NIU’s spring undergraduate enrollment has fallen 1,647 students since the fall semester. Spring 2012 enrollment currently sits at 15,659. NIU President John Peters said spring enrollment is always smaller than fall enrollment, and the decrease was less...

State Senator Christine Johnson, R-Sycamore, said Gov. Pat Quinn avoided some major issues affecting Illinois in his State of the State address Wednesday. "The two biggest issues in Illinois right now are pension reform and the cost of Medicaid," Johnson...

Approximately $4 million will be invested in technology around campus, President John Peters said Wednesday during a University Council meeting. Peters said the campus plans to become wireless as part of the Vision 2020 initiative. The $4 million will...

Board Chair Cherilyn Murer challenged President John Peters and Provost Raymond Alden Thursday morning to update the university's mission statement that will be later sent to the Board of Trustees for approval. At the Board of Trustees Academic Affairs,...

Student representatives on the University Council said the Northern Star misleads students about campus safety during Wednesday's meeting. Nick Bender, a member of the College of Business student advisory council, said an editorial cartoon published in...

The search for a permanent replacement for Sycamore City Manger Bill Nicklas will be conducted throughout October, said Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy. In the meantime, Brian Gregory, assistant city manager and treasurer, has been named acting city manager....

For the second year in a row, NIU has seen a decrease in enrollment. NIU's 10th day enrollment numbers, which indicates the number of students enrolled each fall, reports the total number of students at 22,990, a decrease of 680 students from last year....