Will Keim, a campus minister from Oregon and a former member of Delta Upsilon, spoke about leadership in the 21st century to NIU students and members of the Greek community Tuesday at the Carl Sandberg Auditorium. In order for a student to be a leader...

NIU will hire four additional police officers by January with help from a $300,000 federal grant. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of $99.3 million intended to expand community-oriented policing efforts across the country....

NIU received a $24,726 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help teach pollution awareness. Among the EPA’s many responsibilities, it tries to educate United States citizens about pollution. Murali Krishnamurthi, director of the Faculty...

Brian Groner likes music. Groner, the director of NIU’s Philharmonic Orchestra, will present a concert at 8 p.m. today at the Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The concert, “Dialectics for Orchestra,” was written by NIU music professor...

Opposites attract, even in the case of twins. Amber and Bonnie Baker are twins in their junior year at NIU. Amber is majoring in dance performance, and Bonnie is majoring in criminology. “It is kind of like the ballerina meets the cop,” Amber said....

President George Bush signed legislation Monday giving the Federal Trade Commission the authority to begin enforcing the National Do Not Call Registry. Starting Wednesday, telemarketing companies could be slapped with an $11,000 fine if they call you...

Rascal Flatts is one of the hottest acts in country music. The group was nominated for "Best Vocal Group" at the CMA awards and is currently headlining the CMT Most Wanted Live Tour with fellow country acts Chris Cagle and Brian McComas, which stops at...

Sigma Lambda Gamma will host a free barbecue today at Central Park to raise money for breast cancer. Simone Lamothe, a member of Sigma Lambda Gamma, said the event and the food is free, but students are encouraged to give donations. “We hope to spread...

Four of the 40 Student Association Senate seats remain vacant following this week’s elections. The elections, which ended Wednesday, yielded the maximum allowable senators in districts one through four, but only four of the eight available positions...

I don't need to be made to look evil. I can do that on my own." - Christopher Walken Tomorrow is a special day in the world of Greg Feltes. You see, I am always so busy that I tend to focus in the new and stick with the present, but tomorrow is a day...

Since the dawn of man, or at least "Animal House," pranking has been as synonymous with college as Carrot Top has been with not being funny. For the last two weeks, the Weekender has been speaking to students and investigating various pranks. Some are...

After sorting through the latest candidates for the governor of California, I found that Gallagher is running alongside the slew of midget childhood stars, smut peddlers and ex-terminators. I started laughing and thought to myself, "Oh, that wacky Gallagher,...