Former NIU offensive tackle Dale Berman has tailgated outside the west end of Huskie Stadium for every home game since he graduated in 1960. Berman makes a $1,000 yearly contribution to NIU to park his van and drink beer, eat food - including a complete...

A worldwide network of thousands of churches, including DeKalb First Lutheran Church, located at the corner of Pine and Third streets, will join together Saturday for “40 Days of Purpose.” The campaign is based on the study of the book “The Purpose-Driven...

Music from 150 spirit-filled NIU students echoes from Brigham Field every Thursday. In addition to this Thursday evening’s rehearsal under the lights of the NIU football stadium, the NIU Marching Band can be found marching to the beat of its drums three...

Huskie fans can raise their school spirit at the the Huskie Love Spirit Day at 4 p.m. today in Central Park, located toward the west side of Douglas Hall, facing Stevenson Hall. Lincoln and Douglas Halls are sponsering the event, said Nitin Goil, Douglas’...

Possible solutions to traffic troubles in the new DuSable turnaround area may include adding a left-turn lane at Stadium Drive and North Annie Glidden Road, as well as stronger enforcement of no-parking zones, said University Police Lt. Matt Kiederlen....

Campus Parking Services has collected nearly $25,000 more from students this year than last year. More reserved spaces and an added parking enforcer have led to the increase in revenue, said Laura Lundelius, acting coordinator of Parking Services. From...

When Matt Birchler bought his textbooks at the beginning of the semester, he was surprised when he found his English books were from the Harry Potter series. “I had never read any of the books or seen the movies before this class,” Birchler, a freshman...

The Office of Campus Recreation recently reduced its weekend building hours due to new budget demands, as well as the $2.3 million renovation of the Chick Evans Field House, said John Sweeney, director of Campus Recreation. The reduction in hours was...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced plans Wednesday at the NIU Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Assault to help educate students about abuse by placing information posters in strategic areas on college campuses. “Our goal...

NIU’s University Council voted Wednesday that summer and fall school sessions of 2005 will start and end a week earlier than originally scheduled -- allowing more time for processing student paperwork. This decision makes the start date for the summer...

Student attendance policies can range from strict to non-existent. According to various departments at NIU, the policies are at the professors’ discretion. “Some semesters I have had attendance policies and some semesters I do not,” associate professor...

Jane Brewer, a third-year law student at NIU, died of a stroke Monday morning. A memorial tribute for Brewer will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. today at the Thurgood Marshall Gallery of Swen Parson Hall. Law School Dean LeRoy Pernell, Brewer’s husband,...