The NIU department of communication, along with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will give the NIU community a dose of reality. They will host the first annual Reality Bytes Film Festival. The festival was created by communication professor Laura...

As America enters the forefront of war, the nation braces itself for what will happen next, again. The general sentiments of skepticism, concern and even outrage that people are feeling about the war seems to mirror a similar situation that occurred more...

This season NIU stressed that teamwork, not individuality would win games. Forward Marcus Smallwood and guard Perry Smith shared the honor of team MVP at Monday night's award banquet at the Convocation Center in the upper bowl. "Our season turned around...

Today and Wednesday are Student Association executive candidate elections, marking the culmination of a month-long campaign by candidates. "This has been one of the cleanest elections in past history," said Rick Clark, director of University Programming...

NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey couldn't have asked for a better performance from his pitchers Saturday. Juniors Zach Minor and Joe Piekarz didn't allow a run while permitting just four hits in a doubleheader sweep of Calumet College, 15-1 and 6-0. Minor...

For the first time in NIU wrestling history, the Huskies had two wrestlers earn All-American honors in the same season. The 157-pound Scott Owen and 184-pound Ben Heizer took fifth and sixth place, respectively, in their weight classes. Sam Hiatt (133...

Ophira Edut, publisher and writer on women's issues, will visit NIU to give an hour-long lecture and host a book signing. She will speak about why body image is a health issue for women of all cultures, and she will examine how the media influences body...

A resolution in opposition of sending all tuition paid to public universities to the state and then waiting for it to be sent back was unanimously passed at Sunday's Student Association Senate meeting. "There is no guarantee that all the money paid to...

Elogeme Adolphi Sorority Inc. inducted 12 new members into its organization at the Corner Stone Module ceremony Saturday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. The church was packed with students eagerly waiting to see their friends and colleagues become...

Sometimes your best is just not enough. That was the case for the NIU gymnastics team on Sunday in the State of Illinois Classic at the Convocation Center. Despite putting up a school-record score of 195.650, the Huskies came in third as UIC, with a 196.800,...

NIU pounded Calumet College in a doubleheader as the Huskies won 15-1 and 6-0 Saturday afternoon at Ralph McKenzie Field. The home opener allowed the Huskies (9-7) to extend their winning streak to five games. "It feels great," NIU coach Ed Mathey said....

After losing four straight games, NIU softball got back on the winning track with the help of some unexpected sources. In a three-game weekend sweep of Ball State (4-12, 0-3 MAC), the Huskies (13-7, 3-0 MAC) got a pair of 3-for-3 hitting performances...