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...

The deadline for opting out or signing up for NIU's Student Health Insurance Plan is Tuesday. The University Health Service automatically enrolls students taking at least nine on-campus credit hours this semester and students have the opportunity to opt...

Due to budget cuts of $400,000 in the past five years — 5 percent of the total operating budget — the Physical Plant cannot keep up with the demanding work load put upon its shoulders. The inability to keep up with routine maintenance, due to a lack...

A chilly shower or no shower were the options for students in Stevenson Towers Friday morning. A leak in a domestic hot water line had to be repaired by NIU plumbers. The domestic line affects showers, laundry and sinks, said Kevin Vines, chief engineer...

Dion Smith, Campus Activities Board president, was confirmed as an SA senator. Smith said he would like to serve on the finance committee and the public affairs committee. He added he would not vote on either budget as it would be a conflict of interest....

Students in Stevenson North and South may enjoy cleaner air in their rooms as heating plant workers cleaned and installed more than 900 new filters during Winter Break. "They're changed at least once a year," said Kevin Vines, chief engineer at the heating...

Mind reading, telekinesis and telling the future were all a part of mentalist Robert Channing's act Thursday. Channing, known as the "World's Foremost Mind Reader," performed in the Holmes Student Center's Duke Ellington Ballroom. Crowd turnout was low,...

Passing through Altgeld Hall, students may notice a big, bold computer lab with high-tech equipment and, at certain times, a handful of people using it. Like many students, Marcie Oakes, a senior fine arts major, doesn't know anything about the lab. "I...

Faculty, staff and students spent some extra time catching up with one another before the University Council was called to order at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday. President John Peters spoke on the status of the provost search, the student tuition tax credit and...

"I'm not here to entertain you. This is serious stuff." Those were the words of former Colombo Crime Family captain Michael Franzese in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium Wednesday night. He went on to crack jokes about his clip-on microphone ("There were times...

It's been about a month since NIU students received fall grades and by now, reality has sunk in that four years actually may turn into five or six. As some students go on a hunt for that certain professor dishing out the poor grades, others look for revenge...

Had enough of wearing flip-flops in the shower and standing in line to wait for food? NIU’s Department of Commuter and Non-Traditional Student Services will host an off-campus housing fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the Holmes Student Center’s...