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 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...

ULife.com provides a new Web service for college students nationwide. Launched on Jan. 21, the University Lifestyle Web site currently has about 2,000 to 3,000 members. ULife.com plans to tour Illinois to promote its site. It hopes to stop at major universities,...

Adams Hall was named after Karl Adams, NIU president from 1929 to 1948. Glen Gildemeister, director of NIU’s Regional History Center, said the building likely would have a different name today if Adams hadn’t died prior to the building’s opening....

NIU students and members of the Greek community will splash around Sunday at the conclusion of Delta Gamma’s 23rd annual Anchor Splash events. Sixteen groups, which include fraternities, sororities and the NIU Silverettes, are participating in this...

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...

The NIU Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) is building its fourth race car for the International SAE Formula. The competition is from May 19 to May 23 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. Each year, 125 schools from all over the world compete,...