Once again, the "red planet" is in sight to the human eye and a pair of binoculars may allow a clear view. Every couple of years, Mars comes close enough to Earth for viewing and it appears its brightest. The last time was August 2003. "Mars is rising...

Neptune Hall will be upgrading from DSL to Ethernet next summer, said ResTech coordinator Jan Gerenstein. The switch will take place at the same time as University Apartments, 501 N. Annie Glidden Road. Room and board fees will not be raised due to the...

A feasibility study for existing married student housing was one of the main topics discussed at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday. The married student housing development, located on Annie Glidden Road, consists of 80 apartments - each 350 square...

Sporting a red NIU T-shirt and khaki shorts, the Rev. Tom May of Campus Ministries International, spent Tuesday afternoon in the center of the King Memorial Commons, praising God vocally. May held a Bible in his right hand and preached beneath the hot...

Students who returned to the residence halls this year may have noticed an increase in buffet dining prices. Prices for the Neptune, Douglas and Grant buffets have increased. Breakfast is now $4.25, up from $3.50 last year. Lunch is $6.00, up from $5.50;...

NIU is teaming up with the Illinois State Board of Education, the Chicago Public Schools and the Illinois Resource Center to address the problem of a bilingual teacher shortage in the Chicago area. This program is part of a federally-driven initiative...

About 60 students were assigned temporary living areas because of overbooked residence halls this semester. Freshman biochemistry major Ronald Peter, along with about 60 other students, began the semester living in the Holmes Student Center. In addition...

The mood inside Java 101, 901 Lucinda Ave., during the Labor Day weekend was one of anticipation, as staff and crew prepared for Friday’s Hurricane Katrina Benefit music concert. All proceeds from the benefit, or "Katrina Kash," will go directly to...

A fight involving several NIU football players broke out early Friday morning at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house, 900 Greenbrier Road. DeKalb Police Sgt. Jason Leverton said DeKalb police arrived about 1:30 a.m. to restore order. Seven DeKalb squad...

English professor Gustaaf Van Cromphout, an NIU educator for 36 years, died at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Rockford at 6:15 p.m. Thursday. He had been in a coma since Aug. 27 due to a brain hemorrhage. He was 67. Van Cromphout was taken off life support...

Late-night snacks during study sessions and unhealthy morning meals are common in college life. However, these daily snacking sessions could mean bad news in the future. According to a study found at the WebMD Web site conducted by David A. Levitsky,...

Hurricane Katrina relief efforts have sprung up in droves since the deadly storm hit Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana last week. Several DeKalb merchants and other northwest Illinois businesses have organized both food and clothing drives. Following...