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 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....

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...

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...

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...