Though voter turnout among college students is notoriously low, some students at NIU are hoping to change that stereotype. Many on campus have shown interest in the 2008 presidential race, and are planning to exercise the right vote this election year....

At a University Council meeting Wednesday, NIU President John Peters reflected on the flood and December threat incidents that occurred during the fall semester. "We came through it in fairly decent shape," Peters said. "In both instances I think we handled...

Music 373: Fundamentals, Principles and Elements of Music Imagine walking into your 12:30 p.m. class barefoot. Students remove their shoes before entering Professor Jui-Ching Wang's Music 373 class. As students shuffle into class, they find their spots...

After a day's worth of speculation, Republican Rudy Giuliani joined Democrat John Edwards as the latest to drop out of the presidential race. The GOP candidate announced Wednesday, just hours after Edwards left the race, that he too would back out of...

OMEGA DELTA FRATERNITY will have informationals from 3 to 7 p.m. in Douglas Hall. For more information, contact Andrew Flack at 815-764-1166. CHI SIGMA TAU will have informationals and pizza from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center, Room 306. For...

Before primary fever even hit Illinois, the push for the Democratic nomination is officially a two-horse race. Shortly after noon Wednesday John Edwards ended his campaign for presidency, leaving Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama alone in the race. In...

The Holmes Student Center's 15th floor is currently undergoing renovation. The main reason for the renovation is the aging fan coil units, which control the temperature on the floors. "The old units were past their useful life," said HSC director Mitch...

Editor's Note: This story is the first in a series about the new MyNIU system. Students can expect major changes in how they interact with the university online. The new student information system, dubbed MyNIU, will affect everything, said Brent Gage,...

Students will have the opportunity to voice their perceptions about life at NIU through a survey to be issued Feb. 11. The survey will ask students about academic and social life pertaining to the "campus climate" at NIU, Faculty Senate President Paul...

Paul Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools and current superintendent of the New Orleans Recovery School District, will speak at NIU Thursday about the difference people can make in underperforming school districts. At a 2 p.m. symposium in the...

Springlike temperatures teased DeKalb on Tuesday before winter returned. NIU staff meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said the warm-up was caused by a strong low-pressure system that came through and brought intense south winds and mild air. The warm temperature...

THE OUTING CENTRE will have an indoor rock climbing trip from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at Vertical Endeavors in Warrenville. For more information, visit www.outingcentre.niu.edu or contact Dan Swan at 815-753-9422. DELTA SIGMA PI is having a formal recruitment...