The NIU softball team was not able to overcome an early 3-0 deficit and eventually fell 3-2 to in-state rival UIC on Sunday in Chicago. The loss is the fifth in the last six games for the Huskies who fell to 14-11 while UIC improves to 11-26 overall....

Ling was a fifth-year medical student in Cambodia at the start of the four-year genocide in Cambodia. Along with her family, Ling was forced to live in war camps, make compost from human feces and witness her husband being taken away. After the genocide,...

Questions ranging from race to the war in Iraq were the topics of discussion Friday at the Teen Summit panel discussion, which was hosted by the the Center for Black Studies. DeKalb, Sycamore and Oak Lawn high school students were in attendance. The event...

The NIU track and field team battled the weather over the weekend to finish second at the 19-team Chicagoland Championships. The Huskies were victorious in four of the 16 events, totalling 117.5 points. DePaul won the meet with 124 points. "There were...

Summer school most likely will not be eliminated, as the state's blow to Illinois public universities' budgets won't be as devastating as expected, according to NIU President John Peters. NIU has been dreading a "worst case scenario" since early March...

Nine sororities and two fraternities will take part in a dance competition benefiting a worthy cause. "Do It to the Crowd," a dance contest sponsored by Alpha Sigma Alpha, is an annual event that tries to get the crowd's response by getting it involved...

NIU may shutter DuSable Hall for the summer to cut costs. School officials, however, are waiting for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's scheduled budget address on Wednesday before nailing down any final plans. Department heads are bracing for the worst in light...

The Student Association Senate began its meeting on time regardless of the clocks in the Skyroom of the Holmes Student Center not being altered to accommodate daylight-saving time. SA President Kevin Miller opened the meeting with his executive report...

The Supreme Court is battling with the issue of affirmative action admission policies in universities. Opponents of affirmative action appeared before the Supreme Court on April 1 to argue their case. The two cases at hand involve the admissions policy...

Sunday at Judson College in Elgin an assortment of top high school seniors competed in the Chicagoland JAM-boree, including NIU basketball signee Mike McKinney of Evanston. McKinney finished with 13 points in a 148-117 loss for his North Team. "I was...

The Convocation Center will host the hit musical "Grease" on Tuesday night. "I encourage all to come and see the show because it appeals not only to the theater-going person, but it appeals to fans of the '50s and anyone who loves the show ‘Grease,'"...

With the DeKalb City Council taking a new twist because of the April 1 elections, issues like the Greek Row Revitalization Plan will be the responsibility of newly-elected 1st Ward Alderman Karega Harris. But Harris said he has no doubts the Greek Row...