A variety of random health inspections of the residence halls ensure a comfortable, sanitary living environment for students. One of the random inspections, a food inspection of the cafeteria and dining areas, is held a minimum of twice yearly, said Rebecca...

NIU students should do three things to prepare for registration, said Angie Byrd, assistant director of registration and records. Byrd said the first thing students should do is know what time they become eligible to register. Second, students should...

The Carl Sandburg Auditorium reverberated with cheers of approval as Mr. Papi Chulo 2005 was crowned at Thursday night’s third annual pageant. "I’m so grateful that my mom and brother came to see this," said Patricio Rodriguez Rucoba, a senior finance...

Non-traditional and commuter students have an opportunity to voice their concerns to a task force created earlier this year by the division of Student Affairs. The task force, which focuses on non-traditional and commuter students, is looking for student...

The NIU Founders Memorial Library recently took its place among the top 3 percent of academic libraries in the United States with the acquisition of its two millionth volume. The University Libraries’ Two Millionth Volume Celebration was held in the...

This summer, the photojournalism labs will be receiving new digital equipment, while the original darkroom facilities remain unused. The photojournalism lab in the basement of Cole Hall will be getting all new computer stations, and the old computers...

NIU students had the rare opportunity Wednesday to talk to a tornado-chasing meteorologist, view footage from his latest chase, go on an obstacle course and get a free massage. These were just some of the exhibits at Wednesday’s 2005 NIU Health and...

Editor’s note: This is the second story of a two-part series. Second Platoon, Alpha Company had moved into the woods to chase down the Criminally thugs when its cadets decided to separate. Operation Huskie Thaw, the spring 2005 ROTC field-training exercise,...

This coming weekend, I’m getting behind the wheel of my car, taking Route 88 to 39 to 74 and heading down to the University of Illinois to see Taking Back Sunday and Jimmy Eat World, one of my favorite bands ever, co-headline a show at Assembly Hall....

Six NIU students will be competing in a pageant this evening - but there won’t be a swimsuit competition. Gamma Phi Omega’s "Mr. Papi Chulo" pageant features six male NIU students in four different competitions at 7 p.m. today at the Holmes Student...

For a number of years, NIU’s liquor license policy has actively prohibited underage drinking at university-sponsored events. The university currently has three liquor licenses: the Holmes Student Center, for catering events; the Convocation Center,...

NIU’s Huskie Bus Line averages only five complaints per 100,000 passengers, said Huskie Line officials. The 100,000 passengers is an estimate because the ridership figure may be off by 5 to 10 percent, said Charles Battista, Huskie Line general manager....