Passing through Anderson Hall, one might hear sounds of feet pounding or the splash of swimmers working toward the same goal: fitness. These participants are provided this opportunity through the FIT program, an on-campus adult fitness program run by...

Every night on campus, students stay up late putting final touches on English papers only to realize they still have to create a bibliography page. Thanks to students Darshan Somashekar and Neal Taparia, who created Easybib.com, this process has become...

Going through recycling cans is routine for Vicki Ortega, Building Services foreman at the Holmes Student Center. Building Services does not have the time to sort the recyclables, Ortega said, and consequently, what was supposed to be recycled often ends...

NIU recently has been added to the list of schools on thefacebook.com Web site along with a separate NIUfacebook.com site. Thefacebook.com is a free online directory connecting students through social networks at colleges and universities. Launched in...

New government diet guidelines will not significantly change what NIU students see on residence hall menus. This month, the United States Department of Agriculture updated the Food Guidance System, known as the Food Guide Pyramid, to reflect new dietary...

David Graf will retire in June 2005 after 28 years at NIU - 11 as a dean in the College of Business. "If you have these jobs for 10 or 12 years, you’ve accomplished about as much as you can and should really let someone else work here to bring fresh...

Any talks of a possible tuition increase are on hold until NIU’s Board of Trustees receives information on how much funding it will receive from the state for fiscal year 2006. BOT member Myron Siegel said he hasn’t seen anything about an increase...

Heartland Blood Centers of Aurora exceeded its two-day goal for blood donations by nearly 50 people at two blood drives held on campus this week. Though Tuesday’s drive was supposed to end at 7p.m., the group stopped accepting donors after 5:30 p.m....

Anecdotal evidence suggests attendance rates at NIU’s fall semester’s sexual assault prevention programs have dropped, officials said. The drop indicates fewer students are aware of the steps to avoid or report sexual/interpersonal assault, said Brian...

In the time it will take to give a one-hour presentation about the statistics of violent sex crimes, 20 women across the United States will have been victimized. In response to these statistics, NIU’s Men Against Sexual and Interpersonal Violence is...

Students’ input will play a large role in the renovation plans for the Holmes Student Center, officials said. This is the first substantial renovation project for the more than 40-year-old building, Mitch Kielb, HSC Acting Director, said. "Time, wear...

The Rice Hotel in downtown DeKalb was recently renamed the William Monat Building after NIU’s eighth president, William Monat, who served from 1978 to 1984. Monat is known for creating the College of Law and the College of Engineering and Engineering...