NIU and other universities will offer classes at the University Center of Lake County by fall of 2005 if construction goes as planned. Construction of the center started in Nov. 2003 and may not be completed until the spring of 2005. The College of Lake...

A panel discussion will be held today to address the Sept. 12 fight at Husky Grill and Sports Bar, where three NIU students were arrested. The group will also consider other issues of violence on campus. Panel speakers representing the University Police,...

Development of a five-year strategic plan for the office of Student Affairs will begin by the end of this week. Donna Simon, assistant vice president for Student Affairs, will oversee the process of forming five separate committees that will develop the...

Sathyamoorthy Anandan, an industrial engineering graduate student, changed countries - but not his faith - when he came to NIU. Anandan, who was born Hindu, has time to study, but also makes time to practice his religion. Religion is very important for...

Vice President Dick Cheney warned Saturday that the most serious threat the United States faces is the possibility of terrorists acquiring nuclear weapons. “The biggest danger we face today is to have nuclear weapons fall into the hands of terrorists,”...

American music legend Bob Dylan will play the Convocation Center with his band at 8 p.m. Oct. 31. “It’s one thing to see Bob Dylan,” said Kevin Selover, marketing manager for the Convocation Center. “It’s quite another to see him on Halloween.”...

Al Golin, a pioneer in the public relations field, will speak at 7:30 p.m. today in the Barsema Hall Auditorium as part of the start of the Arthur W. Page Society Distinguished Ambassador Lecture program. “This is going to be a national program, and...

Assistant Campus Editor Vice President Dick Cheney accused Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry of “flip-flopping” on issues during a campaign fundraiser speech for fellow Republican and House Speaker Dennis Hastert at the Convocation Center...

NIU’s Residence Hall Association is holding a week full of activities dedicated to students. The week kicks off with a football decorating party in the New Orleans Room located in Stevenson North’s basement. RHA originally scheduled a flag-football...

Altgeld Hall opened Friday and is accessible to the public, but university officials don’t want people going in just yet. Melanie Magara, assistant vice president of Public Affairs for NIU, said NIU doesn’t want people going through the building since...

“NIU Huskies: Lead Dogs of the MAC” is the theme of this year’s Homecoming events, set to kick off Oct. 10. But first, there is a mandatory informational meeting at 6 p.m. tonight for highly competitive groups and at 7 p.m. for competitive groups...

Danny Thomas, late founder of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, said no child should die in the dawn of life. NIU students have taken time to help make this happen by participating in Up ‘til Dawn, a fundraiser begins awareness week today. Up...