Voting for Homecoming king and queen will take place from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. today and Wednesday at DuSable Hall and Tuesday at the Holmes Student Center. The king and queen will be announced at the Coronation Ceremony following the talent show Sunday,...

Two NIU professors received federal grants to do projects concerning ethics in research. Jeffrey Hecht, professor and chair of the department of educational technology, research and assessment; and Murali Krishnamurthi, director of NIU’s Faculty Development...

Students who have not bought their books for the fall semester only have a little time left. Both the University Bookstore and Village Commons Bookstore have started shipping back old books to make room for next semester. Lee Blankenship, general manager...

Freshmen are not always prepared for their newfound freedom when they go away to college. But their academic skills are up to speed. Instructors of general education classes like English 103 and math 101 or 110 think, overall, freshmen are prepared for...

Next week, students will have an opportunity to explore careers within the sociology field. The sociology department is hosting its first annual event at the Holmes Student Center to inform NIU students about different fields they can go into after graduation....

In his State of the University Address Thursday, NIU President John Peters discussed a lack of financial support for NIU from the federal government. However, he did not comment on the possibility of faculty layoffs. Sue Willis, president of the Faculty...

Elogeme Adolphi, a Christian sorority on campus, is sponsoring a play called “Story of a Dancer.” Taija Cockrell, a member of Elogeme Adolphi, said the play is about a young woman named Destiny who struggles through many events while in college. She...

Marketing organization Wind Tunnel Entertainment is holding auditions for a talent show that will take place before the Oct. 18 Ludacris concert at the Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway. The auditions will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday...

Experts on anything from flirting to severe thunderstorms can be found on the NIU Experts Guide Web site. The guide is a listing of campus experts, mostly faculty and some staff, said Melanie Magara, assistant vice president of Public Affairs. It’s...

Seeing a great movie on the big screen for the first time can send a chill down one's back. Market Square Cinemas, 2160 Sycamore Road, (owned by GKC Theatres) is hosting the Rerun Film Series. Consisting of six weeks of old movies, the twice-yearly festival...

Friends, Romans, countrymen, Carrot Top haters and Alf lovers, a M.O.O.S.E. veteran has entered the building. *cue music* "Casey's back, back again, Casey's back, tell some friends, preferably your hot, single supermodel friends." Since I know all of...

Two more musical acts have been booked at the Convocation Center for the upcoming months. Contemporary Christian music group Paul Colman Trio will perform on Nov. 6. Ratdog, featuring Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, will perform Nov. 14. The Paul Colman...