Tuesday is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming November elections, and NIU has a couple of campus spots for signing up. Two forms of ID are needed to register, one with a picture and the other with a local address printed on it. For NIU students,...

The senators of the 36th session of the Student Association Senate were sworn in Sunday night at the first SA meeting of the year. The meeting began with the administering of the oath of office for the senators and the welcoming of the 36 newly elected...

Alpha Phi Gamma and other Greek organizations will recognize domestic violence week today through Wednesday as a part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Events throughout the week by Alpha Phi Gamma include a vigil in downtown DeKalb and a self-defense...

Teachers and students are questioning whether technology is a blessing in the classroom or just another distraction from learning. Cliff Mirman, chair of the technology department, said he started working at NIU six years ago and has seen technology progressively...

NIU students looking to spend time with their parents have many choices with this year’s Family Weekend. “It’s hard to take families out in DeKalb, so the scheduled activities are a nice option,” said Bridget Brennan, Campus Activities Board’s...

Pi Kappa Phi fraternity is returning to NIU after a 44-year hiatus because of low membership numbers. “There is a tremendous amount of diversity and potential on campus,” said Mike Podobnik, leadership consultant for Pi Kappa Phi. “We want to reach...

President George W. Bush and Democratic candidate John Kerry stood at lecterns 10 feet from each other, but were a world apart Thursday night concerning the war in Iraq. It was the first time - and the first of four presidential debates - that both men...

This year’s Student Association Senate election results are in with 845 votes tabulated, almost meeting last year’s total of 850. About 3.4 percent of NIU’s student population voted. Four seats in SA District 5 - student representation for those...

NIU Athletics is pushing for students to pick up tickets for Saturday’s football game against Akron. NIU officials expected to have handed out all 6,000 student tickets by Wednesday, but instead unloaded fewer than 2,000, according to late afternoon...

Like many churches across the country, the DeKalb Lutheran Church, the DeKalb Wesleyan Church and NIU student groups have undergone several changes in their services to reach out to a younger generation. Guitars, drums and keyboards are just some of the...

U.S. Comptroller General David Walker spoke candidly about how the government needs to receive a wake-up call and reform its spending to fight against national debt at a presentation Wednesday night in Barsema Hall. Walker, who is the head of the Government...

All NIU employees, including student workers, will be required to complete an annual state-mandated ethics training program starting in October. Deborah Haliczer, director of employee relations for Human Resources, told the Faculty Senate Wednesday the...