This weekend marks the first time since the 1950s NIU will hold Dad's Weekend, bringing the fatherly bond to campus. "We're scheduling Friday and Saturday with structured events that encourage dads to come back to campus," said Phyllis Dupre, assistant...

Transportation Beat Stephanie Kohl Campus Reporter Between July 2004 and December 2005, about 830 tickets were issued on campus each week. The most common tickets were for not having NIU parking permits at $40 per ticket and overtime meter tickets at...

Joshua Cleveland, who graduated in May 2005 with a master's degree in management information systems, found out about credit cards the hard way. "It wasn't the big things that cost money," Cleveland said. "It was all the little things: drinking, coffee,...

Punxsutawney Phil, plump prophet of Philadelphia and America's most famous groundhog, predicted six more weeks of winter Thursday morning. The town of Punxsutawney, Pa. claims to hold the best source of annual weather reports since 1886: if the groundhog...

Navigating the Holmes Student Center's interior has been the cause of confusion for many students, but the next decade may see a dramatic change in the structure's layout. Plans to renovate the center are being formulated by Finance and Facilities. "What...

For many students at Western Trails School in Carol Stream, NIU doctoral student Michelle Lia-Twohy has made a difference in their lives. The U.S. Department of Education recently honored Lia-Twohy, the school's reading specialist, as one of the "American...

It's lunchtime, you're hungry, class is in 25 minutes and your residence hall is across campus. There is only one residence hall directly on campus, but you cannot eat there because you do not live there. Laurie Brabec, a sophomore art education major...

Though President George W. Bush called for a "civil debate" with respect and goodwill between parties, interviews with the College Democrats and Republicans revealed a deep rift between the two political forces. Democrats Kevin Chambliss, a first-year...

With blaring speakers and crashing drums, protesters gathered in King Memorial Commons in an attempt to drown out President Bush's State of the Union address. Alex Hunter, a senior anthropology major, organized the protest and said it was part of a nationwide...

Professors' reactions to Tuesday's State of the Union address were sharply divided among party lines. One main concern was whether President Bush should have devoted a large portion of the speech to the Iraq war. "It was clear from the speech that Bush...

Flags at the King Center in Atlanta, Ga. were lowered to half-staff to mourn Coretta Scott King, who died in her sleep Tuesday morning. The widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. supported her husband throughout the Civil Rights movement and continued...

Illinois Sen. Steve Rauschenberger (R-Elgin) stopped by NIU Monday night to talk to students about more than just his campaign for lieutenant governor. The NIU College Republican Club gathered to listen to Rauschenberger discuss the reform he said is...