Yolanda Walton, a sophomore English education major who has lived in the residence halls for two years was unable to get a room for next year when she went to sign up. "I was really upset because I didn't know where to live, and they told me to go find...

Students and their siblings are invited by the Residence Hall Association to a weekend filled with fun, frolic and free prizes. "The best thing [for a kid] is coming to see visit your big brother or sister," said Sarah Cooper, public relations officer...

IU students, administrators and departments have united - all in the name of the squirrel. Community members have decorated about 50 plaster-cast squirrels provided by Ars Nova, a student-run art organization established more than 30 years ago. The collective...

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...

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...

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...