In a Wednesday Northern Star article titled “Win or lose, Doeren was guaranteed a raise,” President John Peters made an interesting statement regarding NIU football coach Dave Doeren’s contract extension. “NIU is not in a poor financial situation,...

Title two of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) states that public entities are legally required to provide accommodations for disabled students, unless doing so would drastically change the nature of the program for everyone involved. However,...

A look into a different way to fund the Campus Recreation Center was reported to the Faculty Senate Wednesday. Austin Quick, Student Association Senate Speaker, told the Faculty Senate he was working with the university administration to create a dedicated...

History professor Heide Fehrenbach, chemistry professor Chhiu-Tsu “C.T.” Lin and environmental studies professor Reed Scherer were named 2012 Board of Trustees professors. The award recognizes international prominence in research and excellence in...

To some, it may appear as if Victor E. and Me is trying to romantically match up NIU students. In fact, the website is part of a marketing campaign that started last year, which shows prospective, new and current NIU students how to get involved with...

Six to eight times more retirements this year than in any other, $85 billion in unfunded liability, 50th out of all the U.S. states in adequate financing - this is what Illinois’ government has done to the pension system. Gov. Pat Quinn discussed the...

In his Vision 2020 plan, NIU President John Peters identified student quality as an area for improvement for the university over the next eight years. This three-part series will examine past trends in student quality, comparisons to other public Illinois...