Administrators will not be shaking hands with graduates this weekend, as part of a special precautionary measure taken by NIU in response to possible spreading of the H1N1 swine flu. The university announced the details on its Web site this morning. NIU...

April 28 At 11:53 p.m., University Police were dispatched to serve the arrest warrant of Daniel S. Perez, 18, of Chicago Heights. Officers arrested Perez at Grant South for possession of cannabis, which was discovered previously on Dec. 7, 2008. Perez...

The newly elected Student Assocition candidates took their oaths of office on Friday during their inauguration ceremony. Those sworn in as the new executive staff were President Robert Sorsby, Vice President Erik Calmeyer, Treasurer Abiola Akinyemi and...

Students typing up their works cited page for papers may come across a familiar name for a publisher of their research material: The Northern Illinois University Press. A division of NIU, the press developed from the university's history department and...

Click below to see different documents related to this article: Full budget Budget Procedures Plans to revise the Supreme Court of the Student Association's Code of Procedure have been put on hold for the fall semester. Matthew Venaas, the former speaker...

Despite a struggling economy and much of DeKalb's population leaving for summer break, local restaurants have a plan to stay afloat. "DeKalb is pretty unique," said Terry Moffit, director of operations for DeKalb's KFC/Long John Silver's combo, 1115 W....

An NIU student is believed to have swine flu, according to an NIU press release. University officials have been notified by the DeKalb County Health Department that a probable (but not confirmed) case of H1N1 (swine) flu in DeKalb County involves an NIU...

The Forensics Team finished the year with top places in two national tournaments. Student orators Yonatan Axel and Zain Ansari made it to the elite eight of The National Parliamentary Debate Tournament. Forensics director Kerith Woodyard said Axel and...

A sign in a wooded area points to the Ebenezer Reformed Church. A few blocks down, there's an advertisement for "Canoes, Bait and Guns." And big brown markers along the way give directions to NIU's Lorado Taft Field Campus. The low-key scenic campus located...

Fans of the X-Men character Wolverine have more to look forward to than a movie opening on Friday. Marvel Comics is releasing a Wolverine comic book that will be a part of the Free Comic Book Day celebration on Saturday. For the past seven years, the...

It was last summer when third-year law student Cynthia Edwards found herself in a surreal situation. The Midwesterner was in West Hollywood, interning for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), on the day that gay marriage was legalized...

Students living off campus who buy their own groceries can relate to Housing and Dining's feelings in a weak economy. Sharp increases in produce and cereals, along with fluctuating dairy prices, has made food ordering an ongoing challenge. "We have to...