Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn has cancelled his trip to the NIU campus as well as three other Illinois universities scheduled for today. Brenna Conway, college coordinator of Quinn’s campaign, said Quinn also canceled trips to the University of Illinois at Chicago,...
DeKALB | If Drake really stands for “do right and kill everything,” the message behind the name works -- he destroyed the Convocation Center. A nearly-sold-out crowd closed Homecoming weekend and came to see the platinum-selling rapper and arguably...
DeKALB | Finishing opportunities has been an issue at times with the NIU men’s soccer team this season and its latest match was no different. The Huskies felt defeat for the fifth time this year in a 1-0 loss to Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Fla....
DeKALB | A revised second half of play by NIU led the Huskies past Buffalo Saturday, 45-14. The Huskies’ (5-2 overall, 3-0 MAC) offense was out of sync in the first half, as the NIU running game lacked its usual punch, with just 79 rushing yards on...
DeKALB | The NIU Student Association Senate finished its confirmations on Sunday. One of the resolutions confirmed included the senate approving Robert Lausch as a senator at large, which made the senate complete. "I believe this is a great honor," Lausch...
Sunday marked another installment of the CROP Hunger Walk. "Worldwide more than one in seven people are hungry-and as many as half of them are hungry," said The Rev. John McCullough, Executive Director and CEO of Church World Services, an organization...
Starting today, the DeKalb County Clerk's Office will be on campus to register NIU students, faculty and DeKalb residents to vote in the county. Grace period and early voting will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the main level of the Holmes Student Center...
NIU students can early vote at Holmes Student Center Oct. 18 to 21. Two forms of ID required with current address. This is your opportunity to easily participate in the democratic process. Congressman Bill Foster deserves support from NIU students. Rep....
As NIU staff working to promote healthy body image among our students, we were disappointed that the Northern Star chose to publish a letter to the editor on Oct. 6, that commented on the Recreation Center's new dress code, and included derogatory comments...
Students and homecoming attendees will have a chance to hear former Huskie band members play. "We're really looking forward to performing," said alumni Mike O'Connor. The alumni band is playing at the homecoming game again this year. Members of the alumni...
NIU and DeKalb Police Departments provided students with an all-too-realistic reminder of why drinking and driving is a poor decision Thursday evening in front of the Convocation Center. NIU staged its annual mock DUI, which is a homecoming tradition...
The NIU football team is riding high at the halfway point of their season. After defeating preseason MAC East favorite Temple 31-17 last Saturday, the Huskies (4-2 overall, 2-0 MAC) sit atop the MAC West standings. If NIU fans still aren't convinced that...
