Title IX regulations are requiring NIU to build a new track and field facility for the women's track team. At the Nov. 15 meeting, the Board of Trustees Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee will vote on approval of the capital project entailing...

A well-known attorney, legislator, author and women's rights advocate is speaking today at NIU about the role women play in leadership positions. Sarah Weddington, who at 27 became the youngest woman to win a Supreme Court case, will present "Some Leaders...

After vandals caused nearly $2,500 in damage to it last fall, the NIU Child Development Lab's playground is back, with a number of improvements. Twenty-eight thousand dollars has been spent transforming the once-devastated playground into a modern, 3,100...

Students heading to Wal-Mart will need more than their OneCard. Though Huskie Bucks are accepted at a number of businesses across DeKalb, Wal-Mart, 2300 Sycamore Road, which is frequented by many NIU students, is not one of them. Daniel Ketcham, district...

The Women's Rights Alliance hosted a movie night and discussion on some of the unique issues affecting women of color Monday. The Women's Rights Alliance, which is a campus organization that attempts to spread awareness and empower women, watched "For...

A Housing and Dining employee was recently terminated by NIU and arrested following allegations of burglary, extortion and voyeurism stemming from his former job at the University of Akron. Shaun Harkness, 28 of Western Springs, Ill., is charged with...

Changes to the Student Association's finance policy were approved in the senate's meeting Sunday night. Sen. Samuel Davis initially motioned to "indefinitely suspend the finance policy" almost immediately after the bill was introduced. The vote to indefinitely...

S.I.S.T.E.R.S. will host "Taking Care of Home" from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Stevenson Towers Smart Classroom. For more information, contact Latrise Brown at [email protected]. SIGMA GAMMA RHO will host "Financial Aid and Scholarships: Myths, Facts...

A campus organization is creating local and global awareness of hunger and poverty. The NIU chapter of Bread For The World started last year on the strength of two seniors who traveled to Washington, D.C., for a national conference. "They wanted to carry...

Soldiers of the present honored those of the past at a Veterans Day ceremony Friday. The NIU Veterans Club hosted the ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Flagpole by the East Lagoon. John Galan, club president and staff sergeant in the Illinois Army National...

The Student Association Senate approved $27,000 to fund the expansion of the Huskie Tracks GPS system Sunday. The money, which is from the mass transit committee's reserve fund, will pay for five GPS screens to be placed in the residence halls. SA student...

November is a time for students to look to the future. November is National Career Development Month, for which Career Services is hosting career development events through Thursday. Events will discuss the basis of evaluating job offers, said Jocelyn...