. Michael Pariza, director of the Food Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, said last month fatty...

Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha. You never cease to amaze me. Your antics can best be described as humorous, and your behavior at Day of Action III can best be described as despicable. I'm not much of a fan of demonstrations. It seems there are...

This week, bands will perform at "nooner" concerts in the King Memorial Commons as part of NIU's annual week-long Springfest. Four bands will play this week: the NIU JazzTech Big Band on Monday; Park Avenue on Tuesday; Happy Hunting on Wednesday and Redline...

The DeKalb City Council will meet tonight to decide on a design for the Lucinda Avenue reconstruction project. According to a city administration report, NIU's environmental committee has decided on a design that would result in the removal of the first...

The eight-month nation wide search for a former NIU student charged with the murders of his ex-girlfriend's parents has not produced any substantial new leads to his whereabouts. Richard J. Church is being sought for the Aug. 22 deaths of Raymond and...

Organizers of Day of Action III said the rally was successful in accomplishing its goals, but some said the event could have been shorter. "We got over 40 letters (to Illinois legislators requesting more state funding for NIU), over 1,000 people to sign...

At a time when higher education funding is at a low, administrative costs should be a target for cutbacks, NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said. Valadez suggested the Regents reduce administrative spending in the Chancellor's office and throughout the...

Although making the Holmes Student Center completely accessible to the handicapped will have to progress in "increments," Student Association President Paula Radtke said she is determined to see the project through. "It will take time, but within five...

The DeKalb City Council will meet with the Greater DeKalb Partnership Board of Directors next Wednesday to "clear the air" about the partnership's commitment to various downtown issues, said City Manager Mark Stevens. In a letter to GDP Vice President...