July 1 might not mean anything to the casual NIU student or employee, but it does to NIU Library staff clerk Terri Humes. After all, July 1 was the date that Patrick Dawson was officially named dean of NIU Libraries. And to Humes, that's a wonderful thing....

Need to find the number to Founders Memorial Library or the non-emergency number of the University Police? Don't use your planner. The 2008-2009 Plan-It DeKalb Daily Planner, which was given out for free by the University Bookstore, lists the incorrect...

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority is offering free AIDS testing from 1-4 p.m. in Room 405 of the Holmes Student Center. For more information, call Kelly Smith at 773-574-1409. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and sigma gamma rho sorority are hosting "What is Indiana Love"...

NIU students are burning to preserve. The Committee of the Preservation of Wildlife (CPW), an NIU student organization, helps the environment by volunteering, burning prairie lands and organizing events. Renee Kopulos, biology graduate student and treasurer...

July 1, 2009, is the deadline for finding new deans for the colleges of Law and Visual and Performing Arts, said Provost Ray Alden. Alden said searching for a new dean for each college is a challenging, ongoing process. Acting deans have filled in until...

Dr. James Collins, the new Director of NIU's Center for Southeast Asian Studies, has found a home on foreign soil. Born in Chicago, Collins always knew he would like to travel outside the City of Big Shoulders. Last month, he returned from a 14-year stay...

Sept. 14 • Theft $300 and under between 5 p.m. on Sept. 14 and 5 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Neptune West. Person reported someone had taken iPod from his room. Case is pending investigation. • Criminal defacement between 9:35 p.m. on Sept. 14 and...

Jordan Blair wants the presidential candidates to do more to reach out to people like her - the non-political junkie. "I would like to know more about their foreign policies, things like that," the senior biology major said. "I think that I would be a...

Davis Hall's observatory offers much to students interested in celestial objects beyond campus. "It's definitely the best view on the campus," said Sheryl Irby, a freshman media communications major, who enjoys star gazing and the free price tag. Needless...

Garfield Farm Museum Presents CORN 101 On Sunday, September 28 at 2 p.m., Garfield Farm Museum volunteer Chuck Bauer will give a lecture on the history of corn. There will be a discussion of the corn breed used in the 1840s and how farmers manipulated...

Despite being closed for nearly a year, there are no plans regarding the future of the University Apartments complex. The housing unit was formerly used as a complex where students with children, partners and other non-traditional students lived. It is...

With the switch to the new Facebook complete, some users of the popular social networking site wish they could return to the good ol' days of...last week? "I hate it," said junior psychology major Ceci Benitez of the new Facebook. "It's complicated. The...