During the last 10 years, NIU's black enrollment declined about 2 percent while Hispanic and Asian enrollment increased about 3 percent. Institutional Research Director Nick Noe said his office conducted a Minority Student Profile which found NIU minority...

NIU will abolish its dietetics program and cancel several required courses unless funding is made available to hire a full-time faculty member, said Raymond Yang, chairman of the human and family resources department. Admissions for new applicants for...

In a special meeting Thursday, the DeKalb City Council passed an ordinance which will exclude the deputy city clerk from benefits or protection under the city's discipline policy. With one opposition, the council voted in favor of amending the municipal...

NIU College Republicans President Gary Yambor and NIU Young Democrats Chairman John Morreale debated the merits of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty, America's involvement in Central America and financing education in a three hour debate Wednesday....

The Council On Instruction might recommend closing loopholes that allow some transfer students to skip several of NIU's general education requirements. Sue Doederlein, assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, presented a study at COI's...

As is our yearly tradition, we here at The Northern Star are pleased and excited to give you, the public, our staff prognostications for the NCAA Final Four. These predictions come straight from the writers' pens, so to speak. Read them, debate them and...

Poor weather halted construction of a new playground at the NIU School of Nursing last semester and last week but work will be completed by summer, DeKalb Park District Director David Emanuelson said. Heavy rains and cold weather stopped park district...

Penalties for persons under 21 who present false identification to purchase alcohol might double if the Illinois General Assembly passes House Bill 3361. The bill would increase the offense from a class B to a class A misdemeanor. DeKalb County State's...

NIU students and staff are among those invited to a two-day workshop sponsored by the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College and Chicago United on April 12 and 13. James Harper, an NIU student who transferred from Wheaton College, is working...

An addition to Faraday Hall might not be built and the City of DeKalb will suffer a loss of about $37 million if the Illinois state legislature does not increase higher education funding, NIU President LaTourette said at a special meeting of the DeKalb...

United States Deputy Attorney General Arnold Burns and the assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal investigations division, William Weld, both submitted their resignations Tuesday, effective at the end of the day. Four aides will depart with...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP)—A reputed drug smuggler plans to appeal his conviction on charges he conspired to smuggle tons of marijuana from Mexico to the Midwest during the past five years. Antonio Franco, 32, was convicted Tuesday by a jury in U.S. District...