A fter Stevenson Towers was completely renovated in 1999, NIU officials started thinking about the next big residence hall project: Grant Towers. The Stevenson project, which took two-and-a-half years to complete and cost $28 million, was only the first...

The first Faculty Senate meeting of the semester got underway Wednesday with an urge for members to join the First-Year Connections program. "We really want you to see that this is a worthwhile program," said Chris Kubic, assistant director of the Orientation...

The NIU Women’s Studies Program is working on a new scholarship that will both honor mothers as well as reward students whose career goals include improving the lives of women. The Mothers Memorial Scholarship Fund will welcome all contributions, large...

DeKalb County police issued warrants Friday for the arrest of five members of the Student Association, including Director of Organizational Development Lonnie Pollard, for credit card fraud. Warrants were issued for SA senators Richmond Clayton, Anthony...

Royalty will invade the city of DeKalb and the red carpet will be rolled out this February when the world’s famous Lipizzaner Stallions come to town. The stallions will trot into the Convocation Center to show their talents in front of NIU students...

The line at Campus Parking Services was out the door the first day of school. For those students living in the residence halls who hoped for an orange parking permit, their time had run out. Students then had to settle for a new color: green. The green...

Driving with parking permits hanging from rear-view mirrors off campus could could result in a traffic ticket. Most students know that it’s a driving violation to have something that possibly could get in the way of clear site of the road hanging from...

For students wishing to do business with the post office other than mailing standard letter-size envelopes, their closest hope is the U.S. Post Office in downtown DeKalb. Even for those lucky enough to have a car on campus, this can be inconvenient for...

Residence hall students who lock themselves out of their rooms are finding it more costly to get back in. Student Housing and Dinning Services has re-implemented the $5 charge for all temporary key replacements. Last semester, a trial program was implemented...

A new preparation program has paid off for the School of Nursing to the tune of an eighth place ranking out of Illinois’ 65 nursing programs. May graduates from NIU scored in the 98th percentile on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure...

The funds students use each year to pay for parking tickets and permits does more than try to adjust their parking behaviors. The $1.9 million annual budget for Campus Parking Services - almost half of which is from the sale of parking permits - contributes...

Free hearing screenings are being offered by the NIU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic for NIU students and the community. The screenings take place every third Thursday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the clinic, located in front of University Health...