The Northern Star took home 16 individual awards and an honorable mention in general excellence Sunday at the Illinois College Press Association convention.Several current and former staff members won individual awards for their contributions to the paper....

Chicago resident Craig Thompson is a junior at Marist High School and has began his college search. He is looking for a college that is semi-close to home and somewhere he can have an enjoyable college experience. Thompson is just one example of the thousands...

DeKALB | The University Council voted to approve a common question to be included in all teacher evaluations campus wide Wednesday afternoon. Pat Henry, chair of the Academic Policy Committee, presented the proposed question, which aimed to address the...

During the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday, it was announced that the state has paid a majority of the $12 million owed to NIU for MAP grant funding for fall 2010. Students had already received their awards and the money had been distributed to students...

DeKALB | Questions still surround the possible adoption of a plus/minus grading system at NIU. The Faculty Senate voted to recommend the implementation of the plus/minus grading system on Feb. 9. The proposal will now move to the Admissions Policies and...

DeKALB | Will Petsche, third year law student, began juggling when he was 14. For him, it was only natural to start a club at NIU. After advertising and garnering interest, Petsche created the NIU Juggling Club last fall. The group was recognized by the...

NIU President John Peters discussed Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012 and its potential impact on the university at the University Council meeting Wednesday. Quinn presented the $52.7 billion budget Wednesday that included increasing...