A six-year winning streak broke this weekend when Phi Kappa Sigma took home the 33rd annual tugs championship. The Skulls upset Pi Kappa Alpha by defeating them in an intense final round Friday, earning the title of 2003 tugs champions and placing the...

About 250 people lined up at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, on Saturday to walk to help America in its fight to protect babies. "The March of Dime's mission is to raise awareness about premature births," said Kim Wales, community involvement director...

NIU coach Donna Martin said she would like to win two of three games against Bowling Green this weekend. Her team came up with that and more. The Huskies (21-18, 11-6 MAC) swept the Falcons at Mary Bell Field in a doubleheader on Saturday and a shutout...

Three games, three wins. Not only did NIU take a trio of games from Bowling Green this weekend at Mary Bell Field, but Amy Krahula did it as well. The third-year starter took home all three victories from the mound this weekend, improving her record to...

The Student Association Senate approved 70 budgets for the SA- recognized organizations at Sunday's meeting. The senate approved every budget the finance committee recommended, with the exception of the Residence Hall Association. RHA's budget was allocated...

"It all begins with ‘U'" was the theme of this year's Unity Day. The event, sponsored by the NAACP, took place Sunday at Central Park. Organizations such as the Black Student Union and the National Pan-Hellenic Council were there with information tables....

Representatives from Sherman Williams, Target, Wallace Print Sales and LaSalle Bank were giving out information on their companies and recruiting future employees at the Professional Networking Seminar and Reception held Friday at Neptune Central. "It's...

Richard Doner, a political science professor at Emory University in Atlanta, spoke about the economic issues in Southeast Asia on Friday at the Campus Life Building. The lecture was the last in a series organized by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies....

The closing of DuSable Hall this summer will save NIU money from maintenance and utility costs, but not at the cost of employees. The move will save NIU thousands of dollars said Bob Albanese, associate vice president of finance and facilities. "I want...

The recent budget cuts called for by the state of Illinois have the entire campus searching for ways to save NIU money. The NIU athletic department has been considered as a possibility by those around campus. However, according to state laws, it would...

After a slow start this weekend, the NIU baseball team rallied late in the final of four games to avoid being swept by host Miami (Ohio). The Huskies (23-17, 9-7 MAC) registered five hits in Saturday's doubleheader after Friday's game was postponed because...

The majority of the NIU wrestling team was busy over the weekend at the University Nationals at Harper College in Palatine, Ill. George Kirgan, who wrestled in the 174-pound class last season, was the only Huskie who participated in both the Greco-Roman...