About 75 NIU students filled a Sycamore courtroom Tuesday as a judge reviewed the case in which they are charged with resisting a peace officer and obstructing a highway. The charges resulted from an April 13 sit-in on Lincoln Highway, but defense attorneys...

The $1,995,000 budgeted by the Board of Regents for the Holmes Student Center Tower renovation is not enough to cover bids submitted by contractors July 7. The Northern Star has learned that bids for the project came in at more than $3 million, $1 million...

A DeKalb police officer recently attended a "Vehicular Homicide/Driving While Intoxicated Conference" at the Northwestern University Traffic Institute. The four-day conference attended by Officer Donald Gladden, held June 26 through 30, focused on vehicular...

NIU soccer coach Willy Roy hauled in an impressive freshmen class with his first try at the college recruiting game. National Letters of Intent were signed by forward John Lechner of Waukegan West, forward Frank Sparacino of Elk Grove, defender John Kelly...

A homeless woman and her husband. An onlooker to violence in racially integrated cities. A neighbor who hears the sounds of domestic violence each night. A dreamer dreaming for mountains of material things to keep sadness and loneliness away. A runaway...

A CHANCE counselor, her job is to "work with students and work to get them admitted (to NIU)," she said. Palmer said her way of doing things often conflicts with her superiors'. For instance, "my relationship with the Black Greek Council was interpreted...

The NIU Office of Development and Alumni Relations concluded their 1987-88 Alumni Phonathon in June, receiving their largest donations to date. More than 5,500 NIU alumni pledged $113,000, compared with the 3,800 donors who pledged $63,811 in 1986-1987....

A bus trip to Great America is planned for the weekend by the Campus Activities Board. Jerry Reedy, a spokesman for the board, said the bus will leave NIU Friday morning, and will return at about 10 p.m. the same day. Students wishing to go on the trip...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education authorized $60,000 July 1 for the establishment of a new cooperative college institution in Rockford led by NIU. NIU President John LaTourette said the new Northern Illinois Regional Academic Center will replace...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education recommends students be eligible to receive funds from the Monetary Awards Program for six years instead of five. The recommendation is the result of one-year study by the IBHE of financial aid in Illinois. Ross Hodel,...

The proposed NIU Technology and Research Park has the potential to give DeKalb and surrounding areas a much-needed economic boost, said Tom Montiegel, NIU vice president of development and university relations. Not only will the facility, (the former...

A DeKalb man died late Saturday night after his pickup truck swerved off Airport Road just north of Quigley Road in DeKalb County. James Easterbrooks, 20, 213 Home Dr., was pronounced dead at 12:50 a.m. Sunday by DeKalb County Coroner Denis Miller. DeKalb...