DeKALB | NIU's Colleges Against Cancer chapter will hold a Relay For Life informational meeting tonight at 9 p.m. in DuSable Hall, Room 206. "The CAC will talk about the Relay, explain where the money goes and answer any questions about the event that...

DeKALB | The thunderous sounds of rolling balls and the crash of pins falling fill the Huskies Den. For the past 20 years, NIU's bowling class has offered students a chance to improve their game. It's easy to assume the class is an easy A. However, that...

DeKALB | Starting next week, NIU Muslim students will take part in the holiest month of the Islamic year: Ramadan. Fast from sunrise to sunset One of the ways Muslims recognize Ramadan is by fasting. "We have to fast from food, drink, including water,...

DeKALB | Matthew Thibodeaux got arrested last night. Well, sort of. The NIU police department presented students with the opportunity to be "arrested" in Grant Hall last night. The demonstration included a complete walkthrough of the arresting procedure....

DeKALB | On Thursday, the NIU Board of Trustees approved the 2008 capital budget request, representing a wish list for new construction and extensive campus renovations, including long-awaited renovations to the Stevens Building. The capital budget contains...

DeKALB | "Pressing the flesh" may be a thing of the past for future political candidates. Campaign staples like soap-box speeches and baby-kissing are making way for e-mail and Facebook groups. The "Huskie 8" is one of the parties running for election...

DeKALB | Junior psychology major Heather Sluga feels safe even though she walks back to her dorm late in the evening. She is just one of many students to be seen every night of the week roaming the campus grounds in confidence and not fear. "I'm not too...

DeKALB | It's Michael Moore's first semester living in the university apartments and it may be his last. Moore, a sophomore political science major, said he plans on looking elsewhere after this semester because of the apartments' size and "run-down"...

DeKALB | Most students finish their class work within the normal semester. Some, however, may need extra time to finish a course. As a result, these students receive an "I" as a grade. This means the course is incomplete. Students who filed an incomplete...

The NIU Department of Public Safety attempts to make students feel safe by providing two different safety features: the Huskie Student Patrol and the Late Night Ride Service. Late Night The Late Night Ride Service is staffed by members of the security...

DeKALB | The best of NIU's finest is about to take on his most challenging assignment to date. Donald Grady, the chief of the NIU Police Department, will depart for Washington, D.C. this weekend to be briefed before he is deployed to Baghdad in early...

DeKALB | When midterms and religious observances fall on the same day, students can find themselves in a tough situation. Last year, Cary Wolovick, a junior history and political science major and president of Hillel Jewish Student Association, was faced...