DeKALB | Students itching to study abroad may not need to shell out thousands of dollars to travel to Rome or Russia. The Fulbright Scholarship is a nationwide grant opportunity available to students after they graduate. The scholarship gives students...

DeKALB | Dave Moy, along with an expected 50 other riders, is participating in the DeKalb Critical Mass bike ride tonight. Riders will meet in the King Memorial Commons at 5:30 p.m. and ride at 6 p.m. Traditionally, members of Critical Mass across the...

DeKALB | Commuter and Non-Traditional Student Services unveiled its new commuter lounge Wednesday. At the event, Vice President of Student Affairs Brian Hemphill presented a brief address along with Holmes Student Center director Mitch Kielb, and Troy...

DeKALB | The addition of Facebook's News Feed feature threw users into an uproar soon after its introduction to the site Sept. 8. Nearly a month later, privacy issues with the site are still debated. Expansion of the network The Web site became an open...

DeKALB | College may seem like a blur of dining hall food wrapped in take-out containers, late nights at the Campus Recreation Center trying to burn off a few calories before bed time and myths of the infamous freshman 15 threatening thin waistlines....

DeKALB | Registering for classes can be frustrating for students and faculty alike. Isabel Gomez, a senior communication major, said she noticed a problem when first attempting to register for classes required for her major. Gomez went to talk to the...

DeKALB | The opportunity to travel the world for school credit is now at NIU students' fingertips. The NIU Study Abroad Office will host the 14th Annual Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student...

DeKALB | The Latino Resource Center will host a "Latino Lock-In," from 9 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday. While many students may spend little time on campus Fridays, the LRC has rented out Anderson Hall to "lock in" students for an evening to promote...

DeKALB | Wednesday night, the NIU College Republicans held a meeting featuring two distinguished guests. Aside from normal meeting business, the forum included speeches from Brad Goodman, director of field operation for the Hastert for Congress Committee,...

DeKALB | One campus organization is fighting for free speech this week. The American Library Association has declared this week "Banned Book Week," underscoring the initiative to "celebrate the freedom to read." In honor of this event, the Lesbian, Gay,...

DeKALB | What can you do with a history degree? The history department will host a series of lectures today discussing just that. Taylor Atkins, director of undergraduate studies and associate history professor, organized the event. He explained his motivations...

DeKALB | In a speech Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings outlined plans for the Commission on the Future of Higher Education. Spellings talked about asking Congress to make more financial aid available to low-income students and warned...