A lawsuit involving Northern Star Adviser Jerry Thompson and the NIU administration has been continued until April 1, Thompson said. Thompson was removed as adviser and placed in a public relations position by former NIU president Clyde Wingfield because...

A former NIU student charged with burglary will face a pre-trial hearing May 19 after she waived her right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday at the DeKalb County Court. Suzanne Wood, 20, faces trial for burglary in connection with a burglary ring broken...

A survey of 40 residents in Neptune Hall East revealed that 72.5 percent felt Carroll Avenue should not have been closed last summer. Dave Agazzi, busing graduate assistant who compiled the survey results for the Mass Transit Board, said the survey does...

Candidates will begin campaigning this week for the positions of Student Association president, vice president and treasurer in preparation for the SA Executive Elections March 25 and 26. The presidential candidates are Phil Chihoski, Michael Murvihill...

Whether Roy Rogers cafeteria will still be in operation when NIU students return from spring break is still unknown. The Marriott Corporation, owner of Roy Rogers, has threatened to leave the Pow Wow room in Holmes Student Center Friday and might not...

NIU geology Professor Dr. Hsin Yi Ling was one of seven U.S. scientists chosen to explore our planet's last frontier—our ocean basin. Eighteen scientists from around the world were chosen for the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), whose goal is to retrieve...

An NIU graduate student was listed in serious condition Wednesday after he was injured in a chemical explosion Tuesday at Faraday Hall. Matthew Benning, 25, was in serious condition in the burn unit at Loyola University Medical Center, an employee at...

The University Council added to its list of committees Wednesday a subcommittee designated to provide the council with answers concerning the reorganization of the Northern Star. The subcommittee of The Northern Star Blue Ribbon Committee will look into...

A pay raise for NIU faculty and staff members was recommended as part of Gov. James Thompson's budget for fiscal 1988, but funds for all of NIU's capital improvements were not. Jim Bray, Thompson's press secretary, said the governor's budget proposals...

The Student Association Finance Committee voted Tuesday to loan more than $5,000 from its reserve funds, comprised of student fees, to help clear the 1985 Yearbook Association's $12,000 debt. The committee agreed to loan NIU's Student Affairs the money...

Smokers on campus might have to take their cigarettes outside or in private if an NIU committee proposes a ban on public smoking. Jon Dalton, vice president for Student Affairs, said NIU's Internal Facilities Environmental Committee is reviewing a policy...