The building of the Northern Illinois Proton Therapy and Research Center (NIPTRC) , 777 Discovery Drive, West Chicago, will remain unfinished for the original finish date of spring 2011. The project is currently in a "holding pattern", said NIPTRC PR...

DeKAlb- At Thursday morning's Board of Trustees meeting Darlene Seilheimer, union president for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 963 Building Services, voiced her concerns regarding their negotiations with the...

DeKALB | An NIU alumna is one of three finalists in the 2010 Love Bug Contest. The contest, sponsored by a Fox Valley Volkswagen dealership, is for people to get the chance to put their stories of struggles and self-sacrifice out there for people to hear....

DeKALB | An NIU freshman was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in the Marquette Park neighborhood of Chicago. Marcus Miller, 18, of the 7200 Block of South Francisco Avenue of Chicago was shot in the 2600 block of West 71st Street, the Chicago Tribune reported....

The University Council discussed branding and student retention during its final meeting of the Fall 2010 semester. NIU President John Peters called the meeting to order Wednesday afternoon in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room. Peters updated the Council...

The trek from Stevenson to the Jack Arends Art Building with large art portfolios can be as daunting for art students as the trek to Barsema Hall for business students. Gilbert Hall could offer these students a convenient answer. Plans for the renovation...

The NIU College of Education created the Themed Learning Community Program (TLC) for NIU students interested in becoming teachers. In correlation with the Clinton Rosette Middle School's Black Student Union, both NIU and the middle school formed a service...

The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. June 7 At 7:56 p.m.,...

Students can pick up tickets for the Fall 2010 Graduation Ceremony this week. There will be two undergraduate ceremonies held on Dec. 12 at the Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway. The first is at 9:30 a.m. for the College of Engineering and Engineering...

Today is the last day for undergraduates to apply for graduation at the end of the Spring 2011 semester. In order to apply, students must log into their MyNIU accounts, click on the "self service" option, and select "apply for graduation" underneath the...

NIU Students for Sensible Drug Policy may have the chance to meet on campus later this week, bringing some resolution to the group's concerns about its treatment by the Student Association Senate. Jeremy Orbach, president and founder of NIU SSDP, said...

Imagine for a moment standing in a classroom at Watson Hall late at night. All the other desks have been emptied for hours, except for one seat in the middle of the front row. The seat is taken by a small petite woman sipping on a cup of coffee starring...