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...

Floppy disks are old. Compact discs are big, round and fragile. The next major innovation in portable data storage comes in the form of a flash drive, a pocket-sized device which can best be described as a portable computer hard drive used to store documents...

Narayan Hosmane has received his third grant from the National Science Foundation to continue with research in boron chemistry. Hosmane is a distinguished research professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry. He's been awarded a $396,000...

Senior marketing major Octavia Bonds looks forward to her mother's visit this weekend. Today marks the beginning of the first Moms' Weekend at NIU, hosted by the Parents' Association. In February, the association hosted the first Dads' Weekend at NIU...

Imagine reading assignments measured in megabytes rather than page count. eBooks, the latest trend in book buying, may save students money and paper cuts in the near future. eBooks, digital books that can be purchased and downloaded to your computer,...

NIU's Convocation Center is hosting its first Tattoo next month, but a Tattoo might not be what you think. A Tattoo is an old Dutch ceremony — in old days, a drum core would parade around town, playing a rhythmic beat as a signal to the soldiers at...

The Board of Trustees' Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee approved a recommendation for increases in student fees and residence hall room rates for 2007 on Wednesday. The measure will come before the full Board of Trustees for final approval...

The continuing march of technology may one day make face-to-face classes obsolete as teachers continue to make more use of online course programs such as Blackboard and WebBoard. Utilizing Blackboard Blackboard is in use for more than 1,300 courses at...

A quiet piano melody floats over the Ash Wednesday congregation at the Newman Catholic Student Center as they wait in line to receive an ashen cross on their foreheads, a symbolic reminder of mortality and a mark of redemption. "Ashes are a reminder we...

Paramedics were called to a Douglas Hall lounge at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday in response to a call of a female student who was found passed out. "A young lady was found in the lounge who was unresponsive," University Police Lt. Matt Kiederlen said. Kiederlen...

An overall increase of 3.95 percent in student fee rates, recommended by the Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee, will be a topic of discussion this morning at the Board of Trustees meeting in Altgeld Hall, Room 315. For a full-time undergraduate...

Monday night the DeKalb City Council passed a smoking ban, but the ban will not apply to NIU property. Students will be free to smoke in public and within 10 feet of doorways when the ban takes effect. DeKalb has no authority over actions that take place...