For two years, the United Faculty Alliance has been working on a contract with the hopes of improving teaching conditions for tenured and tenure-track faculty at NIU. The Board of Trustees will vote Thursday on whether or not the contract will go into...

DeKalb County Treasurer Mark Todd plans to seek retention for his position. Todd was appointed to the position Feb. 12 to fill Christine Johnson's term. Johnson was appointed to the State Senate.Todd said he wants to bring efficiency to the Treasurer's...

DeKALB | After two days of voting throughout the campus, the results are in for the 2011-12 Student Association and Campus Activities Board elections.This year, a total of 1,189 students voted in the SA and CAB election. The turnout was lower than last...

Jeremy Sanchez Year/major: Junior/operating management and information systems Other Group Affiliations: Interfraternity Council - vice president of community events; Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity - vice president; Red Riot - member. What is the most pressing...

The Northern Star Editorial Board endorses Robin Kelly for the office of treasurer of Illinois. We admit that out of all of the races in the midterm, this is one of the few races that we've had to read up on extensively. Between the slugfests that are...