NIU ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP is hosting a reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Orthodox Christian Fellowship House, 550 Northern Lane. The reception will honor Andreas Kakouris, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the U.S. There will be a...

"There's a hell of a lot that needs to be done to fix this." Those were the words of finance expert Dr. Robert Miller, who spoke candidly Thursday afternoon at Barsema Hall about what needs to be done to fix the deflated economy. In front of a standing-room-only...

PI KAPPA ALPHA is hosting women's tugs at 4:30 p.m. today and 10 a.m. on Saturday at 1215 Blackhawk Road. Women's tugs is a tug of war tournament between the College Pan-Hellenic Council sororities that will benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation....

Every week, 52 students prepare a meal for their peers as part of their FCNS 320 class. Operating as a fully-functional restaurant, Ellington's serves as the backdrop for nutrition and hospitality administration majors looking to further their knowledge...

Three years ago, Allyson VanCamp, a sophomore political science major, found the political party that best represents her values and ideas: the Libertarian Party. She just wishes presidents were elected based on those factors alone. "A lot of it just...

Sept. 30 At 12:40 a.m., University Police arrested Steven A. Williams II, 20, of Chicago, who assaulted a woman by placing his hands around her neck and pushing her off a chair at Grant South. Officers transported Williams to the NIU Police Department,...

Faculty Senate members discussed forming a task force to re-evaluate NIU's baccalaureate and general education goals. The task force will be comprised of about 25 people, and is being formed to conduct a campus-wide review of baccalaureate goals by gathering...

The Ben Gordon Center Foundation has announced that this year's honorary chair is NIU assistant coach and former NIU wide receiver and San Francisco 49er PJ Fleck! The third annual Charity Dodgeball Tournament will be held at Chick Evans Field House Nov....

NIU's own Perrine Pham won first runner-up at a regional Miss Vietnam pageant on Sept. 20. The pageant was open to the Midwestern region and was held at the University of Illinois-Chicago where it was hosted and sponsored by the Illinois Vietnamese Student...

Students can learn how to avoid unwanted weight gain through several classes offered at Student Recreation Services. The ABCs of Weight Management class offers five sessions that allow direct participation to build on healthy eating that stem from scientific...

With big financial businesses failing, smaller businesses were offered a platform for success at the Supplier Diversity Networking Fair Wednesday. The third annual Supplier Diversity Networking Fair, also called "Building Purchasing Partnerships With...

As Michelle Obama and Jill Biden pushed a minority voter registration campaign in Florida on Tuesday, and the National Panhellenic Council (NPC) has been doing the same at NIU. The NPC represents the black fraternities and sororities, or the "Divine Nine,"...