A new independent movie organization offers residents a chance to escape reality. Tom Bukowski, a community adviser and a communication graduate student who created the first-year organization, said he created it for two purposes. "One is to provide residents...

A slight electrical fire occurred in the basement of Grant Towers on Sunday afternoon. Emergency vehicles filled the parking area outside of the Grant South entrance after they received a phone call reporting there had been smoke coming from the basement...

The Student Association Senate approved three supplemental funding requests at its Sunday meeting. The three requests, which totaled $20,920, have used two-thirds of the SA's original funds for supplemental funding. Speaker Robert Batey said the SA has...

NIU's fraternities and sororities have received emotional and physical support from other universities' chapters. Alpha Phi Omega received support through e-mails, handmade cards and signed posters since the Feb. 14 shootings, APO President Tom Heneghan...

THE AMBASSADORS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP will host a fellowship/Bible study from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Baptist Campus Ministry. For more information, contact Archie Querubin at 847-648-1120. THE WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM will host the presentation "What is Feminism,...

Some instructors have relaxed their in-class cell phone policy after the Feb. 14 shootings in an attempt to alleviate student concerns. Officially, the policy is still up to the individual instructor, but a number of faculty members and administrators...

‘WHAT IS FEMINISM' The Heritage Room of the Holmes Student Center will host "What is feminism, anyway?" today at 11 a.m. Diana Swanson, associate professor of women's studies and English, will present information that will "challenge stereotypes...

The peak of the flu season may be ending, but that doesn't mean people are not still at risk. According to Jane Lux, assistant administrator of the DeKalb County Health Department, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized and 36,000 people die from flu...

NIU's Sunday memorial service for the victims of the Feb. 14 shooting sent a message of "Forward, together forward." But the healing process continues for many this week at NIU. The NIU Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU) invited students and staff from Virginia...

The name and legacy of Cole Hall are forever intertwined with the Feb. 14 shootings. Now, a proposal to raze the lecture hall and replace it with "Memorial Hall" is gaining steam. Although it has been only a day since the press conference with Gov. Rod...

In light of the Feb. 14 shootings, campus religious organizations have worked together to provide for students. The Association of Campus Religious Organizations has worked with the university for more than 30 years. ACRO has a goal of being inclusive...

When she learned of the coffee shop opening in the basement of Founders' Memorial Library, senior biology major Clare Kron inquired if Founders' Café would serve fair trade coffee. "I believe the university should be the guiding light for students,...