On Thursday, a sexual assault was reported to the DeKalb Police. The victim reported she was sexually assaulted in the 400 block of Clifford Drive by Prairie Park. While attending a party near the park, she ended up leaving with the suspect. The victim...
Future freshmen can look forward to another housing option on campus; a new residence hall. NIU has partnered with an off-campus vendor that will design and build the new dormitory, leaving NIU to manage the property. The university has entered into a...
Terrorism as a force, is an idea has existed in many forms for decades--or centuries--depending on how one looks at it. It has no nationality, ethnicity or race. There has existed church-sanctioned terrorism throughout the Middle Ages, Buddhist car bombers...
I just wanted to comment on the storytitled "<a href="https://northernstar.info/from_ap/nation_world/article_35888710-0c04-54ce-b47f-3876db1224db.html">Prosecutorsto seek death penalty in Stockton case" which appeared in theNorthern Star on Wednesday.This...
Weekend warriors, put your war paint on and prepare to conquer DeKalb this weekend. Middlewest Fest is the most exciting thing to happen to DeKalb since, well, corn. NIU graduate John Ugolini put together this amazing weekend for anyone and everyone to...
I am an American. There were many who gave their lives so that I could live in freedom. There are many who continue to serve so that we can all share that freedom. As an American I will continue to get the best education that I can to elevate myself...
I was walking across campus to andfrom my car and I could not help but notice the amount of trash allover campus. It has only been little over a week and there are popcans, bags, coffee cups, lids and Northern Stars all scatteredacross the once clean...
"The Changing Landscape of Higher Education" was the title of NIU President John Peters' State of the University address Thursday. Peters introduced the "The Vision 2020 Initiative," an idea to enhance NIU's academic future. "The NIU Great Journeys Strategic...
Grant Tower C will be reopened from renovations in Fall 2011. The renovations began in Fall 2009, reconfiguring the layout of the rooms. "The program calls for really a complete gutting of the tower and a restructuring of the room configuration within...
Brandon Wilbon, sophomore industrial engineering major, has been looking for a job since last year."I am currently in debt in school and it [job freeze] is forcing me to use other means, such as student loans, to pay for my education," Wilbon said.The...
Students who feel lost or stuck with a problem in their class can run over to a tutoring center, located in Grant, Lincoln and Douglas halls, to get help.Jessica Perfors, supervisor of the Grant tutoring center, said the center offers many programs for...
