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Making money in your birthday suit

By Rachel Gorr | March 9, 2006

It's your average day. Everything is going just fine until, to your utter shock and horror, you find yourself naked in front of your English class. Is this some sort of bad dream or a lucrative career? For a handful of NIU students, being naked in front...

Locks of Love sees need filled by committed students, community

By Kelsey Pierson | March 8, 2006

The smell of hair styling products filled the air of the Diversions Lounge in the Holmes Student Center Tuesday as students and members of the DeKalb community received haircuts to benefit the not-for-profit organization, Locks of Love. Plastic bags containing...

Spring, August graduation application, fee due April 1

By Stephanie Kohl | March 8, 2006

Graduation applications and fees are due April 1, according to the application, for students planning to graduate in May or August who would like to attend the May ceremony. While students must fill out the application to walk in the commencement ceremony,...

Greek Physique

By Stephanie Kohl | March 8, 2006

Shouts rang out and cheers echoed throughout the Holmes Student Center's Carl Sandburg Auditorium's walls Wednesday night at the annual Greek Physique competition.

This year's show brought together the buffest men and women from fraternities and sororities on campus.

"They all look amazing," said senior child development major Marcy Cavazos.

The competition began with individual performances from a new bantum weight division for men 145 lbs and under, followed by individual performances from the short women's segment.

Next the middleweight men competed, followed by tall women.

Finally, the heavyweights made their individual performances.

Chris Klein of the heavyweights and Andrea Trent of the short women won the titles of 2003 Greek Physique champion.

"I can't explain how I feel, it's amazing," said Klein.

According to judges, the competition was extremely close.

"Overall, how ripped and muscular they were the deciding factors for me," said judge Dick Zen Zen.

Though not everyone walked away a winner, both competitors and the audience showed much enthusiasm.

All categories proved extreme crowd pleasers.

At times, the show's emcees, 2001 Greek Physique Champion Matt Minuth and Matt Jolgren, had difficulty speaking over the audience's whoops and screams.

"It gets better every year because a lot more people are competing now than before, and they seem to have more confidence," said Ashrat Naguib, senior textiles, apparel and merchandising major.

The proceedings of this year's event flowed easily compared to previous years, Jolgren said.

"Since we broke up the categories into smaller groups, it just ran a lot better," Jolgren said.

Finalists showcased their muscules to the judges with various poses and stances.

"It's a lot tougher this year; the competition is better," said senior physical education major Banj Nguyen.

The organizers and co-host were pleased with the show, but not totally happy with some aspects.

"Overall, the judging was pretty decent, but I wasn't very happy with a couple decisions," said Minuth.

In the end, competitors were just happy to participate.

"I'm just here to have fun," Trent said.

Alumni center acts as home base for visitors, university events

By Stephanie Kohl | March 8, 2006

While the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center has been open a little more than four months, it has already seen many visitors pass through its doors. The center is one of the first things visitors, including parents and prospective students, see when they...

Personal communication moves to computer screen

By Tara Snowden | March 7, 2006

College is filled with opportunities to meet new people. From parties to classes, new faces are everywhere, including the Internet. Internet sites such as MySpace and Facebook have become popular places to meet new people with similar classes and interests,...

Local stylists take part in Locks of Love hair drive

By Kelsey Pierson | March 7, 2006

Stylists from local salons will be cutting hair for a donation drive today. All hair collected will go the Locks of Love organization. Locks of Love is a not-for-profit organization that provides custom wigs for children who have lost hair due to severe...

Ear buds no friend to music lovers

By Michelle Gilbert | March 7, 2006

Hearing loss may come early for some college students who listen to music constantly while walking around campus. Small ear plugs that accompany iPods and other mp3 players may cause more damage to listener's ears than people are aware of. "The ear is...

Greek Physique competition to benefit leukemia, lymphoma

By Stephanie Kohl | March 7, 2006

Amateur bodybuilders will strut their stuff tonight in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center. Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity will host its 16th annual Greek Physique competition at 7 p.m. The 14 men and four women, 18 through 25, will...

The season of Lent

By Sarah Augustinas | March 6, 2006

Ash Wednesday officially kicked off the Christian season of Lent last week, and today marks the first day of Eastern Orthodox Lent. Lent is the period from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday and lasts six and a half weeks. During the Lenten season, Christians...

Student dies in crash

By Evan Thorne | March 6, 2006

Freshman psychology major Summer Adi died Wednesday night when the car she was riding in spun out of control on Interstate 88, near Downers Grove, said David Furjanic, master sergeant of the Illinois State Police. Adi and the driver were taken to a local...

Peters stresses importance of leadership

By Christopher Norman | March 6, 2006

NIU President John Peters spoke to the Student Association Senate about the importance of leadership during the senate meeting Sunday night. Peters said when he was deciding whether or not to come to NIU, he was surprised at the independence and authority...

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