It has been two years since Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 students and wounded many others at Virginia Tech. While Virginia Tech's Office of Recovery and Support has an array of events planned for the day, no public events have been planned at NIU. For the...

March 17 At 6:47 p.m., a victim reported someone took her wallet from her purse in Lincoln Hall. She said the theft may have occurred on March 7. With no further leads, on Wednesday case was closed. April 1 At 9:16 p.m., University Police responded to...

NIU will be occupied this summer by high school, junior high and elementary students who are eager to learn. NIU Summer Academic Camps are held on campus during the summer and offer a variety of camps such as creative writing, film, speech and science....

Students looking to get away this summer and spend some time outdoors for hiking, canoeing or rock climbing should head over to the Student Recreation Services. The Outing Centre is offering three trips this summer for students to get away and the first...

For those who substitute online selling of miscellaneous objects for a part-time job, the Founders Memorial Library may be a gold mine. The book sale, located on the main floor of the library next to the circulation desk, may contain some potential treasures....

April 13 At 7:48 a.m., four light fixtures were reported damaged in Lincoln Hall. With no further leads, case is closed. At 11:08 a.m., a victim reported that someone damaged his or her vehicle while it was parked in Lot P. A long scratch was found on...

Shattered windows, mangled mirrors, scratches and dents are all examples of vehicular damage that students may have to deal with in the parking lots near the residence halls. "There is a car in the Lincoln parking lot with its tires slashed and the headlights...

If you head north on Garden Road, up a block on the right side of the street is an old yellow house. Inside, people are studying, getting and dishing advice and celebrating their heritage. And they're doing so because what may look like some townie's...

Every year, a number of professors are approved to go on sabbatical during the next academic year. They are not paid vacations. Instead, they are breaks from school work that allow the professor to focus on research that applies to their field of specialty....

When the package arrived at the University Honors Program office, Kate Braser was surprised â€" in a good way. Inside the box were postcards, news clippings, a poster and a letter. It was from Aurora University, a four-year private liberal arts college...

Next fall, NIU will beta-test a new PC-based test processing software. The change comes because of "the decommissioning of the university mainframe system scheduled to occur at the end of 2009," according to an e-mail sent from Vice-Provost Earl Seaver...

It was late summer in the early '70s, and 4-year-old Gilbert Sebenste knew the conditions were right for disaster. He was on the helicopter ride at Sauzer's Kiddieland in northwest Indiana when he saw a massive cloud in the distance. The temperatures...