Hollis Sadoff liked a lot of things about NIU. She thought it was friendly to non-traditional students. She was enthusiastic about Northern View Community and its accessibility to student parents like her. So she signed a 12-month lease for a two-bedroom...

April 3 At 12:26 a.m., University Police responded to a report of a battery at Neptune East. Upon arrival, officers saw numerous people crowding the hallway. Officers arrested Marisa D. McPherson, 18, with battery and disorderly conduct. Officers booked...

Students can step back into the ‘90s. Student Recreation Services is hosting a ‘90s Group Fitness Challenge which started on March 30 and runs through April 30. The challenge allows participants to take a variety of group fitness classes and...

While Cambodia was under Khmer Rouge control from 1975 to 1979, 80 to 90 percent of Cambodian artists died. Some of what the surviving artists did to rebuild Cambodian culture is on display at the NIU Anthropology Museum in an exhibit called "Khmer Spirit:...

April 2 At 11:56 a.m., a victim reported someone used his or her NIU OneCard multiple times. With no further leads, case is closed. At 8:02 p.m., University Police responded to a report of battery at Northern View Community. After investigating, officers...

Fareed Haque, acclaimed guitarist from NIU's School of Music, has been featured in Guitar Player magazine's 2009 Readers' Choice Awards. Haque has performed with artists such as Sting, Ramsey Lewis, Joe Zawinul, Kurt Elling, Cassandra Wilson, Arturo Sandoval...

The Student Association allocated supplemental funding of $3,402.30 at its Sunday meeting and approved of one student organization. Twenty-seven out of 39 senators were present to approve the funding for the NIU B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. organization and the NIU...

"Death by Chocolate" will be presented by Friends of NIU Libraries on Saturday, April 18 at The Ellwood Carriage House. The event will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The program will celebrate an anthology of short mystery stories that are related to...

NIU's close relationship with local community colleges could have a worldwide effect. The university has partnered with PASCAL, an international not-for-profit network of higher education officials and other interested individuals, in a project analyzing...

For most, summer break is a time for relaxation, making extra cash and getting tough courses out of the way. One former student, though, will spend his summer vacation traveling across the country, and for Michael Algozine, this is no ordinary road trip....

The NIU School of Music will host its annual Spring World Music Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The concert will feature differing music styles including one of which will feature Chicago-based percussionists who specialize...

"How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk or Jerkette" is a new program being offered by the University of Illinois Extension. The program will make its way to Sycamore on three consecutive Wednesdays, April 8, 15 and 22. These three sessions will assist singles...