As clean up in the "Big Easy" drags from weeks into months, some federal financial aid funds have been proposed to be redistributed, potentially to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. NIU administrators have said Congress is far too early into the process...

The University Council discussed responsibilities of the Academic Planning Council, proposed making NIU a more bike-friendly campus and discussed renovations to the track behind Huskie Stadium at its meeting Wednesday. NIU President John Peters began...

More than 13 organizations will compete in the 21st annual Yell-Like-Hell event at 7 p.m. tonight at the Convocation Center. Each group, which can have up to 20 people on the floor, will perform a cheer routine. Routines will be judged based on seven...

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series featuring a day in the life of NIU President John Peters. Part Two, which focuses on Peters’ afternoon, will run Friday. NIU President John Peters is a very busy man. Watching over thousands of...

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. will visit NIU Oct. 20 and lecture at 4 p.m. in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. The lecture is part of the annual Marla Dickerson Public Interest Lecture Series, which started last year. Jackson is a well-known political, religious...

Student Athlete Support Services is now under the wing of the Office of the Vice Provost, which runs the Division of Academic and Student Affairs. SASS, the academic support system for NIU athletes, is used by about half of NIU’s 426 student athletes,...

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement) begins at sundown today, lasting until sundown Thursday. This year the holiday occurs the same week as many midterm exams. Yom Kippur follows Rosh Hashana (The Jewish New Year), which began at sundown...

Students can get a taste of adventure through indoor and outdoor rock climbing, one of the many activities offered through the Outing Centre. The climbing trips, which are offered throughout the year, have been a part of the Outing Centre since the early...

The Office of Commuter and Non-Traditional Student Services hosted an open house Tuesday to discuss forming organizations to meet students’ needs. The goal of these organizations is to give students a sense that they are an active part of the university....

Coming out is never easy. Many individuals may face this difficult task over the course of their lives, and the results may be well or poorly received. In honor of National Coming Out Day, the NIU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center...

At 6:18 p.m. Monday, senior communication major Andrew Bonsu was crowned Homecoming King and senior communication major Collette Walton became Homecoming Queen. Both were endorsed by the NAACP organization. "I feel so good right now," Bonsu said after...

The NIU P-20 program established by NIU President John Peters in 2003 hoping to achieve a seamless educational experience for every child. The P-20 program, or preschool to graduate school program, asks observers to imagine a world where third-graders...