The University of Tennessee Search Advisory Council pared the list of 47 potential presidents to 12 on Monday, and NIU President John Peters made the cut. The 12 people left on the presidential search list will be brought to Knoxville to interview with...

Singer Gregory Douglass will perform at 7 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s Diversions Lounge as part of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Awareness Month programs. Douglass performed last year and looks forward to his second appearance...

While sand and sun were not in short supply for Manny Hernandez, Spring Break was anything but a vacation. As a member of Potters for Peace, a charity organization dedicated to aiding underdeveloped areas through ceramic production, Hernandez, an associate...

Ada Hetland, an administrative secretary in the School of Nursing, will retire May 31 after working at NIU for almost 34 years. "I have enjoyed working with the faculty, staff and students," Hetland said. One of her favorite NIU memories is watching nursing...

The Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium overflowed with spectators for Sigma Gamma Rho’s 27th annual "Greek Scene" step show Saturday. Tia Speat, president of Sigma Gamma Rho, said more people came than expected. Some people had to be...

Student Association President Shaun Crisler briefly chastised members of the senate for speaking negatively about the SA at Sunday’s senate meeting. "I demand you guys refrain from bashing this organization," Crisler said. He made this demand during...

Tents, sleeping bags and coolers filled the Student Recreation Center’s basketball and tennis courts Friday night and Saturday morning as students, families and cancer survivors packed the gym for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The...

Former NIU General Counsel George Shur temporarily will fill the role vacated by outgoing Athletic Director Cary Groth until a permanent replacement can be found. Shur retired from NIU last year but recently headed a committee to review NIU’s recruiting...

Starting today, the Alpha Phi Gamma sorority will sponsor its first Asian Awareness Week in celebration of the sorority’s 10-year anniversary. Last semester, the sorority sponsored a week of events to educate the public about domestic violence. "The...

The Muslim Student Association will host five events during this week’s Islam Awareness Week to celebrate "A Misunderstood Religion." The first event will be an overview of Islam held at 7 p.m. today at McMurry Hall, Room 302. Shahidah Parveen, public...

Artist Kurt Perschke will speak about the RedBall Project and his other works as part of the NIU Art Museum’s "Museum Without Walls" program. He will be at NIU at 6 p.m. today at Jack Arends Hall, Room 100. Perschke has exhibited his work around the...

NIU President John Peters declared his candidacy late last week in the University of Tennessee presidential search. Because of the openness of the UT search, every nominee who has interest in competing for the position had to announce his or her intentions...