Residence Hall Association elections will take place Saturday in the Stevenson Towers South Smart Classroom. The elections determine positions for the 2006-07 school year. "Members of the respective hall councils vote after hearing speeches from the candidates...

Relay for Life, a fundraiser for cancer research, will take place at the Campus Recreation Center tonight at 6 p.m. and continue into the wee hours of Saturday morning. "Relay For Life is a fun-filled 12-hour overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship...

The Holmes Student Center just isn't "lovin' it" anymore. As of May 12, NIU will bid farewell to the McDonald's in the HSC. The franchise will close to make way for Subway, which hopes to have the space open for business before fall semester starts. "We...

Fruits and vegetables may not be providing the health benefits they once did. Donald Davis, a biochemist at the University of Texas at Austin, completed a study on the nutrients found in 43 garden crops, and when compared to levels from 1950, found that...

After eating breakfast with their families, preschoolers at the Campus Child Care Center waited anxiously for Barbara Peters to read to them. Chris Herrmann, director of the center, said President John Peters' wife was invited to come as part of the activities...

Research subjects are needed for a Type II diabetes study, run by Theresa Schultz, an NIU researcher and nutrition and dietetics instructor. The study will investigate the effects of dietary supplements on Type II diabetes sufferers. Glucorell Inc. will...

Fraternity members were educated on how to treat a lady Wednesday night in Cole Hall at a presentation concentrated on sexual assault sponsored by NIU's Men Against Sexual and Interpersonal Violence. Troy Melendez, psychologist and coordinator of MASIV,...

Cardboard boxes provided shelter to a handful of NIU students Wednesday night in King Memorial Commons. The NIU chapter of Habitat for Humanity staged the event to raise awareness for poverty. The students slept overnight in large cardboard boxes to try...

Interested students and faculty gathered Tuesday afternoon to receive information on the Fulbright program, an international study/teaching experience. Deborah Pierce, executive director of the Division of International Programs and the NIU adviser for...

Members of the NIU chapter of Habitat for Humanity gathered in King Memorial Commons Tuesday to build two doghouses as a part of Act! Speak! Build! Week. The "build-off" was a race between two teams to build and decorate two doghouses. Habitat for Humanity...

For Brittney Chamberlin, a sophomore visual communication major, a simple computer project for her art class led her on a hunt for the elusive color printer on campus. Other students seeking to print art projects or other assignments in color may face...