Monday’s campus-wide open house was attended by 2,287 prospective NIU students. It was the second-largest turnout since 1994 for the Columbus Day open house, said Bob Burk, director of admissions. Kelly Clay, a junior at Lyons Township High School,...

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...

It is hard to imagine an NIU football game without Victor E. Huskie. As NIU’s official mascot, it is Victor’s job to energize the crowd and spur nothing else but victory. It may surprise some people to learn NIU’s mascot was not always a husky....

Vice president of Student Affairs Brian Hemphill emphasized Sunday night that a bond needs to develop between the Division of Student Affairs and the Student Association. Speaking to the SA Senators at their weekly meeting, Hemphill said the bond needs...

The first lady of Crunk and R&B is coming to NIU homecoming weekend. Ciara and Twista will play the Convocation Center at 8 p.m. Thursday. The Homecoming Jam has been host to urban, hip hop groups the last three years, including Young Buck, Lloyd...

Thousands of students walk to class, eat food and take showers each day without a second thought. For freshman psychology major Mary Melendez, doing such tasks are more of a chore. Melendez looked forward an easy semester at NIU all summer until an accident...

Yellow halogen lights pierced the cold October night, illuminating the object of desire for two groups of duct tape-clad women. The event was Women’s Tugs, and this night, Sigma Kappa sorority would walk away with the first place trophy after a near-record...

It’s October and you know what that means - flu shots. From November through April, with a peak from January to March, the flu season is around the corner, and last year’s lesson in flu preparation means there is plenty of vaccine to go around this...

In conjunction with National Tutoring Week, the grand opening of the Tutoring Center in Grant Towers South took place Friday. Since the new tutoring center opened, about 150 students have used the facility, said Hillard Hebda, ACCESS assistant director...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many placed blame on the government for not coming to the aid of poor black people. The Center for Black Studies will address that issue, among others, in its day-long symposium Tuesday. The symposium will begin...

The first week of Homecoming activities concluded Sunday with the annual Recyclable Boat Race at the East Lagoon, attracting Greek organizations and DeKalb residents alike. "We came just for the race. We saw it advertised on the Internet and it sounded...

Cliff Alexis, having been at NIU for 19 years and teaching for 31 years, has instructed hundreds of students on the steelpan. He recently received the Outstanding Development of the Steelpan in the U.S.A. Award in June. Labeled a "legend" by some steel...