NIU’s Pi Kappa Phi chapter will be staging what they call a "scaffold sit-in" all week in the Martin Luther King Memorial Commons to help raise awareness for those with disabilities. Pi Kappa Phi is using the sit-in as a way to benefit its philanthropy...

Several NIU administrators and student organizations participated in a workshop Monday afternoon designed to help encourage and guide leadership development within the multiple communities represented at the conference. The workshop, titled "Could It...

The discussion Monday night at the Holmes Student Center Capitol Room was based on the work of Kate Bornstein, author of "My Gender Workbook." Margie Cook, director of the LGBT Resource Center, and Jay Wartenberg, a senior English major, led the workshop....

Delta Zeta sorority will host its Dream Man and Greek Goddess competition at 7 p.m. today in the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium. As the Dee Zee’s 10th annual philanthropy, all money raised will go to Gallaudet University, the only...

A water main leak occurring during the weekend near Zulauf and Cole halls continued to seep water out through Sunday afternoon. After inspecting the leak, officials determined it would be best to allow the remaining water in the pipe to continue to leak...

Six new stations are being added to the cable package in the residence halls, said Jaime Besonen, junior human resource major, at the Residence Hall Association meeting Sunday night. Three of the stations are already included in the package. E! Entertainment,...

Recently, an advisor with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was honored by her students, or her "kids," as she likes to call them. "I was overwhelmed by the honor," Judy Santacaterina said. Santacaterina advises students majoring in general studies...

The American Marketing Association sponsored its third annual 5K Dash for Descents Sunday morning at Huskie Stadium. Proceeds go to First Descents, a summer kayaking camp for young adults with cancer. A wide variety of supporters were present, ranging...

It was Armageddon, or so it seemed. In mine and Michael's wedding cocoon, where nothing in our life matters but the events of May 14, his sister-in-law's announcement that she was not attending our reception and the ensuing power struggle did seem like...

As the Student Association’s new president, DuJuan Smith has plans for new and extended programs to benefit the student body. Smith, a senior applied sociology and psychology double major, said his biggest goal with the SA is to make it more proactive....

In one of its final meetings before 2005 organization budgets are due, the Campus Activities Board’s 2005 budget was discussed by the Student Association’s Finance Committee Sunday night following a senate meeting. The committee reviews and approves...

NIU celebrated Latin American culture Friday in the name of the Miss Latina NIU 2005 pageant. The 2005-2006 crown went to sophomore sociology major Rosa Aguilar. Sigma Lambda Gamma hosted the pageant at the Holmes Student Center where more than 300 people...