Five student employees at Lincoln Dining were fired for failing to attend an orientation and training session, and their terminations have temporarily affected the efficiency of the dining hall. The training session, which took place Oct. 15 during Homecoming...

Bongos banged in the parking lot, people grooved in the aisles and music set to a steady jam; Trey Anastasio must have been in town. Anastasio brought his distinctive guitar sound to the Convocation Center Friday night to promote his recently-released,...

Spring 2006 registration begins today and will continue through Dec. 6. To register, students will need to find the appropriate registration time and log on through WebConnect by clicking on the TRACS web registration link or call TRACS at 753-8900 to...

Rock, rap and reggae band 311 worked the crowd "‘til it was ‘Uncalm’" at the Convocation Center Sunday night. "Let’s get this place bouncing," said Nick Hexum, 311 lead singer, as the band played "Freak Out." Loud cheers were heard from the audience...

NIU will celebrate Deaf Awareness Week in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium today at 7 p.m. There are more than 40 students at NIU who are either deaf or hard of hearing, and Deaf Awareness Week programs aim to raise awareness about the deaf community, said...

The Student Association confirmed three new senators and organizations at its meeting Sunday in the Holmes Student Center’s Sky Room. The SA Senate previously had six vacancies. For each candidate to be confirmed, they required a two-thirds vote from...

Local Muslims celebrated the Islamic holiday Eid-ul-Fitr Thursday, marking the end of Ramadan and carrying a universal message of unity. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shaw’waal, at the completion of Ramadan, said junior accountancy major...

A recent poll by the National Mental Health Association and the Jed Foundation revealed more adolescents’ deaths are caused by suicide than any other medical illness. The data is coupled with a study by the American College Health Association which...

Teddy Hsu came to NIU hoping to earn a college degree, but received something he never expected: A little sister. Hsu, a junior communication major and mentor for the Asian American Resource Center, took on a protégé, freshman nursing major Robin Almazan,...

Time management may be one of the hardest things to develop. From early morning classes to last-minute research papers, college students are faced with finding time to fit tasks into their schedules. Distractions such as the Internet, television and video...

In May, Student Association President DuJuan Smith announced a number of projects he hoped to put into action this semester. Smith outlined the status of several of his campaign promises. SA Tuesdays Smith planned to situate SA members in the residence...

Gabel and Anderson halls are each equipped with pools offering open swim throughout the week to NIU students and local residents. In an average week, Anderson has about 25 swimmers and Gabel has 15, said David Lochbaum, associate director for Recreation...