Six stations were added to the cable package in the residence halls earlier this month, but Comcast SportsNet was not one of them. "It’s really expensive, almost as expensive as all the other channels combined," said Michael Stang, director of residential...

Despite recent threats of elimination, the Polish language program will still be around next semester. "It has been rescued," said Anne Birberick, acting chair for the department of foreign languages and literature. "I am very pleased with the turn of...

The NIU Society of Automotive Engineers will try to top last year’s finish in the annual Formula SAE competition held in Pontiac, Mich. The 140-team is from May 18-22 at the Pontiac Silverdome. The 12-member SAE team designs and builds a formula race...

After completing his master’s degree in health administration at Washington University in St. Louis, Mark Brostoff was not ready to "come out of the closet," so he joined the U.S. Navy. Tuesday evening Brostoff led a workshop titled "Gay Lives, Straight...

Divas and Desserts will serve as an opportunity for students who want to help prevent sexual assault to network with other students with the same goal. The purpose is to recognize men and women who have played a role in promoting healthy sexual education...

Candidates for a new Student Affairs position will look for NIU to lend them an ear today as they begin pitching themselves to the campus. Beginning today at 1 p.m. in Altgeld Hall, Room 315, three candidates for the assistant vice president for diversity...

World traveler, adventurer and award-winning author Doug Lansky shared his traveling expertise with NIU students and staff and gave advice on how to be a "true adventurer" Tuesday night. Lansky spoke in the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium...

From a tribe deep in the Amazon jungle to kids living in the suburbs, psychedelic drugs have been used for centuries. Starting in the fall, Psychedelic Mindview, a course offered by the department of leadership, educational psychology and foundations...

Getting around the world on a college student’s budget is manageable, world travel expert and award-winning author, Doug Lansky said. The CAB speakers committee will host its final speaker of the year today featuring Lansky. The speech begins at 7 p.m....

The NIU alcohol task force, in conjunction with faculty members, is currently collecting data needed to conduct a survey of students’ needs on campus. Providing the best student-centered services for students by taking a proactive approach to alcohol...

Career Services and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center are teaming up to hold a workshop about sexual orientation and career decision-making. Mark J. Brostoff, associate director of the undergraduate career services at the Kelley...

The Organization for Communication and Human Studies, a new student organization, plans to publish two editions of a new "creative journal" by the end of the semester. According to a press release from the organization, the journal is supposed to inject...