A large metal tower behind the Village Commons Bookstore has left students wondering what it is and why it is there. The structure is a Verizon Wireless cell phone tower. It is being constructed on land owned by the Immanuel Lutheran Church and Student...

Many events will happen around campus this week acknowledging International Education Week. International Education Week, held Nov. 14 to 18, is celebrated on campuses throughout the nation and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department...

Even though the rain poured down and the winds howled through DeKalb Saturday night, Kanye West shook a crowd of 5,000 fans and kept them warm and toasty in the Convocation Center’s last show of the semester. West performed a 90-minute, 18-song set...

Cheetos, Doritos, Green Day, Bibles and braille were all necessary ingredients for a successful "Braille-a-Thon." The Immanuel Lutheran Church and Student Center hosted the event from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. The "Braille Team," which consisted...

The Student Association discussed parking issues and made two Senate appointments at Sunday’s meeting. The first issue of the night was a resolution to urge the university to ease parking restrictions on Stadium Drive East, the road that runs to the...

Students now can search for scholarships more efficiently at NIU’s new Web site. The site, created this fall, replaced a version that was around for six years. "This Web site was launched in September of 2005, and it has been designed to be more specific...

The fall semester graduation ceremony will take place Dec. 11 at the NIU Convocation Center for students receiving doctoral, masters and baccalaureate degrees. One change for this year’s commencement ceremony is that graduation candidates must pick...

Every morning, residence hall residents wake up to a freshly-cleaned bathroom and empty garbage cans. NIU’s building services’ members work to keep classrooms, living and public areas clean. "We clean classrooms and offices, vacuum and shampoo, clean...

Since Founders Memorial Library began its second annual 2 million pennies drive, things have gotten off to a slow start. Since its debut first semester of last year, the library has been able to raise $3,000 of the $20,000 needed to establish an endowment...

A search committee is being formed to find a replacement for departing Executive Vice President and Provost Ivan Legg. Tom Krepel, assistant to the president, said the formation of the 17-member search committee is in progress and the selection process...

There are no touchdowns scored or home runs hit, but the sound of splashing water is eminent. To some, a group of people swimming in a pool and throwing a ball around may seem like a mystery, but to these players, it is a passion. For two hours Tuesdays...

English professor Tom Wolfe. Computer programming professor Bill Gates. Business professor Russell Simmons. Music professor Sting? Coach Snoop Dogg? College students across the country are receiving surprises when celebrities step in to teach classes...