DeKALB | Students may have noticed that NIU's home page looked a bit different Friday. NIU launched a redesigned Web site in an effort to become more uniform and speak with one voice, said Melanie Magara, assistant vice president of public affairs. The...

DeKALB | If you are driving on the winding Malta Road, it is very possible to miss a gem in the rough cornfields, if not the town altogether. Standing just south of Malta Road is Jonamac Orchards, 19412 Shabbona Road, home to 5,000 apple trees and starting...

DeKALB | The Wesley Foundation and United Campus Ministries used to be housed near the parking garage until some significant water damage forced them to move. Both organizations provide campus activities, worship services and one-on-one student counseling,...

DeKALB | NIU student Regina Johnson will see herself on TV today in a documentary called "Nobody Told Me" on NBC. Johnson went to Manley Career Academy on the west side of Chicago, where most students did not reach graduation, she said. A 2005 study conducted...

DeKALB | Students and residents alike arrived in droves Friday for the Girls Gone Wild event at Bar One. A large coach bus parked outside the bar decorated with the event's logo led patrons to stop and inquire within, creating a line outside the bar that...

DeKALB | Chris Wetterman, an expansion and recruitment consultant for Sigma Nu, is on campus this semester to take part in the national efforts of the fraternity. Sigma Nu, an international social and honor fraternity, was founded at the Virginia Military...

DeKALB | It's that time of year again, and flu season is just around the corner. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the single best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccination each fall.Starting Monday, NIU students will...

DeKALB | Accountability and engagement were the themes of President John Peters' State of the University address Thursday afternoon, given to an assorted crowd of students, politicians and school faculty. Before President Peters took the stage, a video...

DeKALB | As a result of tight state budgets, universities across the country are experiencing a shortage in capital funding for maintenance. Some schools have had to increase student fees to fund maintenance and NIU administrators have discussed the topic...

DeKALB | The Counseling and Student Development Center is hosting a screening event today in the Holmes Student Center's Lincoln Room for National Depression Screening Day. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for students, faculty and members of...

DeKALB | The Sigma Lambda Beta 6th Annual Comedy Jam will take place today at 8 p.m. in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. The show will host comedians Jill-Michelle Melean and Summer NeVille. Melean is an Emmy-nominated comedian who worked on Mad TV, Reno...