The Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge will return to DeKalb when it comes to the Convocation Center on March 5 and 6. Tickets for the event go on sale at 10 a.m. today and can be purchased at the Convo Center box office or any Ticketmaster location....

Today is the last opportunity for students interested in running for one of the Student Association or Campus Activities Board executive positions. SA Election Commissioner Erik Swastek led the first candidates meeting Monday night. Swastek said students...

NIU’s transportation department is getting the most mileage out of its money with the help of fuel-friendly electric/gasoline hybrid cars. The department, which manages all vehicles used by the university, currently uses two Toyota Priuses and has six...

From heartbreak to orgasm, the everyday experiences of women will be demonstrated during “The Vagina Monologues.” The performance will run at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Gabel Hall’s Caven Auditorium. The production is being put on by...

On Feb. 3, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Verizon Wireless announced a statewide initiative to partner with college campuses to combat dating violence, and NIU is looking to take part. Diane Pospisil-Kinney, a counselor at the Counseling and...

Select counties and municipalities in Illinois have been announced as recipients of about $3 million in emergency management assistance grants. DeKalb County will receive about $23,542 from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. The money will go toward...

Andrea Cooper, the mother of a young woman who committed suicide, will share her experiences with NIU on Wednesday. Andrea’s daughter Kristin was 20 years old when she committed suicide after experiencing acquaintance rape and depression. “It is certainly...

The NIU community will have a chance to learn about therapeutic cloning this week. NIU political science professor Andrea Bonnicksen will speak about “Therapeutic Cloning and Public Policy” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the staff lounge of Founders Memorial...

More than 200 students got a free, safe ride home last Friday night courtesy of NIU’s Late Night Ride Service, University Police Lt. Matthew Kiederlen said. At this time last year, an average of 75 students used the service. Currently, there are more...

The solo performance of “I Need You Now” by Krista Paulsen left the audience with something to talk about at the annual Student Choreographic Showcase over the weekend. Marita Aylen from Chicago said Paulsen’s performance was “breathtaking.”...

NIU students will have a chance to meet with a variety of employers at the summer employment fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom, Career Counselor Karen Castelein said. Employers include Menards,...

No schools in DeKalb School District 428 are on probation because of the No Child Left Behind Act this year, but data problems have affected three. District schools passed standards this year, said Linell Lasswell, assistant superintendent for curriculum...