Sorry kids. *Yawn* It's a lazy afternoon. And frankly, I don't feel like delving into the MOOSE archives when I could be outside tanning my ghost white complexion. Besides, I have more important things to do - like play the new "Legend of Zelda" game...

Mr. Shawn Carter, better known to you and I as Jay-Z, recognized the fact that his sequel to the "The Blueprint" did not hit his typical mark of quality. He has come back to the scene with "The Blueprint: 2.1," a shortened but upgraded version of "The...

Friends, colleagues and family gathered Wednesday at the Holmes Student Center's Regency Room to honor interim vice provost Robert Wheeler before his upcoming retirement. Among the guests at the party was NIU President John Peters, who spoke fondly of...

The Storyteller's Theatre, brought in part by the Theater 215 class, was a mixture of whimsical reflections, folk tales and anecdotes. Curly-haired Ben Cannon, dressed in formal pants and a button-down shirt, was the emcee for the night. Freshman acting...

Tied for second place in the MAC West, the NIU softball team just needs to keep doing what it's doing according to NIU coach Donna Martin. The Huskies (16-14, 6-3 MAC) will play their first non-doubleheader in a week at 5 p.m. today at Illinois State...

At 3:15 Tuesday afternoon NIU Assistant Athletics Director Stacy Allie journeyed out to the soccer field to let the NIU men's soccer team know about its new head coach, Steve Simmons. "We're ecstatic," Allie said. "He's going to bring so much passion...

NIU shortstop Joe Mazzuca knows that overlooking a 3-23 Chicago State team is always a possibility, but not if the Huskies focus on the task at hand. "Coach [Ed] Mathey has said from day one that if we play our game, we'll be all right," Mazzuca said....

It takes dedication from students to earn a spot on the Princeton Review's top party school list - a dedication to drinking. Every year, the Princeton Review surveys 65,000 students nationwide. Based on questions relating to alcohol and drug use, the...

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a mysterious pneumonia-like illness, is breaking out around the world, but if it shows up at NIU the University Health Service has a plan to handle it. According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control...

A little less than two months since 16-year NIU soccer coach Willy Roy was fired, the NIU Athletics Department has selected a replacement. Three candidates were interviewed last week, and one was picked as Roy's successor, according to Assistant Athletics...

About 26 percent of NIU's campus is comprised of minorities. Because of campus resources like the Center for Black Studies, University Resources for Latinos and the Asian American Task Force, this percentage will rise. "Minority applications, as well...

The NIU Veterans Club will put on a Support Our Troops Rally at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday evening at the King Memorial Commons. The event will feature speakers and a reading of names of soldiers killed during U.S. military operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi...