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...

Some eager artists will be selling their artwork to benefit NIU's Feb. 14 Memorial Scholarship Fund. Thursday night kicked off an eight-day art sale that will give 20 percent of all profits to the scholarship fund. This unnamed exhibit showcases the artwork...

Borders in DeKalb to celebrate release of "Brisingr" with free party Borders, 2520 Sycamore Road, is celebrating the release of Christopher Paolini's "Brisingr" with a free in-store party. "Brisingr" is the third installment of Paolini's Inheritance Cycle...

Students, faculty and other members of the NIU community can continue to pay tribute to the victims of the Feb. 14 tragedy at the new home for the NIU Memorial Center. At the new Memorial Center visitors can sign albums, watch videos of memorials and...

Students looking for feedback on their writing may submit written assignments to the University Writing Center via e-mail. Jodie Butler, technology specialist for the University Writing Center, said a paper of two to three pages can be submitted via e-mail,...

Students can discover new cultures and learn about studying in other countries today at the Study Abroad Fair. The 16th annual fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The fair is free to attend....

A display of sublime religious devotion makes an appearance in NIU galleries located in Altgeld Hall. The NIU Art Museum welcomes its new exhibition, Belief Made Tangible: Aspects of Buddhism manifested through sculpture, textiles, tattoos and household...

Sept. 15 • Obstruction of justice between 8 p.m. on Sept. 15 and 12:17 a.m. on Sept. 16 at Founders Memorial Library. Library security identified a person who had a warrant for his arrest. Police say the person was known to frequent the library....

With 47 days to the national election, all eyes have been focused beyond Illinois politics. However, Ill. Representative Bob Pritchard (R-Ill.) of the 70th district stressed the importance of state politics to students last night at the NIU College Republicans...

NIU ART MUSEUM is hosting a reception and panel discussion on Global Matrix II and Belief Made Tangible. The reception is from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in Altgeld Hall, First Floor, West End. The panel begins at 6 p.m., in Altgeld Room 315. For more information...