An upgrade to a heightened orange alert in national security calls for increased attention to unusual activity for the police and public alike. Lt. Matt Kiederlen of the University Police asks not only his officers but the general public to be more perceptive...

Even when freezing temperatures plague DeKalb, some NIU students are sleeping with their residence hall windows open. It isn’t because they want their room temperature to fall below zero, but instead to compensate for the streamline of hot air blasting...

Judy Skorek and Nancy Apperson will co-present "When Anger Hijacks Your Emotions" Tuesday. The presentation is co-sponsored by the Employee Wellness and Assistance Program and University Resources for Women. It is part of a series of speeches under the...

Illinois bands like the Red Hot Valentines, the Amazing Kill-O-Watts and the Ransoms will make their way to NIU for a free Valentine’s Day-themed concert. CAB Concerts Coordinator John Ugolini said these up-and-coming groups are being brought back to...

Studying jet contrails can be more interesting than anyone ever thought. Contrails, which are lines of vapor and pollutants from jet engines, can alter temperatures and allow for the tracing of aircraft activities. On Friday, David Travis, associate professor...

Ron Daniels, a political activist and founder of the Organization for Constitutional Rights, will give three lectures today about black leadership and survival on a predominately white campus. The lectures are sponsored by the Center for Black Studies...

The Scorpion King and Frankenstein competed in a battle of mammoth proportions this Saturday at the Convocation Center. These battles were not your ordinary clash of the titans. These battles were 14-foot-high monster trucks racing across a pile of crushed...

Slippery street conditions and highway salt that can speed a vehicle’s body deterioration aren’t the only dangers that vehicles and drivers face during winter months. Problems can arise from low temperatures, and the weather can affect the only surface...

It’s now even more obvious that NIU students need more academic resources, especially since NIU’s Office of Public Affairs reported that NIU had the largest year-to-year enrollment increase statewide. The office reported last week that there are 23,512...

Diana Law let her hair down while performing "the triple orgasm" in last week’s productions of "The Vagina Monologues." Audience members were delighted as she lost her breath and lit up a cigarette onstage. One audience favorite was "My Angry Vagina,"...

Recruits and the 2003 schedule were among the topics NIU football coach Joe Novak discussed Thursday afternoon during the Coaches Corner radio show at the Blackhawk Food Court in the Holmes Student Center. With about 120 people in attendance, the hour-long...

NIU’s Convocation Center will be roaring this weekend and it won’t be because of a basketball game. The Convo Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway, will host the Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge Friday and Saturday. The event, the only monster truck...