Residence hall surveys hit the halls last week to measure overall student satisfaction with living on campus. "Most of the information we get we use internally to try to gauge how we are doing both in comparison with other schools and with ourselves over...

The Convocation Center was full of employers and eager students Wednesday at NIU's annual internship fair. Seventy-nine companies showed up to interview prospective employees, but each had the same thing to say about the importance of internships. "You...

In 1993, Radiohead opened for Belly in the Holmes Student Center's Duke Ellington Ballroom, Elvis Costello played the Chick Evans Field House in 1984, and in October of 1991, students were able to watch the Smashing Pumpkins and the Red Hot Chili Peppers...

Tables with people handing out flyers and free stuff are lining the walls of the Stevenson Cafeteria this week. The Student Association is hosting the first Spring Organizational Fair. The fair began Monday and will continue until Thursday afternoon....

In a time when "left" and "right" conjure images of politics, the terms aren't always so heavy handed. "Being a ‘lefty' in a ‘righty' world can be very frustrating," sophomore psychology major Stephanie Walker said. "One of the biggest frustrations...

Genital Herpes What it is: A contagious viral infection spread by having sex with an infected person. Symptoms: Small red bumps may develop into blisters and open lesions. Over a period of days, the sores become encrusted and then heal without scarring....

Sex is seen everywhere in society, from advertisements for Carl's Jr. burgers to sports cars to beauty products. Considering some students may have as many partners as they have classes in a semester, this aspect of society plays into students' decisions...

More than 60 percent of college-age women and men have encountered sexual harassment, according to a study conducted by the American Association of University Women's Educational Foundation. "It's a drunk issue," said Nick Hofbauer, a freshman fine arts...

Americans may soon find its pornographic selection censored if the new FBI task force is taken seriously. According to a July 29, 2005 memo sent to all 56 FBI field offices, the White House began a search for agents to create a 10-man troop for the newest...

Norden Gilbert, University Council member Ben Thomas, Program Services Aide Together: 13 years Gilbert and Thomas met at a bar in Rockford. Though neither were typical bar-goers, friends convinced them to go out that night. "As soon as I walked in and...

Three seats on the Student Association Senate were noticeably vacant during Sunday's meeting. Elaine Phillips resigned her position as a senator and two other senators, Carl Williams and Elsa Resendiz, were removed from the senate for excessive absences....

Douglas Davis Director of Career Services Students who wait until their senior year will find getting a job very difficult. The job market is extremely competitive, and the student who has the best opportunity to land a job after graduation is the one...