Dan Edwards, NIU’s scientific research glassblower, will hold his annual glassblowing demonstration and sale at 7:30 p.m. today at Faraday Hall, Room 143. The event is sponsored by the NIU Chemistry Club. Edwards manufactures and repairs most of the...

Students will get a chance to climb aboard the peace train as the genre-transcending South African band Sharon Katz and the Peace Train visits NIU. The six-member band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium....

With the days getting shorter, some students may be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder. The disorder is a form of depression, said Rebecca Weisenthal, a psychologist at the Counseling & Student Development Center. “It occurs in some people...

The Gamma Phi Omega and Sigma Lambda Gamma sororities will co-sponsor their first blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s Illinois Room. Each donor will receive a free pair of flannel pants and must bring a photo ID to the...

Deadheads young and old rocked to the sounds of Bob Weir and Ratdog at the Convocation Center on Friday night. The concert began shortly after 8 p.m., with the Grateful Dead’s classic song “Playin’ in the Band.” The group played until 11:30 p.m.,...

Students who organized last year’s protest against Cintas, a public uniform company, received recognition from the Student Association Senate on Sunday night despite criticism from some senators. The students’ organization, the Labor Rights Alliance,...

The Masquerade Fall Ball, sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, attracted more than 150 people to the Holmes Student Center’s Regency Room on Saturday night, said NAACP president Tim Jones. Callie Simpson, a senior...

Grateful Dead fans might have a reason to come to the Convocation Center this weekend. Former Dead member Bob Weir and his band, Ratdog, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday. Kevin Selover, marketing manager for the Convo Center, said they are excited to bring...

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ foreign language department holds the least common major among NIU students. Registration and Records reported only two students majoring in Russian. This may be because most students opt to take Russian only...

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will host its Masquerade Fall Ball on Saturday at the Holmes Student Center’s Regency Room. LaToya Shine, publicity chair for the NAACP and chair for the Fall Ball, said the ball is a formal...

Students who enjoy the outdoors might find their niche at the Outing Centre. The center, located behind the Student Recreation Center, offers activities such as rock climbing, kayaking, canoeing, spelunking, mountain hiking and backpacking. These activities...

Many students who drink alcohol at NIU go through the same ritual with every bottle of booze they consume. Buy the bottle, drink the bottle, then display the bottle for all to see. But for students living in the university’s residence halls, displaying...