Dr. Brian Hemphill, vice president of student affairs, addressed the campus in the 2008 State of the Division, Beyond Yesterday: Defining Our Future, and fall kick-off presentation. Hemphill welcomed all new and returning employees to the university and...

Preventing the freshmen 15 is not as difficult as it may seem. Research studies done by NIU's Health Enhancement Center have shown that freshmen only gain six to eight pounds their first year of college. "[Gaining weight] depends on the person and whether...

Enrollment is down 3.4 percent for the 2008-2009 school year, according to official 10-day figures. Released by the president's office Thursday, the total number of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at NIU and all of its satellite campuses...

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VOLUNTEERS is hosting informational meetings every hour on the hour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center Room 305. For more information contact Kyle Malin at 909-486-5940. DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. is hosting...

A Swiss company is marketing a type of lozenge to the college crowd that they claim eliminates evidence of alcohol and tobacco on one's breath. The product, packaged with an eye-catching image of a busty blonde woman in a police uniform, is called "AntiPoleez."...

The University Police Department has expanded this year, with increases in everything from the number of police officers to equipment used and office space. According to Lt. Todd Henert, the UP now employs 62 police officers, a significant jump from last...

Sept. 9 • Criminal defacement between 11:59 p.m. Sept. 8 and 6:12 a.m. Sept. 9 in Lot PS. Police found graffiti on an emergency call box in Lot PS. Case is administratively closed. • Possession of cannabis 30 grams and under at 8:56 p.m. in...

A 2 percent salary increase for eligible NIU personnel was announced at University Council Wednesday. NIU President John Peters notified staff of the news via e-mail Tuesday. "We distribute on base of merit," Peters said. "Given the fact that everyone...

A man that was banned from the NIU campus was arrested for trespassing. He was also found with small amounts of drugs in his possession. James Barlow, 24, of Rockford, was initially arrested at 11:27 p.m. Tuesday night, at Stevenson South, for trespassing....

Political races are heating up and the countdown to the Nov. 4 election stands at 55 days. These facts were not lost on those in attendance at the College Democrats' first meeting of the semester Tuesday at Grant South. "This semester we're hoping to...

Judicial Affairs, the university body that handles all forms of student misconduct, has two new staff members for the 2008-2009 school year: Assistant Director Brian Glick and Mediation Coordinator Janice Driggers. As assistant director, Glick's main...

Last year, the Convocation Center sought to bring Northern Illinois University a memorial concert after Feb. 14. Next year may be more realistic according to the director of the Convocation Center, John Gordon. According to an issue of last May's Northern...