Toula Kourvetaris remembers her husband as a passionate sociology professor who was proud of his Greek roots.George Kourvetaris, who clocked 38 years at NIU, died Tuesday at 81. He immigrated from Greece in 1959 to further his career in education, starting...

The NIU Mock Trial team will proceed to the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament on Friday at the Kane County Courthouse in Geneva.The Mock Trial team made university history by going undefeated after its victory last month...

Students are able to purchase a ticket and ride package to the Saturday NIU vs. Northwestern football game at Ryan Field.Student fan bus tickets are $20 and available for purchase at niutickets.com. The package includes a coach bus ride to Ryan Field...

The Northern Star newspaper claimed second place in the Illinois College Press Association’s general excellence category for the second year in a row.The Daily Northwestern of Northwestern University took first, but ICPA did not select another newspaper...

Wrestling was unable to snap its four dual meet losing streak against Northwestern University (7-7, 1-5 Big Ten), 36-6, in its last home meet of the season. The Huskies (7-8, 0-5 MAC) could not dig out of a early 15-0 hole against the 18th-ranked Wildcats....

Wrestling finishes the home portion of its schedule with a dual meet against 18th-ranked Wildcats of Northwestern University (6-7) after a week away from dual meet action. The Huskies (7-7) come into Friday night’s action having lost four duals in a...

The Northern Star placed second in two categories at a national college media convention Saturday. Managing Editor Kyla Gardner won second place in Story of the Year for her Feb. 11 article on NIU's Late Night Ride service at the 90th Annual Associated...

When students think about college courses, they may think of a professor standing at a podium lecturing. However, NIU also offers alternative class methods in online courses. While offering online classes is not new to the university, there has been an...