Dear Students, One of the greatest joys of my position as the president of NIU is the opportunity to meet some of the bright young people who come here for their higher education. Such encounters strengthen my spirit and reaffirm my confidence in the...

Though NIU has received support from people worldwide, one group can relate to the Feb. 14 tragedy more than any other: the Virginia Tech community. They endured the largest school shooting in history almost one year ago. On April 16, 32 people were killed...

The NIU family has shown that the Cole Hall shooting failed to darken its light. Under the words "Forward, together forward," NIU came together Sunday and filled the Convocation Center to capacity â€" even filling the overflow seating â€" to remember...

Hundreds of people walked in one direction, bringing the once desolate NIU campus back to life. Snow sprinkled the many students, faculty and other mourners as they filled the King Memorial Commons for five minutes of silence to remember the lives of...

If there ever was a division between the DeKalb and NIU communities, it no longer exists. After the Feb. 14 tragedy, we have seen so much outpouring support from DeKalb, Sycamore and surrounding towns, it is almost too much to take in. Nearly every store...

Back in October, 32 students and four advisers from Virginia Tech thought they were just registering for the annual Mid-American Greek Council Association in Chicago. None of them imagined they would be the ambassadors of their university for more than...

Faced with the greatest tragedy of its 108-year history, NIU's response has been inspirational. From the moment the first shot was fired in Cole Hall up to classes resuming today, NIU's administrators have handled this tragedy with bravery and dignity,...

As the NIU and DeKalb communities begin the process of moving forward from the tragedy of Feb. 14, several benefit concerts have been organized to bring people together and to show support for victims. On Monday, March 10, the first day of Spring Break,...

Local and professional teams were seen showing support for NIU over the last week. On the first day of spring training for the White Sox, general manager Kenny Williams and manager Ozzie Guillen wore NIU hats. "We tried to do something that was tasteful,...

The DeKalb area will see a heavy accumulation of snow Monday night into Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service reports. There will be periods of snow with areas of blowing snow as well. The snow could be heavy at times. Temperatures will bottom...

On Feb. 15 Micky Sharma, NIU's director of Counseling and Student Development Center, had a goal - to have a mental health clinician in every classroom when school resumed. With a total of 450 clinicians on campus today, and a total of 400 on Tuesday,...

Men's head golf coach John Cleary knows his sport is in a unique situation. Because of the sport's nature, golfers talk in play much more than any other sporting event. The Cole Hall shooting will come up during play when the men's golf team competes...