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...

A Douglas Hall community adviser has been removed from his position after a sophisticated sting by his floormates caught him stealing money from another resident. Floor residents became suspicious after items began disappearing from people’s rooms on...

I have a friend whose uncle is an Army Ranger. Growing up, this uncle used to come into town once a year. All the neighborhood kids would flock to the house to play the annual game of hide-and-seek. -The Ranger would sit on the couch and instruct the...

Starting today, 34 Filipino activists will be at NIU for a monthlong training institute to promote peace, tolerance and hope for the future. Titled "Bridging the Gap," the program advocates inter-ethnic dialogue and conflict resolution to a balanced group...

As a world-renowned beer-pong champion and a world-renowned beer-drinking champion, I felt that the NIU Ping-Pong Club stood no fighting chance. It was cooked. Shish kabobs. Beef jerky. Smoked ham on rye. Three hours and four to five losses later, I was...

Painted on what once was a blank wall, brown and white cracked hands now cradle the earth. They are the international hands that touch our world. Where the white walls once were in the Douglas B Wing is now senior art education major Jeff Brubaker’s...

Following 2002's "Highly Evolved," The Vines were wrongfully tagged as followers of recent "The Band" trends — alongside right-place-right-time acts The Datsuns and The D4. -The Strokes and The White Stripes both released follow-up albums in 2003, but...

I woke up at about 5 a.m. Tuesday morning and discovered my friend was up as well. I asked him why he was up, and he said he was watching the Major League Baseball season opener live from Japan. He asked me why I was up, and I told him I had to take a...

Former NIU student Jeremy Misiaveg, 23, died Saturday on the CTA Blue Line Subway tracks in the 1100 block of North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. Sheila Gregory, a Chicago Transit Authority spokeswoman, said he was electrocuted by the track rail. Tom Molony,...

Glidden Campus Florist & Greenhouse and Altrusa will present their 30th annual floral design show, "The Music of Flowers," at 7 p.m. today at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Tickets may be purchased...

During this month, NIU will celebrate Asian American Heritage Month. Lectures, career workshops and a fashion show are just a few of the planned activities. The first event is an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Adams Hall’s Chandelier Room. The...

Guess who sold out, bitches? For only the second time in the arena’s 20-month history, the Convocation Center has sold out a show. The April 15 Dave Chappelle comedy show officially sold out late last week. More than 7,000 tickets were sold for the...