Imagine the surprise of an employer as Jane Doe comes in one day to a job interview and wants to bring her mother along. When someone is 16, 17 or 18, it might be a good idea to bring a parent along to a department store or internship interview, said...

A handful of Greeks cleaned up the lagoon by Stevenson Towers North Friday as part of community service. Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority moved along the landscape near the lagoon with trash bags and gloved hands, collecting litter. Gamma member and junior...

The search for NIU's new provost has been narrowed to three candidates. Current Provost Ivan Legg is set to retire June 30 after five years of service at NIU. "The selection of NIU's next provost will be critically important in our ongoing efforts to...

Presenting the man, the myth, the legend: Dennis Barsema. Barsema, for whom both the business building and the alumni center are named, will speak to students at 6 p.m. today in Barsema Hall, Room 300. The event is hosted by the American Marketing Association...

As the job-searching season approaches, students will have an added concern with their resumes and interview skills — their Facebook or MySpace sites. By posting pictures containing alcohol or even inappropriate jokes on the personal Web sites, students...

It's more than colored eggs and candy this weekend for some NIU people. Across campus, Christians are beginning to gear up for Easter Sunday as Lent comes to a close on Holy Saturday. Tiffany Chinn, a freshman history major, is going home to her parents'...

"Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because it was on this very day that I brought your divisions out of Egypt. Celebrate this day as a lasting ordinance for the generations to come." (Exodus 12:17) Also known as the Festival of Freedom and Pesach,...

Seeing dozens of high school kids walk around campus today shouldn't be a surprise. NIU will host an open house today for prospective students from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center. Students and families will park at the Convocation Center...

The NIU chapter of the Greek honor society Order of Omega wants to suck your blood ... and donate it to Heartland Blood Centers. Heartland set up a blood donation center in Neptune Central Hall Thursday while Order of Omega members helped students fill...

The cross-town rivalry of the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs is as old as the teams themselves. However, it is not just the players competing against each other. Fans want to get in on the action, comparing their ball clubs and throwing a few shots...

A record-high number of students applied to the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana this year, and NIU can expect a high number of applicants next semester as well, said Robert Burk, director of admissions. U of I receives on average 21,000 to...

People rushed in when the doors of the Carl Sandburg Auditorium finally opened 15 minutes late Wednesday night, first bottle-necking in the doorway, then making a mad dash to the front row. The reason: Ruthie Alcaide from MTV's "The Real World: Hawaii"...