Body-surfers, beware: The Convocation Center’s security doesn’t play like that. Arena security guards had their hands full when MTV’s Campus Invasion tour hit DeKalb Thursday evening. The tour, which featured IMA Robot, Lostprophets and headlining...

A bill that would have allowed the Campus Activities Board’s executives for next year to be able to reorganize its budget failed to pass at Sunday’s Student Association Senate meeting. The bill allowed for CAB executives to review the budget, something...

Handling multiple executive board positions may be hard for some students, but not for DuJuan Smith, a senior applied sociology/psychology major and a black studies minor. Election results were announced Friday for the 2004-’05 Black Student Union executive...

Students and student organizations will have the opportunity to share comments and concerns about University Programming & Activities today. Student Affairs has scheduled an external review meeting for UP&A from 4 to 5:30 p.m. today at the Holmes...

Gilbert Hall, which once served as a residence hall, now is home to the Accounting Office, Office of Public Affairs and the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center. The former men’s dormitory is named after Newell D. Gilbert, one of NIU’s...

Nearly 50 NIU ROTC cadets will spend several days in the field this weekend at the Marseilles Training Area in LaSalle County. The Challenge FTX, or Field Training Exercise, is a three-day training event designed to teach and test military skills, said...

Present Perfect Modeling Organization hosted its 20th annual spring fashion show Thursday at the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. About 300 people attended. The theme for the fashion show was "Encore." Talitha McFadden, a member of the...

This fall, Parking Services no longer will allow students a grace period to avoid receiving parking fines. In the past, students were granted about a two-week period to familiarize themselves with the parking system, but that will not be the case when...

Campus Activities Board’s Springfest activities start Saturday and will last until May 1. From noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, CAB will host a battle of the bands at Central Park. Bands competing include Inspector Owl, Just Flo, The Forecast, Where’s Jimmy...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich is calling on the Illinois Board of Higher Education to investigate why Illinois college students pay so much for textbooks. The governor’s concern is if book prices keep rising, students will be forced out of the classroom. The...

When NIU Forensics found out the Illinois Congressional Debate Association didn’t have a place to hold its state championship forensics tournament this weekend, the group seized the opportunity to host the event for high school students. Nicole Carreno,...

NIU’s chapter of the American Choral Directors Association will sponsor a student production of "Li’l Abner" this weekend at Kishwaukee College. Jon Dolieslager, a vocal music education major and director of the play, said the production of "Li’l...