DeKALB | For the first time since its trip to Japan was cut short because of the earthquake, the NIU Alumni Association is set to go to Turkey. Members of the Alumni Association are anxious about the trip after the earthquake last month cut their trip...

DeKALB | The 25 individuals who were on the NIU Alumni Association's trip to Japan are now back home after arriving at O'Hare International Airport early Wednesday morning. Joseph Matty, executive director of the Alumni Association, said it was his decision...

All 25 people on the Alumni Association travel group to Japan are safe and headed to a hotel in Tokyo, said Joseph Matty, executive director of the Alumni Association. Matty said the group had landed at the Tokyo International Airport and were at the...

As the holiday season approaches and the year comes to a close, it is time to start making our shopping lists and deciding who has been naughty and who has been nice. For this week's "In Focus," various Northern Star columnists assess America's performance...