One would think that facing the defending NCAA Champion would be nerve-wrecking to a freshman. But two freshmen on the NIU wrestling squad walked away with great experiences as Josh Wooten and Matt Kucala were victorious in their first collegiate meet....

Students unable to travel home this holiday season have the option of staying in the residence halls over the break. Keith Kruchten, administrative vice president of the Residence Hall Association, said the halls close promptly. "They close the Sunday...

Imagine large, glazed turkeys overflowing with stuffing, served with bowls of mashed potatoes, yams, cranberries and a mouth-watering pumpkin pie with just the right-sized dallop of whipped cream on top. For many, Thursday will be full of all of these...

The Chicago-based Professional Society for Sales and Marketing (SMT) is sold on the professional sales area of study offered at NIU. The society is so impressed that it made it the first such training certified by the organization. "This places the [training]...

It wasn’t quite the homecoming Wisconsin coach Jane Albright had envisioned. The former NIU women’s basketball coach and current Badgers boss was beaten 49-47 by her former team in the first regular season game at the Convocation Center. "It was just...

After 25 years of teaching, administration and scientific studies, Sharon Miller is retiring. Miller is stepping down from her position as associate dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences. Her retirement begins in January 2003. "She’s been...

People meet their significant other in college all the time - but that person usually is not a member of the faculty. University officials have confirmed that there have been, and continues to be, relationships between faculty and students on campus....

Monique Davis helped the NIU women’s basketball team open the Convocation Center in fashion on Saturday. Her 12-foot bank shot with 2.3 seconds left gave the Huskies a 49-47 win over Wisconsin in the first regular season game. The 5-foot-8 Davis had...

Nine of NIU’s top administrators and the Board of Trustees are being sued by a former NIU student for $4.5 million and a tuition refund, for allegedly allowing "racial harassment and different treatment based on race." In the civil suit, Carl Qualls,...

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is giving thanks this holiday season. The NAACP will hold its annual Thanksgiving dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Grant Towers North’s lower-level basement. Students are invited to attend, but...

When one thinks of a puppet, he or she may visualize a decorated lunch bag slipped over a hand; but curator Kathy Foley’s exhibit opens our eyes a little wider to see how puppets are used in Southeast Asian culture. The exhibit, which is sponsored by...

The Student Association Senate meeting was adjourned early Sunday night because of an infraction in the meeting’s process. Sen. R.J. Gravel pointed out that the meeting was in violation of the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The act requires the senate’s...