In addition to its hallucination-inducing appearance, the psychedelic carpet at Founders Memorial Library now has spawned a poetry contest. NIU students are eligible to pen a poem about the first level's brown-, orange- and yellow-striped floor covering....

Growth Summit members reviewed numbers on expected growth and development from representatives from the Center for Governmental Studies. The center presented numbers at Tuesday's Growth Summit meeting from a survey conducted to see what residents thought...

Altgeld Hall's renovation should be completed by January, said Patricia Perkins, assistant to the vice president of Finance and Facilities. The project, which started in 1999, was expected to be completed by fall 2002, Perkins said. She added that the...

After taking home 10 wins in its first 13 games, NIU's softball team has been in a funk. The Huskies (7-5, 17-17) since have won seven of their last 21 games. In eight of its 13 losses in that stretch, NIU has lost by one run and will look to pick up...

If you're a fan of MTV's "Real World" and are sad the season is over, Campus Activities Board has come to your rescue. CAB Special Events and Speakers is presenting "A Night with Trishelle and Theo" today. Trishelle was on "Real World: Las Vegas," whereas...

A DeKalb man was arrested Monday afternoon at Kishwaukee College after he was found with stolen property from an earlier burglary. According to a press release, James E. Lane, 19, was being interviewed by DeKalb and University Police detectives after...

Bodies were thrashed and spirits were crushed in Monday's first round of tugs competition. The 33rd annual event, which runs through Friday, is hosted by the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. The victors of the three testosterone-packed matches were Sigma...

If you have not filed your taxes yet, pick up your pen and your W-4. You still have some options left. First of all, if you expect to receive a refund, there are no late-filing penalties, according to the Internal Revenue Service's Web site. The reason...

Rob Judson had some good times at the University of Illinois. With the head coaching job open at U of I, if Judson wants the position, he isn't letting on. While Judson has been mentioned by ESPN's Andy Katz as a possible replacement and is rated as a...

Ah, the coaching carousel. What would any college basketball off-season be without a few coaching changes to stir up the competitive mix? For the first time in a while, this national mix-up might actually mean something to the NIU community. After Roy...

Palm trees, sunshine and the island flavor of the Caribbean made its way to "A Little Taste of the Caribbean," presented by the Residence Hall Association's Believing in Culture committee Monday night. The evening featured the NIU Steel Band on instruments...

DeKalb police issued a warning following the discovery of a counterfeit $100 bill by a local bank employee. The bill originally was printed as a $1 bill that allegedly was "washed" by the counterfeiters who then reprinted it as a $100 bill, according...