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,"...

As he sits in the shade and watches the football team score a touchdown, his tail begins to wag. Diesel, a five-year-old Huskie with bright blue eyes and black-and-white fur, runs with the cheerleaders at every football game. Diesel has been the mascot...

Marijuana users now have a real reason to be paranoid. More than ever, NIU and national law enforcement officials are cracking down on marijuana use. Marijuana arrests at NIU nearly doubled from 2006 to 2007, according to Lt. Curtis Young of the University...

Sept. 25 About 1 p.m., victim reported someone took his bicycle from the exterior of Stevenson North. Later on Sept. 29, the victim reported recovering his bicycle from an unknown person. The offender has not been identified. Case is closed. Sept. 27...

With what's been called a crumbling economy in America, students and professors at the NIU College of Business remain hopeful for the future. "I have hope for the future, but I know tough times are coming," said Erika Rodriguez, a senior operations management...

NIU students interested in joining others with similar beliefs don't need to look any further. Diversity is evident in the variety of religious groups that are recognized as organizations by the Student Association. The pool of organizations range from...

DeKALB | After completing races in swimming and biking, NIU Tri Dogs President John Atchison took off his shoes because of his blisters, and ran barefoot during a half marathon. "After I finished I couldn't walk," the senior physical education major said....

DeKALB | NIU will be saving $1.9 million per year due to continuing "green" changes on campus. Sink faucets, shower heads, toilets and laundry systems were changed to conserve energy and save money. "Over ten years, instead of taking money out of the...

At 9:30 a.m., Sept. 23, University Police responded to Grant North regarding a report of harassment by telephone. The victim reported receiving several phone calls of a harassing/threatening nature from an unknown caller. Later at 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 26,...

DeKALB | The oral history project StoryCorps is at NIU this week to record accounts related to the Feb. 14 shootings. The Department of History and University Archives have arranged for StoryCorps to record interviews with people affected by Feb. 14....

NIU started "going green" back in 1980. The recycling program is there to remind students how important recycling is, said NIU energy specialist Mary Alice Drain. Drain said the program originated in 1970. NIU originally didn't have recycling bins, but...

Graduate students are eliminating the paper trail. Graduate students who are writing a thesis or dissertation are now required to submit their work electronically. Bradley Bond, associate dean of the graduate school, said this change will be more convenient...