NIU students selected three professors for this year’s excellence in undergraduate teaching awards. Mathematical sciences professor Alan Zollman, health and human sciences professor Julie Hillery and educational psychology professor Lee Shumow were...

Students now have one more option to aid them in their studies, as pickaprof.com has added a new feature to its Web site called Study Buddy. Study Buddy allows students to communicate with each other outside the classroom about homework, tests or notes,...

The Student Involvement and Leadership Development Office is looking for a new director to take the office in a new direction, Recreation Services Director John Sweeney said. "We want the office to be a warm and friendly place," Sweeney said. The search...

Thanks to features on the popular college-student-geared Web site www.thefacebook.com, students can "poke" and instant message complete strangers. Facebook groups such as "I now have a stalker, but I’m still on Facebook," and "Don’t use Facebook to...

The votes are in, and 10 NIU faculty and staff members received awards Monday for their hard work and dedication, as chosen by the students. The Student’s Choice Awards started earlier this year to honor and recognize faculty and staff who do not always...

Although most recent graduates’ first choice might not be moving back in with their parents after college, recent statistics indicate an increase in this trend. Sixty-five percent of all graduates move home after college and are not ready to make the...

As the curtains opened and the lights dimmed, a crowd of more than 100 people excitedly anticipated Saturday night’s Gala dance concert. For the 25th anniversary of the NIU theatre and dance program, 28 alumni returned to the stage to perform in the...

Student Association members admit the voting process was not organized for tomorrow’s Student’s Choice Awards, which cost $1,500 in student fees. The Student’s Choice Awards, a new system to recognize hard working NIU employees, will hold their...

Brooks & Dunn journeyed back to DeKalb Saturday night and played to a nearly sold-out crowd at the Convocation Center, covered the audience in multi-colored confetti and streamers and left everyone feeling a little bit country at the night’s end....

Belize, Jamaica and West Africa were just some of the places that dancers and dishes for the Taste of Africa came from on Saturday night. Colorful costumes rhythmically moved to drum beats as dancers from all around the world performed ceremonial and...

Ticket sales for the Convocation Center’s weekend events are 50 percent or more sold out, but limited seats are still available for both the Brooks & Dunn and MercyMe concerts. There are less than 200 seats left for the Brooks & Dunn concert,...

The African Student Association hopes to bring African culture to NIU’s campus while aiding Uganda’s victims of the AIDS epidemic. The organization is sponsoring the "Taste of Africa" from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Newman Catholic Center. The event...