One just cannot escape Nirvana these days. Lead singer and main songwriter Kurt Cobain's journals recently have been published, a Nirvana compilation CD is in stores, Dave Grohl, the band's drummer, now is fronting the successful Foo Fighters and Courtney...

The American Chemical Society wants under-represented chemistry majors to apply for scholarships. "The society is the single largest scientific organization in the nation, being 126 years old with 164,000 members," said Robert Hughes, manager of the scholarship...

Campus Activities Board Concerts is bringing in another act as part of an ongoing series of shows this year. Andrew W.K. will perform Feb. 21 at the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. "The reason we booked him is because he’s a heavy...

The university budgeting process for fiscal year 2003-2004 is on hold until the state government announces its goals for next year. "We’re waiting on the governor to release a decision on what he has planned for higher education," Student Trustee Jesse...

Could NIU become the next Silicon Valley? That’s not a question many NIU students might think of asking, yet some professors at NIU are asking just that. And there’s money and technology on the way that could lead to an affirmative answer. Even the...

Whether growth is advocated or opposed, the DeKalb Growth Summit committee met as a unit Tuesday night at University Plaza to address escalating concerns. "This certainly is a historic moment for this community," DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow said. Sparrow...

Cold weather and a hefty security force made for good parties at the Dungeon this weekend. David Hana, owner of the club, was excited about the outcome of the festivities over the weekend. "It was awesome," Hana said. "Everybody was having fun. I was...

Rob Judson and the NIU basketball team welcome Akron at 7:05 p.m. today at the Convocation Center, where NIU will try to extend its conference-long winning streak to six games. Akron has the MAC’s leading scorer, Derrick Tarver, while NIU doesn’t...

Lady luck was on DeKalb’s side Tuesday when Mother Nature wasn’t. The snowfall Tuesday afternoon brought an onslaught of phone calls to area emergency dispatchers, but as of 5 p.m. there were no reports of injuries. Lt. Jim Kayes of the DeKalb Police...

One year has passed since NIU and Rock Valley College partnered to offer students NIU bachelor’s degrees in Rockford. As of last year, NIU President John Peters, alongside RVC President Roland "Chip" Chapdelaine, agreed to have NIU faculty teach courses...

Clyde Kimball technically is retired, but apparently no one has told him or I-Street magazine. Kimball, a distinguished research professor in the department of physics and director of NIU’s new nanoscience laboratory, has been named one of I-Street...

NIU recycles much more than just pop cans. In fact, NIU recycles paper, landscape waste, metal, tires, motor oil, cooking oil, sawdust, toner cartridges, plastics, florescent lamps, print plates, furniture and residence hall mattresses. "Recycling is...