NIU President John Peters' trip to Springfield last week proved successful, as Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed $19 million in repairs and expansion for the Stevens Building in his budget proposal Wednesday. Blagojevich's 2008 budget recommendation also...

Students will need to address their financial aid, scholarship and veteran's services questions in a new location starting March 14, due to a temporary move for remodeling. The Financial Aid Office and Veterans Office will begin the move March 12. Both...

DeKALB | Faculty Senate President Paul Stoddard encouraged students and their families to speak out about the financial situation of state universities Wednesday at University Council. Stoddard's plea came hours before Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed a...

DeKALB | The return of a fundraising campaign was announced Wednesday at University Council. Linda Derscheid, chair of the Rules and Governance Committee, said the campaign started in 2000, but was placed on a quiet hiatus. Derscheid said the campaign...

DeKALB | Sculpted figures in Greek Physique mimicked the chiseled frame of sculpted marble Greek gods. And, for one night, they were worshipped. On Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center's Carl Sandburg Auditorium, Phi Kappa Sigma's fundraiser, Greek...

NIU President John Peters spoke last week at the Illinois House Appropriation hearings in a plea for state capital funding to repair the Stevens Building. The fate of the Stevens Building receiving the funding needed to provide adequate renovation lies...

Students could see an even steeper cost of attending NIU next year. The NIU Board of Trustees will vote Thursday on proposed increases to student fees and room and board costs. The proposal recommends hiking total student fees 5.5 percent, which would...

NIU is a diverse university, and the police force that governs campus reflects it. University Police has 43 sworn officers and they come from many different backgrounds. Of the 43 officers, 63 percent are white and 26 percent are black. Other ethnic backgrounds...

When Allison Guedes turns 21 this year, she will receive a birthday card from NIU Health Enhancement. The sophomore business major said she plans to celebrate her birthday at home with her friends and family. "I'll probably have a couple drinks, but I'm...

Besides the NIU Art and Anthropology museums, there is a lot more to learn and explore outside of the classroom. Several museums and special collections can be found in several buildings around campus. It just takes a bit of exploring to find these places....

DeKALB | Brad Sweet, of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Stan Bazigos, of Pi Kappa Alpha, and Jessica Bennett, of Alpha Sigma Alpha, will represent their fraternities and sorority in the annual amateur body building contest known as Greek Physique, Phi Kappa Sigma's,...

DeKALB | One is the loneliest number to many people, but not to Derek "The Unicycle Guy" Weider. Since his arrival on campus last September, Weider has gained publicity and popularity for his unique choice of transportation: the unicycle. But why one...