Sprinting down the ramp with rubber M16 rifles they retrieved from the top of the parking deck, the runners looked to the man waiting at the bottom for their next orders. "What are you doing?" Army Captain Dale Burbank asked with feigned dismay. "You...

Sigma Alpha Epsilon ended its annual Paddy Murphy philanthropy fundraiser Sunday with a grand total of $2,500 to donate to the Children’s Miracle Network. The week’s events were held in honor of Murphy, who was murdered by Al Capone in the 1920s....

Williston Hall is the third oldest building at NIU. The building was named after John Williston Cook, who was the first president of the university from 1899 to 1919. Constructed between 1914 and 1915, Williston Hall originally was built as a women’s...

Funeral services for former NIU student leader Kevin Knight will be held Saturday at St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church in his hometown of Aurora. Knight, 29, died Tuesday evening from head injuries sustained during a weekend motorcycle accident...

NIU will host its 19th annual Mid-America Educators’ Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the Convocation Center. Nearly 150 school districts from across the nation will look for prospective employees. While the majority of the districts attending...

Sigma Gamma Rho will host its 26th annual fundraiser, the "Greek Scene" step show, at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium. Crystal Barnes, member of Sigma Gamma Rho, said this is the sorority’s main fundraiser....

A survey conducted earlier this year by the NIU Public Opinion Laboratory showed that 58 percent of the people surveyed would be willing to pay an additional $25 a year to maintain the current service levels of higher education standards. It also showed...

The NIU College of Law will host its ninth annual Public Interest Law Society auction today. The auction starts at 5 p.m. at Swen Parson Hall’s Thurgood Marshall Gallery and David Shapiro Memorial Library. "Last year, we made roughly $15,000," said...

The face behind an infamous 10 year-old boy paid a visit to a packed crowd at the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium on Thursday night. "I’m Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?" asked Nancy Cartwright, voice actress of the pointy-haired...

The Undergraduate Special Opportunities in Artistry in Research program awarded 36 students with 24 projects and up to $2,500 to pursue independent research projects this year. The students were honored at a banquet Tuesday afternoon at the Holmes Student...

Running, throwing and hauling will be the order of the day during the second annual Ranger Stakes competition Saturday. The competition is sponsored by NIU’s ROTC Ranger Club. Saturday’s competition will feature events designed to push participants...

Thursday was a bittersweet day for Cary Groth as she said goodbye to friends and fans at NIU. At Groth’s open house Thursday, people filtered into the back room of the Stratford Inn, 114 W. State St., Sycamore, to wish her well, as she is leaving her...