Oct. 8 • At 11:08 p.m., victim reported someone took her laptop from the Grant South Dining Hall. On Oct. 16, case is closed. Oct. 14 • At 4:40 p.m., victim reported someone shattered the rear window of her vehicle in Lot PS. Case is closed....

The time has come for all NIU employees to take the state Mandatory Ethics Training. The test began Thursday, and under the State Officials and Employee Ethics Act, "all full-time, part-time, regular and temporary faculty, staff, graduate assistants,...

KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INC., is hosting a community service event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clinton Rosette Middle School. Participants will meet at the Center for Black Studies at 10:30 a.m. For more information contact Richard Washington 815-757-5364....

With only 16 days until the presidential election, many political analysts are polling and pooling information to predict a probable outcome. On Friday morning, political science professors Christopher Wlezien and Charles Franklin, from Temple University...

The time has come to decide where to live next year. While there is certain security in remaining in the residence halls, off-campus housing is a viable second option. Deadlines When selecting an apartment, it is important to keep an eye on the calendar....

When Illinois voters step into the voting booth and look at their ballots Nov. 4, they will notice that their first vote will not be for president of the United States. Instead, the question posed to them will be whether to vote "yes" or "no" for an event...

The Nobel Prize in chemistry for 2008 was awarded to Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie and Roger Y. Tsien on Oct. 6th. And while the NIU department of chemistry and biochemistry doesn't have any Nobel laureates as of now, three professors have worked closely...

Accidents happen. And when they do, it takes a vast amount of people and organizations to regulate the damage. An estimated 130 participants from upward of 40 organizations took part in the nation's first All-Hazard Incident Managing Team Conference Wednesday,...

Officials from NIU and Cheseboro Elementary School announced Thursday the start of a professional development school based on bilingual education. The new program will allow NIU student teachers to teach English and Spanish to Cheseboro students so they...

Laureen Summers, program director of the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), arrived at NIU Thursday morning for campus internship recruitment of students with disabilities. The Entry Point internship program interviews were held at...

PHI KAPPA PSI is selling discounted roses for Sweetest Day to help support the Phi Psi scholarship fund 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in DuSable Hall. Roses are available for purchase at one rose for $1 and 12 roses for $18. For more information contact Justin Briggs...

The departments of chemistry and biochemistry may need more test tubes. Since 2000, both departments have witnessed an increase of more than 130 percent in majors, according to NIU 10th-day enrollment figures. Back then, the department had 87 majors....