As more prospective students take an interest in NIU, orientation officials are dealing with record crowds unseen in recent years. Last month’s Presidents Day open house attracted 1,845 students and parents. Traditionally, the Presidents Day open house...

Sharon Pflaumer, an NIU alumna and staff secretary for Student Housing and Dining Services, has caught the attention of animal-lovers across the nation for many years. Pflaumer has written for several national magazines, including Dog Fancy, The Bark,...

Emil Schiesser, a Sycamore native and graduate of NIU’s physics department, will give a presentation titled “From DeKalb to the Moon and Beyond,” at 7:30 p.m. today at the Engineering Building’s Auditorium, Room 101. Schiesser received his bachelor’s...

Order of Omega is sponsoring a charity event designed for college basketball fans. Beginning March 15, those interested will be able to purchase a “March to Charity” bracket and select the teams they expect to win in the upcoming NCAA tournament....

An additional 1,000 tickets for the April 15 Dave Chappelle show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday. The additional tickets will be available only to students. The new seats will be located on the sides of the stage as well as in the last four rows in...

Students who are married or are single parents may have the option to live at University Apartments, located north of Lincoln Hall. University Apartments, 501 N. Annie Glidden Road, houses 80 adults and a few children. To be eligible to live there, at...

Other schools may have larger rooms or more residence halls, but NIU’s Residence Hall Association recently was voted the top large school RHA in the state for the third straight year. The award is given to schools based on their involvement with students...

Senior dance performance major Jesse Kopp dances, rehearses and takes classes from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at least five days a week. “We basically live at the dance studio and become a big family,” Kopp said. The time commitment, discipline and maintenance...

Monday marked the Cortland Police Department’s one-month anniversary in its new station. The 1,700-square-foot station, located at 12950 Route 38, has three offices, a conference room, reception and booking areas, two bathrooms and open office space...

The decision on whether to sell the morning after pill over the counter will be delayed until May, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA is requesting more information about 16- and 17-year-old girls who have used the morning after pill....

NIU’s Women’s Studies Program gave students an in-depth look at a nearly forgotten sports legend Monday afternoon. The presentation, titled “Women in Uniform: True Stories from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League,” detailed the...

Author and National Public Radio commentator Beth Finke will hold a daylong series of lectures and book signings Wednesday. Finke will speak about overcoming the hardships of being blind and her accomplishments as a commentator and writer. Finke is a...