When NIU’s contract with Pepsi ends starting in 2008, the company won’t be required to provide scholarships or funding to NIU. Neither will Coke nor any other contracted vendor of a college or university, as a state law was passed in August 1999 that...

Dana Hughes talked to Ray Tourville on Thursday while he was at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. They were working on a memo he wanted to send out Monday. "He was a workaholic," Hughes said. D. Raymond Tourville, chair of the foreign language department,...

After seeing 21 people killed by Brazilian police, Maria Helena Moreira Alves was inspired to make a difference in the crime situation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Alves, a Brazilian activist, became a member of Viva Rio, an organization she said was designed...

NIU’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community will host "Bridging the Divide: A Conversation about Religion and Homosexuality" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the United Campus Ministries, 633 W. Locust St. As part of LGBT Awareness Month, the event...

Students who sign up for summer school classes won’t know the cost per credit hour until at least May 15 because of delays in Springfield regarding the state budget. Classes generally start June 14 and go through Aug. 6. Some classes, such as Spanish,...

Passed in the weeks following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the USA PATRIOT Act has divided Americans on the issues of civil rights and anti-terrorism measures. Students and faculty will discuss the law as part of a public forum sponsored by NIU Forensics....

Athletes are coming together to help cure cancer. Members of PAWS, Providing Athletes With Support, will walk Thursday to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The goal for PAWS is to raise $8,000 to donate. This is the organization’s first walk...

NIU geography professor Wei Luo always has enjoyed studying Mars, and now, thanks to a grant from NASA, he will be able to study Mars on his own. The three-year $187,000 grant is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Luo, who...

NIU President John Peters made his decision: He will interview in Knoxville on Wednesday for the presidency of the University of Tennessee. The UT Search Advisory Council on April 5 chose Peters as one of 12 candidates to continue in the presidential...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education will create a Priorities, Productivity and Accountability committee at its meeting Tuesday in Chicago. The committee will split its work into two phases. The first phase will look at public universities, and the...

The College of Health and Human Sciences will see its enrollment rise and its budget fall next fiscal year following Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s recommendation for a 2 percent cut in NIU funding. While the number of applications to NIU increased as much...

Hernan Rivera, a sophomore fashion merchandising major, was crowned Mr. Papi Chulo Thursday night at Gamma Phi Omega's second annual "Mr. Papi Chulo" contest. Eliza Higgs, president of Gamma Phi Omega, said the sorority had been planning since last semester...