Bill and Ted are two "dudes" with a serious problem. In order to pass their history class (and high school, for that matter) they have to get an A+ on a class presentation. As if that's not bad enough, Ted, upon flunking, will be sent to a military school...

NIU students were treated Feb. 20 to the jazzy sounds of Jiggs Whigham, an internationally acclaimed trombonist. Besides performing with the NIU Faculty Jazz Quintet, Whigham also hosted an improvisation clinic and lectured music students. Although he...

We're standing inside the tiny popcorn stand at the corner of Second Street and Lincoln Highway. Barely an arm's span wide, the stand is lined on one side with a display shelf, sink, freezer, counter space and shelves for napkins, plastic cups and forks....

The University Police Department is searching for a male suspected in two indecent exposure incidents on campus. UP Sgt. Ralph Taylor said preliminary reports indicate that the two Feb. 16 incidents in Cole and DuSable Halls occurred "pretty close together."...

A second petition was submitted to the Student Association Supreme Court concerning the constitutionality of former Senate Speaker Joe Annunzio's impeachment. Chief Justice Carolyn Eichner said she received Annunzio's second petition Monday. The petition...

Two NIU Interfraternity and Panhellenic Council executive board positions have been created this semester to help fraternities and sororities coordinate individual scholarship programs. Jeff Przybylo, IFC education vice president, and Michelle Martino,...

Residents of 13 counties in northern Illinois can do more to increase highway safety than just fastening their seat belts. A program available to local residents offers classes in how to ride a motorcycle or improve their riding skills to beginning and...

Due to a reduction in employees and the expansion of NIU's campus, the NIU Physical Plant has a backlog of 22,000 hours of identified work to be done in academic and administrative buildings. A streamlining of plant operations has caused a reduction of...

Repairs on escalators in Founders Memorial Library, which have been out of order since early last semester, might soon be underway. Conrad Miller, physical plant project manager, is optimistic about repair plans for the broken escalators. "We're hopeful...

A DeKalb resident was arrested by DeKalb Police Friday for delivering cocaine. Kerry D. West, 335 S. First St., was charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Additional charges might be filed after the State's Attorney's office reviews...

"Language is the preparation for world leadership," said Geneva Smitherman, ending NIU's observance of Black Heritage Month Tuesday with the lecture "Black English Revisited: Talking and Testifying." Smitherman, a social linguist, is the author of more...

One day a reporter from The Northern Star left the newsroom in search of student opinions regarding their campus representative body—the senate. The question posed to students on campus during the "man on the street" interviews was: What has the Student...