By recruiting students through orientation and registration, the university honors program has grown by 200 students since last year. A reason for the high enrollment, program director Michael Martin said, is because the program directors recruit students...

With the help of smart classrooms, NIU is able to find more effective ways to help professors give lectures. Smart classrooms consist of computers with updated software such as Microsoft Office XP, which includes Microsoft Office Suite. The new software...

After 25 years of one family’s ownership, longtime hot spots Molly’s and Amnesia’s have been sold. The sale culminates the transfer of ownership from one family to another. Chris and Mike Carpenter, brothers and former owners of the night spots,...

The bond between students and professors can extend past a working relationship and into an intimate one. If it happens at NIU, there’s nothing another student, professor or even the university can do about it. At NIU, relationships between students...

During the summer months, some local businesses have experienced a decline in business operations and revenue because there are less students on campus. Shelley’s, 901H Lucinda Ave., expected this decline. Sean Pratscher, a manager at Shelley’s, said...

New freshmen at any Illinois state university will have an easier time to plan ahead for their college career, at least in terms of tuition, starting summer 2004. Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed the "truth in tuition" law July 22, which states that first-year...

Drunken drivers in DeKalb County now have a higher price to pay if caught driving under the influence of alcohol - a possible forfeiture of their vehicle. A person will have his or her vehicle taken away and sold if caught under the following circumstances:...

New additions will be implemented to the University Police’s foot patrol program this fall. Two new Community Safety Centers (CSC) will be located at Lincoln and Neptune halls. CSCs, which are to assist students in case of emergencies, were implemented...

Electronics retailer Best Buy signed a lease to open a store in DeKalb last week. Although the lease has been signed, there are enough loopholes that Best Buy could still back out if its terms are not met, said Community Development Director Paul Rasmussen....

Before this month’s storm surge, local crops were suffering from the lack of rain. NIU staff meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said, however, as excessive as the recent rainfall may seem, it actually has been much needed. Earlier this year, and up until...

The mechanical sounds are inescapable and the detours are unavoidable. It’s construction season at NIU. "What we’re really trying to do is get the campus ready for the students in the fall," said Bob Albanese, associate vice president of Finance and...