A graffiti threat was found early Monday morning on campus. In response to the threat, the NIU community should expect to see heightened security over the next few days, according to the NIU Web site. The University Police say threats of this nature to...

For nearly a year now, senior political science major Jason Looney has been working with the organization HEARD. HEARD campaigns for insurance companies to provide coverage for children's hearing aids. Looney said the group has traveled to Springfield...

After a campus-wide search after Feb. 14, the NIU Anime Club has found a new home in McMurray Hall, Room 208. President Amber Lewis said the club searched for openings in the Holmes Student Center and Neptune Hall Central. Lewis said Neptune only allows...

THE NIU ART MUSEUM will host a gallery talk, "Assessing Excellence in Museum Exhibitions," from 5 to 6 p.m. in Altgeld Hall, South Galleries. For more information, contact Jessica Witte at [email protected] or 815-753-1936. DEMOCRACY MATTERS will host a...

Ever since Napster began the downloading scene, Americans - NIU students - have been illegally downloading most of their music. But legal downloading has made a major dent in the marketplace, as iTunes overtook Wal-Mart earlier this month as the No. 1...

Residence halls were put back on open-access from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday. An e-mail from Kelly Wesener, executive director for Housing and Dining, was sent to residents Friday, notifying them of Monday's change. The e-mail said card access is not the...

Students can help Iraqi children by donating school supplies. Two campus organziations - Supporting Opportunity for Latinos (SOL) and the Latino Resource Center (LRC) - partnered with DeKalb's Clinton Rosette Middle School to collect donations for Iraqi...

Jennice O'Brien was one of four Supportive Professional Staff members honored with a Presidential Award for Excellence last week. Upon hearing she won the award, O'Brien said she was excited. "It was very touching; my supervisor [Melanie Magara] nominated...

The first day of the 2008 Tugs competition is in the books, with three tugs taking place on Monday, the warmest day of the year so far. In the day's first action, the team of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) and Alpha Kappa Lambda (AKL) beat Sigma Nu near the...

The NIU Clean Snowmobile Team is doing its part to help the environment. The team was named the "Rookie of the Year" at the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge in Houghton, Mich., on March 10-15. Treasurer Matt Davis said the challenge is for students to modify...

The Presidential Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (PCSOGI) convened Monday afternoon to discuss lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered-related issues on the NIU campus. There was no need for a quorum, and nine members were in attendance,...