Two area college students students produce, record, direct and edit live videos of band concerts in their own video production company. Ginny Austin, senior communication media studies major at NIU, and Lonnie Iske, a junior mass communication major at...

Students, faculty and staff are invited to gather and pray for one hour at the King Memorial Commons Thursday. The National Day of Prayer is being observed by NIU and other universities across the country tomorrow. Thomas Bough, the director of Athletic...

Kerri Simons won first place at the Interstate Oratory Association National Tournament (IOA), which took place last Friday and Saturday. Simons, a junior Spanish language and literature major, gave a persuasive speech on inflammatory breast cancer. Simons...

COLLEGE HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES is hosting Lemon Grass Lounge from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., serving Thai cuisine at Ellington's in the Holmes Student Center. Seating ends at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $8. For more information, contact Emily Toth at 815-756-8755....

Combining a love for sports and business, John Work finds his vision for a dream job as sports agent or a lawyer for the Chicago Cubs. Work, a junior history major, said if the agent job does not come to fruition, he would be fine practicing law in Chicago....

The empire isn't the only thing striking back. Though delayed a week, the Ars Nova hosted an Earth Day Eco Art Fair, rightly named Earth Day Strikes Back, that attracted the attention of numerous students Tuesday. "The point of the Earth Day Festival...

For months, analysts have predicted that the cost of a gallon of gas would reach $4 this summer. Currently, the average price of gas in DeKalb is $3.749 a gallon, according to AAA. "It affects us," said Brent Keller, director of mass transit for the Student...

Rising food prices are reaching people across the globe, and the effects are hitting closer to campus. "The national media reports regarding rising food costs are correct," said Ralph Chaplin, director of residential dining. "Those increased costs are...

Monday night, NIU President John Peters addressed students and staff regarding the future of Cole Hall. A mass e-mail from Peters discussed possible renovation options for the lecture hall, and survey results from the past six weeks. Three possible renovations...

Daniel J. Ihm, project manager of Information Technology Services, is one of four supportive professional staff being honored with the university's Presidential Award For Excellence. "It's very impressive to be listed with those who were nominated," Ihm...

A security concern may have been the reason for the dismissal of Campus Activities Board president-elect Lonnie Pollard. According to Brian Hemphill, vice president of Student Affairs, certain positions held by student employees are deemed security-sensitive,...

THE COMMITTEE FOR PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE will host a meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. in Montgomery Hall, Room 443. For more information, contact Jigar Panchal at 630-329-2170. STUDENT FOR RESTORE INTERNATIONAL is hosting a charity book drive in the Founders...