The sixth annual Grad Bash will take place today from 6 to 9 p.m. under a big white tent in the southwest corner of the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center. "The Grad Bash is a celebration the Alumni Association and the Student Alumni Association put on...

Running ... for fun? The concept may be alien to some people, but for the NIU Striders Club, it's just another part of the day. Amanda Kromphardt, junior meteorology major and president of Striders, founded the club after her freshman year as a way to...

As finals week approaches, students still have time for one last cram session. There are many options both on and off campus to help students prepare. Options just around the corner On campus, there are three tutoring centers in Grant South, Douglas and...

Provost candidate Jay Noren discussed what he can bring to NIU during a staff forum Tuesday in Altgeld Hall. Noren is the last of three candidates in the running for the position of executive vice president and provost. NIU President John Peters plans...

As funding for higher education continually decreases in Illinois, universities across the state are being asked to do more with less, even at the departmental level. The hardest hit Administrators in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences feel they...

About 150 DeKalb and Sycamore residents piled into three buses to reach Chicago to participate in Monday's immigration rally. Although Sycamore resident Jesus Romero had some involvement in planning the bus trip with Sebastian Cifuentes, publisher of...

Cries of "Si, se puede!," meaning "Yes, we can!" in Spanish, and "The people united shall never be divided!" drew attention Monday, when about 300 protesters marched on campus. The protest, a microcosmic version of rallies in Chicago and around the nation,...

Guests at Saturday's Black Tie and TAILS fundraiser congregated around white-clothed tables in the Barsema Hall basement while sharing shrimp and veggies for hors d'oeuvres. TAILS executive director Beth Drake and president Wendy Menard announced future...

In rooms adorned with formal dinnerware and tables of endless amounts of food, a large group of guests came to wish a dean, mentor and friend farewell. University Libraries Dean Arthur Young celebrated his June 1st retirement Friday at the Barsema Alumni...

Provost candidate Raymond Alden discussed what he has to offer to the position Friday morning during a staff forum in Altgeld Hall. Alden is one of three candidates for the executive vice president and provost position at NIU, and currently holds the...

Students will show off talent, hard work, skill and technology Friday night in a computer music recital in association with the NIU School of Music. The recital will be put on by NIU's Annex Group. Students will perform a variety of self-composed traditional...