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,...

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...

Iota Phi Theta will hold its first Greeknik weekend today and Saturday at the Center for Black Studies. The event is to bring together the Greek community as well as to allow members of the fraternity to preview Greek life. The weekend will kick off today...

Still Hall and neighboring Still Gym once were known as "The Men’s Buildings" but now serve both sexes as the home of Media Services and the department of technology Originally, Still Hall was acknowledged as a home to young college men. "This ensemble...

Some will come dressed as cowboys, some as policemen and others as Elvis - all dressed as men. The Chicago Kings, an all-female drag troupe, will perform at 8:30 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. The performance is one...