The Supreme Court is expected to hear a case this year that could affect the way public universities and colleges across the nation use race as a factor in their admissions. The court will make the decision on Grutter v. Bollinger, which challenges the...

Third shift General Electric workers showed up at the DeKalb GE plant at 11:30 p.m. Monday, but they did not show up to manufacture motors for clothes dryers. Instead, they picketed against the company’s increases in co-payments on their health care...

With a 7-5 record against five ranked teams, the NIU wrestling team is still having success as both a team and individuals. The tough schedule that this team has been put up against has allowed many of the wrestlers to be ranked in the Top 20. Josh Wooton...

The Chicago Brass Quintet, a world-renowned band with over 30 years of experience in wooing audiences, is coming to NIU. The group, part of the CAB Fine Arts Series, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. The Quintet...

Students may run into a little time trouble hiking it from DuSable Hall to Barsema Hall for class. Some students think the shuttle bus solution as transportation to Barsema Hall is not adequate, and the Huskie Line should extend to the building. Student...

DeKalb winter winds and snowfall are a few reasons that cause students to fill the Huskie Buses until they bulge, causing schedule back-ups. Although the buses seem more crowded this semester, Maurice Montgomery, Student Association director of transportation,...

An issue of long-standing debate came to a close this week on Greek Row. After three years of struggle, heated politics and much uncertainty, the Delta Chi fraternity has gained ownership over the old Delta Upsilon fraternity house, located at 1114 Blackhawk...

Standing by his seventh floor window in Stevenson Towers, junior accountancy major Brian Eberly looks toward Barsema Hall and dreads the 25 -minute walk to his first class. Other students, like sophomore marketing major Andrew Bierma, have to worry about...

If the Convocation Center was built to attract a higher level of music entertainment to the campus, some may agree it delivered its promise. NIU has booked classic rock legend Styx to perform next month at the Convo Center. The band will be opened by...

While the First Amendment openly grants freedom of speech and of the press, the integrity of college newspapers is being challenged in an ongoing federal court case. Oral arguments in the Governors State University newspaper censorship case, Hosty v....

Honors students will have priority registration privileges starting with the upcoming summer registration. Students in the University Honors Program will be eligible to register for classes during the same time period currently given to student athletes...

aper products are out at NIU. In years past, NIU students have been able to obtain their semester grades by receiving a grade report in the mail. With budget cuts being made throughout campus, grades now only will be sent home by request. About $15,000...