Masculine hip-hop culture is under the lens in the documentary "HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes." Writer and director Byron Hurt examines the effects of the genre in shaping hip-hop consumers. The prevalent concept of masculinity in the hip-hop industry...

Recreation Services is offering one-on-one yoga and personal training sessions to aid students and members in reaching their personal fitness goals. In one-on-one personal training and yoga, an individual can receive personal fitness instruction and yoga...

Ellington's to serve foreign cuisine Ellington's, the student-run restaurant on the main level of the Holmes Student Center, will serve Brazilian, Mexican and Asian food this week. Wednesday: The Dancing Sombreros Thursday: Garden of Eden For full menu...

NIU Board of Trustees Chair Cherilyn Murer hopes to form a task force to review the NIU response to the Feb. 14 shootings, according to a statement released Tuesday. As reported by the Northern Star on Monday, Murer said that such a task force would provide...

ROTC to hold labs in Eco Park woods The NIU Department of Military Science (ROTC) will be conducting tactical labs in the Eco Park woods from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Rubber M-16 replicas will be used during the activity. Any questions can be directed...

THE WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM, THE GRADUATE COLLOQUIUM COMMITTEE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY will host a seminar, "Racial/Ethnic Feminisms," at 5:30 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center, Heritage Room. For more information, contact Rebekah Kohli at 815-753-1044...

Wooden Huskie cutouts continue to stand in front of Cole Hall as a memorial to the victims of the Feb. 14 shootings. Just as the memorial is representative of NIU's own pride and respect, its creator is also NIU's very own Bianca McGraw. Born and raised...

NIU has named Patrick Dawson, of the University of California-Santa Barbara, the new dean of NIU Libraries. He will begin his term at NIU on July 1, pending the Board of Trustees' approval on Thursday. "It was clear to me that one candidate stood out...

NIU Board of Trustees Chair Cherilyn Murer will seek the formation of a new task force to investigate the Feb. 14 shootings, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday. The request, to be made of President John Peters, will come when the full board of trustees...

Despite gloomy weather, prospective NIU students came out for the first NIU open house since the Feb. 14 shootings. "The tour was good," said Austin Schuetz, a prospective student touring NIU with his father. Schuetz said the shootings did not deter him...

Provided are profiles for some of the students running for executive positions in the Student Association and the Campus Activities Board. Those candidates without a "Q&A" did not respond to our interview requests. STUDENT ASSOCIATION Name: Brent...

NIU may have its own angel in the centerfold. At least, if one NIU student's dreams are realized. Magen Spencer, a junior psychology major, is Playboy magazine's March Coed of the Month. She appears on the Playboy Web site under the name Magen Lugo, which...