The Office of Support and Advocacy is a new office created to aid those directly affected by the Feb. 14 tragedy. Scott Peska, director of the Office of Support and Advocacy, said the office was created to serve students, faculty and staff who were in...

Jazz band takes first at contest in Wisconsin The NIU Jazz Lab Band captured first place in the 41st edition of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Festival, held on the weekend of March 28. NIU was up against various other Midwest schools, including...

A presentation on gun violence and gun control at the NIU-Naperville campus was met with impassioned resistance Monday evening. On the two-month anniversary of the Feb. 14 shootings, the gun-control advocacy group Legal Community Against Violence conducted...

THE OUTING CENTRE will host a bike maintenance clinic from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Outing Centre. For more information, contact the trip staff at 815-753-9423. GAMMA PHI OMEGA INTERNATIONAL SORORITY INC. will host a resume workshop from 7 to 8 p.m. at...

NIU, along with six other area colleges, will receive $50,000 for upgradse to campus security. U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Egan) hosted a press conference Monday at Rockford College, announcing he had secured $350,000 to be split among NIU and six area...

The opportunity for students to participate in a summer study abroad program is ending soon, but some programs are still open. The NIU-sponsored study abroad programs still available can send students all across the globe, from Spain to Malaysia, while...

War can be traumatizing for soldiers returning home and readjusting to everyday life. Des Lawe, junior psychology major, hopes he can work to help soldiers coming back from war after he graduates from NIU. Lawe wants to practice clinical psychology and...

GAMMA PHI OMEGA INTERNATIONAL SORORITY INC. will host "Can Shaking" to collect donations for the March of Dimes from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the King Memorial Commons. For more information, contact Jessica at 630-346-6630. THE OUTING CENTRE will host a planning...

Even with the war in Iraq being waged thousands of miles away, some NIU students may feel the effects at home. "It certainly has an effect on any American who pays taxes," philosophy professor Tomis Kapitan said. "Right now, there's a huge federal deficit."...

Judy Santacaterina, an adviser for Liberal Arts and Sciences, has touched the lives of many NIU students, staff and faculty members during the course of her nearly three decades with NIU. She was recently recognized by her colleagues, who nominated and...

A presentation on gun violence and gun control at the Naperville NIU campus met with impassioned resistance Monday evening. On the two-month anniversary of the Feb. 14 shootings, the gun-control advocacy group Legal Community Against Violence conducted...