The presidential search was discussed in depth at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. A new policy for joint appointed faculty members was recommended for the University Council and the Student Association (SA) asked for the faculty’s support in improving...

New fees, new minors and a new position were announced at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting.The board met for executive sessions and for the presentation of the annual president’s report, which was John Peters’ final one.With Peters finishing...

Participants developed a better understanding of cultural diversity at the From Cards to Cultural Understanding event on Tuesday. The program was led by faculty and staff from the International Programs department and put on by Human Resource Services....

While some students were lying on the beach this spring break, others were picking up trash in Tennessee. Campus Recreation’s Outdoor Adventure led students on an alternative spring break trip to Memphis to be a part of a collaborative effort to remove...

Throw your papers and bottles in campus recycle bins--the 12th annual Recyclemania collegiate competition is under way. NIU is in the 44th position after the third week of the competition with a recycling rate of 45.3 percent, according to recyclemaniacs.org....

Illinois citizens are facing conceal and carry proposals in the wake of a federal court ruling. Darren Mitchell, acting chief of the NIU Police Department, said the department is paying attention to what is happening in regard to conceal and carry and...

Inshirah Khatib and Iman Khatib are sophomore political science students and identical twins. They were studying in the Holmes Student Center while seeking refuge from Tuesday’s snowstorm. Northern Star: What is college like with an identical twin?...

Funding for Huskie Stadium upgrades and the campus alert system were among the topics discussed at the committee meetings prior to the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday. The Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee reviewed almost 30 university...