The Actuarial Club was denied funding by the Student Association Finance Committee, and the Muslim Student Association may follow. As stated in its budget request, the Actuarial Club is “designed to to connect students in actuarial science and profession...

Caffeine is highly addictive and causes many long-term threats to one’s health, but that doesn’t stop many students from tipping back the cup. According to the Freedomyou Addiction Center Web site, “Quitting coffee can cause withdrawal symptoms...

The Rice Bowl will serve up a football tournament this weekend thanks to the Philippine Student Association. Kevin Abarra, vice president of activities for the PSA, said other schools will participate in the 16th annual tournament, including DePaul University,...

A scholarship is available for students whose parents or guardians work at NIU. The Operating Staff Council (OSC) Dependent Award is available to any child of an operating staff employee, said Joe Koch, associate director of the Office of University Publications...

A cover sheet is an extra sheet of paper that comes with students’ printouts when they go to any computer lab at NIU. It contains the student’s z-ID number and the time of the printout. Although it may seem like a waste of paper, officials said, there...

Zero students attended the Rec Forum that the Student Association held Thursday night at the Student Recreation Center. Michael Potjeau, a junior political science major and chair of the SA services committee, said they had hoped to discuss the possibility...

A teen idol died this week. But a woman was born — no longer a teen, yet still an idol. Britney Spears. With the emergence of her new album, "In the Zone," the former sugar-pop princess stakes a claim to funkier, hip-hop-inspired territory. -That said,...

Who would have thought that hay fever could power a Martian spaceship? This was the case in Sesame Street's "Out of This World," the latest live stage show to hit the NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway.. Terry, the Sesame Street emcee, hit...

Kid Rock, the bad-boy rapper turned country singer, released his fourth major-label album last week. He doesn't lose any of the machismo and ridiculous posturing upon which he built his empire, but he continues to add to his musical repertoire on this...

Author's Note: In the spirit of "Shattered Glass," I constructed this review from various reports in the media without actually having seen the video. I saw London. I saw France. I saw Paris Hilton without her underpants. Rick Solomon's lackluster directorial...

Today, smokers all over the nation are encouraged to put away their lighters for a day. The Great American Smokeout is an annual event initiated by the American Cancer Society in 1977. The goal is to show smokers that if they can quit for one day, they...

Michelle Emmett, associate vice provost of Student Affairs, received the 2003 Athena Award on Tuesday night at a reception at the Best Western Inn and Suites, 1212 W. Lincoln Highway. The Athena Award recognizes professional achievement and community...