On Thursday, the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom will be rededicated during a concert featuring the NIU jazz ensemble and guest artists Dennis Mackrel and Paul Ellington. In a $970,000 project, the ballroom was remodeled from May until...

An NIU student was killed Tuesday morning when her car collided with a semitrailer on Route 72 near Genoa. Brenda Jo Holst, a 21-year-old junior biology major of Prospect Heights, was driving westbound on Route 72 near Roosevelt Road when her vehicle...

“Nobody” can rock it like Robert Randolph and the Family Band did Tuesday night at the Duke Ellington Ballroom. These chants could be heard echoing throughout the ballroom during the song “Nobody,” despite the lack of people that showed up to...

Alpha Phi Omega is holding its second annual holiday benefit dinner Wednesday to recognize NIU football coach Joe Novak. Appearing as a guest speaker, Novak will speak about the importance of charity and community service. “Joe Novak has dramatically...

A $4,500 grant was awarded to NIU staff meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste to improve his computer systems. “One of the things we wanted to do is upgrade the aging computer services,” Sebenste said. “Money within the university was unavailable, so we...

Girls Fight Back - that’s the theme of the self-defense event sponsored by Alpha Phi at 7 p.m. tonight at the Student Recreation Center. Janice Galon is the vice president of chapter operations for Alpha Phi. She said she thinks it is important to have...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $206,000 grant to NIU’s department of geology and environmental geosciences that will improve technologies and research capabilities. NIU has received the award three consecutive years. “These grants are called...

Americans are eating more. With fast food restaurants at every corner and grocery stores providing instant meals, are NIU students eating more, too? Researchers from the University of North Carolina have analyzed surveys taken over a 20-year span. They’ve...

NIU students living in the residence halls now can view their phone bills online. The university made bills available online in October, said Cindy Phillips, director of telecommunications at NIU. The decision was made over the summer, she said. Phillips...

Nearly 170 people attended the annual NIU Foundation Donor Recognition Dinner Oct. 3 in Naperville, said Mallory Simpson, NIU’s chief development officer and president of the NIU Foundation. Many members of the foundation board and donors who gave $1,000...

“And if thine eye offends thee, pluck it out,” reads the Bible verse alluded to in the title of the book being read by the United Campus Ministries book discussion group. The book “Mark 947” tells the true story of Calpernia Addams, a transgendered...

Undecided students and those who are just questioning their major can get some guidance Wednesday at a program called Decisions 101. Decisions 101 is an event that aims to provide students with an opportunity to explore various majors and find out what...