Students rushing to get papers done as the school year comes to a close should remain cautious to avoid plagiarism. According to Judicial Affairs, cases of plagiarism at NIU are highest toward the end of the year. Various NIU faculty members confirmed...

A true love story. That was how one co-worker described the relationship between Dan and Diane Edwards. "Whenever he would come by, you could see that there was this connection," said Euneta Weeks, a student worker for family, consumer, and nutritional...

Cole Hall will be extensively remodeled as per Option Two, President John Peters said in an email Wednesday night. Option Two calls for the renovation of Auditorium B (Room 101) to support no classroom activities, while Auditorium A (100) will still function...

Northern Now is NIU's quarterly magazine distributed by the Office of Publications, and is intended for alumni as well as the NIU community. The magazine publishes about 175,000 copies in the Fall and Spring semesters, and in the summer and winter, it...

Students seeking information on the effects of natural winds on traffic safety found expert perspective Tuesday. Dr. Hrvoje Kozmar, a Fulbright Scholar visiting NIU from the University of Notre Dame, spoke before a gathering of students and engineering...

While chasing after his degree, geology graduate student Dan Bocklund also chases storms. Bocklund is a member of the National Chasing4Life StormChase Team, based out of Nebraska. Bocklund is currently seeking a master's in environmental science. He uses...

A special Campus Activities Board election was held Tuesday to replace a candidate removed by the university. Marlon Haywood was elected president of Campus Activities Board on Tuesday. He defeated candidate Colleen Murphy. Both candidates said they had...

American politicians are finding new uses for impeachment, according to research by NIU professor David Kyvig. Kyvig's research has culminated in a books, "The Age of Impeachment: American Constitutional Culture Since 1960," was published April 28. Impeachment...

The Towers Literary and Creative Arts Magazine hit campus April 30, giving NIU students the opportunity to showcase their talents. NIU's yearly literary and creative magazine contains pieces of original creative work completed by students. The magazine...

April showers bring May flowers and the NIU Grounds Department. After a grueling winter, warmer weather has come to NIU and brought greenery. Now the Grounds Department must change jobs from plowing snow to mowing grass. James Murphy, a planning coordinator...

For NIU students looking for spiritual guidance or to become more spiritual, a group on campus is willing to help. The Association of Campus Religious Organizations (ACRO) consists of different religious and spiritual groups available to students for...

People scarfed, gorged and stuffed their way through slice after slice of Bacci's pizza this weekend to benefit Alzheimer's research. The Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, as part of its philanthropy activities, organized its first pizza-eating contest Saturday...