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...

Starting today, months of training will come down to three days of glory as NIU fraternities compete in Tugs, the Sigma Phi Epsilon philanthropy. Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Pi, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Phi Sigma Kappa will compete this year....

NIU has formally said "Do widzenia" to the Polish language program. Due to budget cuts, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures will not offer Polish language courses starting this fall. "It has to do with a tight budget situation and not...

The NIU Math Department recently held its 20th Annual Math Contest, crowning senior mathematical sciences major Matthew Drury the undisputed champion for the third year in a row. The contest took place March 23 in DuSable Hall. The winners of the contest...

Everything from traditional Indian dance and fashion to Alpha Phi Gamma’s step routine was performed for an audience as diverse as the show. Vocalists and musicians from NIU’s School of Music combined talents with performers from the University of...

Students searched their soles for inspiration Friday night as Groundhogs, a new break-dancing organization, hosted "Sole Searching," a shoe exhibition, in the Holmes Student Center’s Diversions Lounge. This shoe exhibition is pretty rare, said junior...

The event once known as Springfest has returned with a new title: End of Days. From April 23 to 29, NIU’s Campus Activities Board will be holding a variety of events for students to enjoy on campus. End of Days, a name decided upon at the beginning...

A graduate assistant will be added to the Students’ Legal Assistance Office, with the task of keeping students informed on how to prevent student debt. SA Treasurer DuJuan Smith told senators the reason there was less funding for organizations this...

Grant Towers will have new lounge furniture, chosen by hall residents, by the fall semester. Since the old furniture is state owned, it cannot be donated, said Sandi Carlisle, associate director of Residential Facilities. Instead, it will be taken to...

It seems WGN-TV weather forecaster Tom Skilling has things on his mind other than weather. Skilling, who will be at NIU on Saturday, will discuss his Alaskan endeavors. He traveled with a crew last January and spent a week in the Alaskan wilderness. "The...

An early-morning pipe leak Friday caused minor flooding in the basement of Cole Hall and cancellation of classes in the building. The chilled water line that runs between Zulauf and Cole halls broke in the ceiling of an electrical room and caused minor...

The release of steroids into the body can cause a series of problems for both men and women. Long-term steroid use can result in a number of physical and emotional health problems, said Steve Lux a health educator at NIU Health Enhancement. "Paranoid...