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...

For students who cringe at the thought of filing taxes about this time every year, help is here. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service and the NIU department of accountancy, offers free tax assistance to...

Opinions are extremely strong among veterans and professors when it comes to the second Gulf War. University Police Sergeant and veteran Albert Ekstrom said he believes war is a last resort, but the threat is great enough where the United States has to...

Sophomore swingman Julian McElroy has an unlikely future with the NIU basketball team. While the 6-foot-6 McElroy has not heard from coach Rob Judson since his dismissal from the team, the Huskies are recruiting several high school seniors with no place...

The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers branch is holding a social networking event at Eduardo's, 214 E. Lincoln Highway, tonight, so that you can learn more about the engineering field. The event, which begins at 6:30 p.m., includes dinner...

Leave it to the chemists at NIU to create invisible fire-breathing dragons, smoke-screen laser detectors, dart boards that blow up and cannons firing racquet balls toward the audience. NIU's departments of chemistry and biochemisty hosted an evening of...

During my term as president of the Anime Association of NIU I have had many dealings with the SA and have come to realize how bureaucratic their dealings with student organizations really are. From meetings with no point to a 100-plus page budget guide...

While playing on the patio of their house in Baghdad, 10-year-old Summer and her younger brother Samer fled in the direction of the front-yard fence as soon as they heard the thundering sounds of airplanes flying across the sky. They crouched down to...