A vacation can be tough on a student's time and cash supply, so NIU's Outing Centre is trying to offer something more affordable. For $200, any NIU student can join a 12-person group for a six-day backpacking trip in August to Pictured Rocks National...

With one Student Association Senate meeting left this year, the SA has one final opportunity to approve more than 70 budgets for next year. The senate waived the first reading on several items of new business on its agenda, including one to appropriate...

Janet Rodriguez was crowned Latina queen this weekend at the fourth annual Miss Latina NIU cultural pageant. "It was a great experience," she said. "I felt a rush when they announced my name." NIU students and visiting schools attended the pageant Friday...

Coordinators of this year's Asian American Association's annual fashion show put a reality television twist on it with the theme "Reality Overload." Using videos, the students mocked the flood of reality programs on television. The show started with a...

After losing to Marshall 6-1 on Friday, the NIU women's tennis team snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-2 MAC win over Miami (Ohio) at the Anderson Hall courts on Saturday. The Huskies (12-6, 6-2 MAC) started quick with a sweep of all three doubles...

Vietnamese Cultural Night drew a crowd of more than 250 people Friday with a presentation on the mixture of the past and present culture of the country. The culture night, hosted at the Newman Catholic Student Center and sponsored by the Vietnamese Student...

Quick starts by the NIU softball team have become its trademark this season. Snapping a three-game losing streak, the Huskies (16-14, 6-3 MAC) beat Toledo (6-23, 3-11 MAC) 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday in Toledo, Ohio. Moving her record...

A hair stylist, an assistant geography professor and a psychologist presented their individual experiences on being Asian American. The panel presentation held Monday in the Campus Life Building entitled "Career Stories of Asian American Leaders" was...

A $6 ticket price and three bands pulled about 300 sweaty teens into the Regency Room on Friday night for Kill Hannah. Openers Murder By Death played a complicated set that was underscored by classical piano and electronic cello. "The show tonight was...

Do you know Tongue Fu? Strangely with "Anger Management" doing well in theaters, University Resources for Women is offering its own anger management workshop, the uniquely titled "Tongue Fu Tuesdays: The Awful Zinger: Who Holds a Laser Beam Directed at...

The John Henry Clark Honor Society held its induction ceremony Sunday. The ceremony was held in honor of students who maintain a 3.0 grade point average or higher while carrying at least 12 credit hours. "The purpose of this organization is to commend...

NIU sophomore gymnast Kristina Campos made her presence felt Saturday against the South Central Region's best, placing 10th in the all-around competition. Campos, who finished 17th last year in the Regional competition, managed a 38.950 score this time...