Music from a harp drifted through the Thurgood Marshall Gallery in Swen Parson Hall during the LBGT Spring Reception. About 35 students and faculty members enjoyed conversation and refreshments during the reception sponsored by the Presidential Commission...

Hard luck and great plays by the opposition has NIU's softball team on a two-game skid, coach Donna Martin said. NIU (14-11) will get its shot to get back on track today when it takes on Western Illinois (13-18) at 3:30 p.m. in Macomb. The Huskies originally...

NIU administrators, faculty and students have waited anxiously for several months to learn of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's financial plans for higher education, and today they wait no longer. At noon today, Blagojevich is expected to present his state budget...

Educational system • "We are also going to make the education system more effective" Reductions • High education cuts will provide $112 million toward deficit reduction • "Savings will not impact what happens inside the classroom" • Elimination...

The Student Association released its proposed fiscal year 2004 budget at Monday's budget meeting. In its budget, the SA has requested more than $294,000 - a 90 percent increase of the funds allocated for the fiscal '03 school year. The SA was allocated...

Former Mount Carmel football player and NIU recruit Greg Owens has re-enrolled at school. Owens, who dropped out of Mt. Carmel in February after allegedly being accused of stealing from lockers at the school, has enrolled at Chicago Hales Franciscan High...

The construction by Cole Hall is almost complete and a new project on Gilbert Drive is just around the corner. Patricia Perkins, assistant to the vice provost of Finance and Facilities, said the Cole Hall project will be complete once the weather stabilizes....

Shaun Crisler knew you would read this article about his climb to become the Student Association president when he first arrived at NIU in 1998. He just didn't know how to make it happen. However, through a combination of hard work, charisma and voting...

Today, members of the faculty and staff of the university, as well as students, will gather and celebrate in honor of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Awareness Month. The Presidential Commission on Sexual Orientation is hosting its annual spring...

SPRINGFIELD -- Facing a $5 billion deficit, Gov. Rod Blagojevich today proposed a smaller budget balanced with a patchwork of spending cuts, higher taxes and fees and short-term fixes that include selling the state's Chicago headquarters. Blagojevich,...

There are a plethora of activities celebrated during April, including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Month events. Renowned author and scholar John D'Emilio will speak about gay history during today's lecture. What makes D'Emilio's presentation...

The NIU baseball team has been playing hot, winning 11 of 13 games, but the weather has been anything but pleasant. "If this were Greenland I'd say it's beautiful," NIU coach Ed Mathey said of the recent weather. The Huskies (15-9) are ‘supposed' to...