Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 will be distributed and collected by Minorities Inspiring Teaching Education (MITE). "These particular scholarships were distributed to us through Future Teachers of Chicago, Illinois," said Juletta Patrick,...

Although April showers bring May flowers, Asian-American students at NIU are concentrating on more than just rain. Asian-American Heritage Month will be celebrated throughout April with various activities. Events planned for the month include a career...

NIU coach Ed Mathey thinks his players have had success against Big Ten programs (2-0) this season because they approach those games as if they were conference games. The Huskies (13-9) will travel to Iowa today for a 4 p.m. ball game. Taking the mound...

Bad news may be in the future for NIU students because of the looming possibility that summer courses will not be offered. Ivan Legg, NIU executive vice president and provost, said if budget cuts are excessive, between 6 to 8 percent, for example, then...

Professor Sharlene Hesse-Biber of Boston College is combating the "cult of thinness" she said is forced upon women by the advertisement industry and the media. She will present a lecture on body image in hopes of dispelling the messages of popular cultural...

Even when it looks like that computer you're working on is worthless, its parts still may be useful. After campus computers are taken out of a classroom or a lab, they are sent to Property Control at NIU, where they're deleted from the inventory and sent...

Making educated decisions is a part of every college student's life, and Decisions 101 will help students make such educated choices. Jennifer Klostermann, a learning assistant at Grant South, said the event is worthwhile for students who are looking...

As the incoming student representative for NIU's governing body, Kevin Miller might be the ultimate student to know. Come next semester, the junior political science and English double-major will serve as student trustee on the NIU Board of Trustees....

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender organization will kick off its LGBT awareness month today with a presentation by activist and writer Nomy Lamm. Lamm, a Chicago native, will give her multi-media presentation "Body Anarchy: Prescriptions for Personal...

Today is the run-off election for Student Association vice president, which comes one week to the day after the first election. Andrew Becerra and Laisha Fox are competing for the spot in a run-off. In the last election, none of the candidates received...

During non-mayoral elections, voter turnout in DeKalb County tends to be below average, according to City Clerk Donna Johnson. Tonight's election, however, will reflect a greater voter turnout than originally anticipated, she said. She explained the intrigue...

Another NCAA Tournament bracket filled out and another $20 flushed down the toilet. Gambling on collegiate athletics has reached an all-time high with the aid of more than 700 web sites. Internet betting is so bad that Betonsports.com is setting odds...