![Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert departs the federal courthouse April 27, in Chicago, after his sentencing on federal banking charges which he pled guilty to last year. Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/5b39d422bc231f729e67345a117a1877.jpg)
University Council agrees to revoke speaker’s degree
By Alexander Chettiath
| May 5, 2016
![Provost Lisa Freeman (left) addresses the crowd as NIU President Doug Baker stands by at the town hall meeting Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Regency Room.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/9f8780d72b04a42a74004b4bdbbc303b.jpg)
Feedback wanted on program prioritization reports to be released
By Alexander Chettiath
| April 28, 2016
NIU plans to receive $26.4M in state funds
By Alexander Chettiath
| April 28, 2016
Faculty shows concern for program report mistakes
By Alexander Chettiath
| April 28, 2016
![Matt Streb, administrative task force co-chair, (left) and George Slotsve, academic task force co-chair, discuss the progress of NIU’s program prioritization efforts at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/17412ca573b5abc48f1f2cf682725d6a.jpg)
Program prioritization task force increases meeting hours
By Alexander Chettiath
| March 31, 2016
![Mock Trial team seeks funds for national competition](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/e7451a1b116b95292a90cb741dd3416f.jpg)
Mock Trial team seeks funds for national competition
By Alexander Chettiath
| March 24, 2016
Program prioritization task force open for students
By Alexander Chettiath
| March 3, 2016
![Provost Lisa Freeman addresses Faculty Senate on Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room. NIU is looking to restructure how salaries are contracted for academic administrators to reduce cases of overpaid and underpaid administrators. The restructuring will allow for salaries to adjust and reflect job responsibilities at the time.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/0986e025f6e346bf45a1930d9e8e02ae.jpg)
NIU to restructure salaries
By Alexander Chettiath
| February 25, 2016
![Moriah Tyler, junior political science major, was sworn in as a new Student Association Senator during the SA Senate meeting Sunday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/08fbdef3d3c53af07371535f2eb8521b.jpg)
Applicants wanted for SA student program prioritization task force
By Alexander Chettiath
| February 1, 2016
![The IHSA football championships’ economic impact on DeKalb was $800,000, which is $200,000 less than what was projected. The money came from indirect and direct speding on hotels, food, gas, facility rental, tent suppliers, catering and other services provided by people attending the event, said Debbie Armstrong, executive director of the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/a0a114060c022daac078542ef6e4f7a9.png)
DeKalb falls short of projected $1M from IHSA championships
By Alexander Chettiath
| February 1, 2016
![Christopher Kurszewski, master electrician of the School of Theatre and Dance, cleans graffiti in the sound room of the Holmes Student Center, Diversions Lounge. The graffiti happened some time between Friday and Sunday, said NIU Spokesman Joe King.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/b1368efd56525c3aa23a50d1a588d2bb-900x675.jpg)
Graffiti discovered inside Diversions Lounge
By Alexander Chettiath
| January 28, 2016
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