When it comes to the format of final exams, students and professors find advantages to both Scantron and essay-based tests. Scantrons are better because it’s easier to take a test for a class rather than work on a paper or project for weeks, freshman...

Several members of Jefferson Elementary School’s PTA, 211 McCormick Drive, spent Thursday morning sprucing up Christmas trees in preparation for this weekend’s Festival of Trees. The PTA, in conjunction with the Holiday Craft Show sponsored by the...

Forget the 12 gifts of Christmas - this is the time of year when your newspapers are flooded with top ten lists. There’s the top ten movies of the year, the top ten albums of the year, the top ten political players of the year, the top ten sports plays...

Thinking about what to eat finals week? Probably not. Most students’ top priority now is staying up late with little or no sleep, darkening hundreds of Scantron bubbles and writing last-minute papers. Eating the quick and satisfying crappy food easily...

Living on an all-female floor was freshman special education major Jessica Miller’s second choice. Like Miller, NIU students wanting to live in the residence halls have the option to live on one of the 26 same-sex floors NIU offers. The demand to live...

Although Kwanzaa is traditionally observed Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, several NIU organizations will host a Kwanzaa celebration at 7 p.m. tonight in Stevenson Towers North. The Black Student Union, the Center for Black Studies, BROTHERS and Sigma Gamma Rho...

The Department of Children and Family Services has formed a new partnership with NIU called the Integrated Assessment System. As part of this partnership, NIU-employed psychologists, early childhood experts and social workers will be conducting evaluations...

Sexually transmitted diseases are spreading among young people even though they may not be engaging in intercourse. Because STDs can be contracted from a variety of sexual practices, uninformed partners may become infected with STDs or infect others....

John Jacob “JJ” Wett, a sophomore pre-family social service major, has spinal muscular atrophy, a disease of the anterior-horn cells in the spinal cord. Wett can’t walk, move his head and neck much and has trouble swallowing. He uses services provided...

NIU student Steven McIntyre, 20, pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal sexual abuse on Tuesday. Two other NIU students are facing similar charges but have yet to appear before a judge. McIntyre was assigned a public defender, and a status hearing...

Both female and male students at NIU have common concerns regarding their low self-esteem when it comes to their body image, an NIU expert said. “In speaking with students about body image, students often discuss how family, peers and the media influence...

Hard work has finally paid off and for some students, it’s time to put on their caps and gowns and get their diploma. NIU’s fall commencement ceremonies will be held at the Convocation Center Dec. 12. The first ceremony will be at 9 a.m. and will...