Groups looking to protest on campus need more than an issue and a few hand-painted signs. University policy requires groups or individuals to follow guidelines about time, place and manner, or risk penalties. The guidelines are set so people don’t interrupt...

The University of Tennessee system is looking for a new president, and NIU President John Peters is on the list of presidential nominations. The list includes people who have been nominated for the position but neither have accepted nor declined the nomination....

A student organization that wants to bring more diverse entertainment to campus sparked debate about its possible role on campus among Student Association senators when it came up for recognition at Sunday’s senate meeting. On-Point Entertainment, a...

NIU students and Greek community members participated in a swim meet and lip-syncing contest as they competed in the conclusion of Delta Gamma’s 23rd annual Anchor Splash events Sunday. The weeklong competition was a fundraiser for the chapter’s philanthropy...

Freshmen starting in the fall 2004 semester will not have to guess the cost of the rest of their college tuition. The Truth in Tuition Act, which was signed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich on July 22, states that students who enroll after the 2003-’04 academic...

Dances, duets, poems and artwork will be presented at the DeKalb Area Women’s Center’s annual Herstorical Tea Program to celebrate Women’s History Month. A tea party is assembled to recognize the history behind women’s movements, said Anna Marie...

The NIU Board of Trustees has a cure for cold feet in Douglas Hall. Next year, Douglas Hall’s A and B wing floors will be recarpeted, and the tile floors in the rooms will be carpeted, said Bob Albanese, associate vice president for Finance and Facilities....

With the help of University Health Service, students can keep track of the amount of alcohol they drink using the Internet. A Web site called MyStudentBody.com helps to make sure alcohol doesn’t interfere with students’ daily routines. It also helps...

NIU Counseling and Student Development is working to decrease the number of undecided majors by hosting "Finding the Future Career Workshops." The workshops are held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays and from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays until April...

bout 50 students and faculty were ordained as "ministers of fun" by Bob Evans, president of Force Fin Products, at his lecture, "The Shape of Things to Come," Thursday night. "If it’s not fun, don’t do it. If you must do it, make it fun," was the...

"Out of the cataclysm of the world war come new fellowships, new aspirations. It is ours to make the most of them." The above address by President Warren G. Harding was published in a 1921 edition of the Northern Illinois newspaper, which later would...

S.I.S.T.E.R.S. and Sigma Gamma Rho will sponsor their second annual Black Women’s Health Symposium. The event originated last year, and members of the organizations thought it would be a great idea to address women’s issues. This year’s theme is...