Campus Recreation will hold Adaptive Sport Day noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Student Recreation Center, main gymnasium.This event is sponsored by the Great Lakes Adaptive Sport Association (GLASA) and supported by the Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association,...

An NIU-built sexual assault help app will be released in the fall and Safe Passage expects the app to reduce the 6,500 calls it received on its 24-hour hotline in 2015.Four students from Tech Bark, an NIU coding club, teamed up with Kristen Myers, director...

The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online at niu.edu/publicsafety/.March 281. At 11:41 a.m. March...

DeKalb | This year’s Battle of the Bands ended with a crowd tiebreaker between two returning bands ­— Charlie Haley and I, the Martian.This is the third year Battle of The Bands was hosted at NIU and Kimberly Manno, Holmes Student Center events programmer,...

DeKalb | Student Association Senate approved the Rehabilitation Counseling Student Association, a new organization that advocates for individuals with disabilities, at a meeting Sunday.The Rehabilitation Counseling Student Association, which has about...

Sophomore kinesiology major Antonio Holloway said he was inspired to incorporate more colors in his wardrobe after attending Iconic Impressions’ Fashion Fundamentals, which taught students how to dress professionally.Jacob Clayton, CEO and founder of...

DeKalb | Local farmers will have a new way to market and sell their products when the website Buy Local DeKalb goes live in May.Buy Local DeKalb will feature the products of 63 farmers and looks to increase communication between local producers and consumers...

The Residence Hall Association will hold a prom night 7:30-10:30 p.m. April 21 in the Grant Towers dining hall.The event will feature food, a DJ and a photo station. Prom “royalty” will also be selected. The theme is based on the board game Candy...

The Student Association will be sponsoring a Springfield lobbying event Wednesday during which the state budget impasse and funding of Monetary Award Program grants will be addressed.A bus will be provided for students and departs at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday...

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will hold its annual Skate Jam 9 p.m. to midnight Thursday at the Aurora Skate Center, 34W113 Montgomery Road in Aurora.“I’m excited,” said Kevin Gordon, Alpha Phi Alpha member. “I’m feeling sensational about...