Textbook costs affect many students, but that concern may be alleviated with the option of textbook rental. NIU currently does not provide the option to rent books, but there are Web sites to help students save money. Two private companies, Textbookflix.com...

An NIU student was attacked after an argument early Sunday morning in the 1000 block of West Hillcrest Drive. About 2:21 a.m. in front of Burritoville, 1026 W. Hillcrest Drive, a male student was walking with his girlfriend when they passed another group...

An NIU student was robbed Sunday morning in the 900 block of Spiros Court. About 5:34 a.m. Sunday, the student was walking home in the area when a vehicle pulled behind him and three to four suspects exited the vehicle and approached the student. The...

Twenty-one national Greek organizations have collaborated to create a hot line for anyone to anonymously report hazing. The hot line, called the Greek Anti-Hazing Hot line, reaches the voice-mail of Manley Burke, a Cincinnati law firm that publishes a...

October is lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) History Month, and many are actively working to keep students informed and involved. The LGBT Resource Center has planned a month of events to support gay students on campus. "We've got a really...

October is Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) History Month, and many are actively working to keep students informed and involved. The LGBT Resource Center has planned a month of events to support gay students on campus. "We've got a really...

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA and ALPHA PHI ALPHA will host "Meet and Greet the First Family" from 7:06 to 10:08 p.m., in the Stevenson North New Orleans Room. For more information, contact Rochelle Larke at 630-732-1678. CAMPUS CHILD CARE will host a children's...

Zeta Phi Beta hosted its 10th annual AIDS Walk-a-Thon Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The walk started at the Center for Black Studies and concluded with a reception in the Grant Towers North lower lounge. Darlett Stevens of Zeta Phi Beta said the walk...

Students who wish to use a computer lab at the height of the day often find themselves out of luck. In an effort to reduce computer lab overcrowding, Information Technology Services (ITS) has posted lab statistic packages on its Web site, said ITS associate...

On Thursday night, a small audience gathered around a large television in the Women's Resource Center to watch an episode of "Ugly Betty" and to discuss its portrayal of women. According to Susana Das Neves, assistant director of the Latino Resource Center,...

A nationwide model search came to DeKalb on Thursday. Yes to Carrots, an organic line of face, body, and hair care products, is looking for models to represent the line. The search made its second stop Thursday at the King Memorial Commons. "Yes to Carrots...

A sculpture that caused controversy two decades ago continues to do the same today. In a desolate area of Eco Park lies a table sculpture that became the center of campus debate in the 1980s. Today, the sculpture - surrounded by woods, weeds and trash...