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...

Student Association senators mingled with students during the first "Meet the Senate Night" at Stevenson North's Fish Bowl Room on Thursday night. DuJuan Smith, a junior sociology major and SA senator, said the event allowed students to meet the senators...

The NIU women's gymnastics team will be looking for state supremacy at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Convocation Center when it hosts the State of Illinois Championships. The Huskies (8-10, 3-3 MAC), who are just two spots out for qualifying for the NCAA South...

The NIU Law Review's 12th annual symposium, entitled "Domestic Violence: Relief, Results, Reform," will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Heritage Room of the Holmes Student Center. The NIU Law Review, a student organization composed of...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Most of the selections to the All-MAC First Team were no-brainers. NIU's Marcus Smallwood might have seemed a surprise selection for the team, as he is not even his team's leading scorer with a 13.3 points-per-game average, but not to...

Gary Gresholdt once was hall director to a few hundred students, but now, more than 30 years later, he is in charge of an entire campus of students. Entering his fifth year as vice provost for Student Affairs, Gresholdt oversees such programs as Counseling...

Ever wonder exactly who is representing your opinions every Sunday at the Student Association Senate meetings? You can find out tonight at "Meet the Senate Night" and even get free pizza. SA Sen. Philip Stroud is one of the senators who will be in attendance....

Five wrestlers are in Kansas City, Mo., representing the Huskies today through Saturday at the NCAA Championships. Senior Scott Owen, junior Ben Heizer, sophomore Sam Hiatt and freshman Josh Wooton, along with senior alternate Marlon Felton all made the...

The naughty and nasty girl from Brooklyn is finally back on the music scene with the release of her latest album "La Bella Mafia." Lil' Kim's 15-track release is everything you would expect from the Queen Bee. Plenty of sex-driven lyrics mixed with that...

"Tears of the Sun" is a well-rounded action flick with explosions, political mishaps and a plot questioning the moral choices made in war. Leading a band of refugees through the Nigerian jungle is a fitting role for the veteran actor Bruce Willis, as...