The blaze of the summer heat and pending budget constraints haven’t stopped the Campus Activities Board from moving full steam ahead with its lineup of programs for summer. "We try to get a good variety of events and provide something for summer students...

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Police have a suspect in custody after an alleged break-in Monday morning. Wesley Abell, 22, of 811 W. Lincoln Highway is charged with attempted first degree murder, two counts of home invasion and one count of armed violence....

Jazz is considered a staple in American culture, but NIU history professor E. Taylor Atkins proved the art goes beyond U.S. borders. Atkins recently was awarded the John Whitney Hall book prize for the best book written about Korea or Japan. The Association...

In the back storage room of Borders Books and Music in DeKalb, about 700 copies of the newest Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," sat undisturbed on carts. In the front of the store, hundreds of people awaited the midnight...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that race could be used as a factor in admissions programs at universities; however, NIU won’t be affected directly by the ruling. The court’s decision allows universities to give minority applicants an edge in...

NIU will receive an 8.2 percent decrease of about $9.1 million in its general revenue fund for operations for fiscal year 2004. Kathy Buettner, associate vice president for state and federal relations for NIU, said that all Illinois public universities...

Two of the four DeKalb bars charged with violating liquor license laws received fines at Monday’s hearing. Amnesia Night Club, 1000 W. Lincoln Highway, and Starbusters Bar & Grill, 930 Pappas Drive No. D, received $500 and $750 fines respectively...

NIU is hosting its second annual conference to investigate the problems faced by Latinos in higher education and look at the recruitment and retention of Latinos. The conference titled "Latino Education Policy in Illinois: Results and Ideas for Change"...

From getting his master’s degree in electrical engineering at NIU in 1988, to being appointed acting dean of the College of Engineering, Promod Vohra has come a long way. Vohra, currently associate dean for the College of Engineering, officially will...

The NIU Board of Trustees has recommended the approval of the appointment of Rathindra N. Bose as the vice president for Research and dean of the Graduate School. The appointment will take effect July 1, if confirmed at the June 19 BOT meeting. Bose said...

On July 1, the NIU community will witness a changing of the guard in the vice provost’s office. Earl "Gip" Seaver, former chairman of the communicative disorders department, will take over the position as vice provost from Robert Wheeler, who has worked...

Tumbleweed shouldn’t be your only companion while you’re on your way to class. NIU will be home to almost 10,000 students this summer. A frail economy, fewer paid summer internships and fiercer competition to register for classes during the regular...