As winter looms on, the NIU gymnastics team kicked off the 2003 season with a convincing 191.675 to 182.950 victory over Winona State University on Sunday at the Convocation Center. Sophomore Kristina Campos showed no signs of a sophomore jinx as she...

Students will be stamping out their butts next fall if they live in the residence halls. Next year, all the residence halls will be smoke-free, said Michael Coakley, executive director of Student Housing and Dining Services. As of now, the option to smoke...

Katy Melzer was in for a surprise when she returned to DeKalb after break. Tuning into the only radio channel she could get in her residence hall, the junior math education major discovered Energy 92.7-5 WDEK-FM had become a Spanish-language station called...

Starting the Winter Break, the NIU men’s basketball team lost four of its five games, but times have looked up lately for the Huskies. Having started its three-game road streak with two MAC wins, the Huskies are looking to sweep the three-game stretch...

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....

Some of this semester’s graduates will have to confront life away from the corn rows of DeKalb and the difficult task of finding a "real" job. Melissa Mathey, a senior communication major and current job hunter, recognizes the difficulties she will...

When Ahna Holzinger prepares for finals, she occasionally makes up songs or catchy sentences to help her remember terms and concepts. The senior psychology major said she usually tries to focus on one test at a time. Before a final, she goes over her...

I am an Army Reservist. On Tuesday, I heard these words from my first sergeant: "Pack your bags. We got orders. We’re going some place warm." In other words, I’m supposed to drop everything, including this job and my studies, and answer my nation’s...

NIU’s University Assessment Panel discussed reports from a few departments and approved funding for evaluators last Friday. The Office of Campus Recreation submitted a request asking for about $6,000 for two external evaluators. The request was approved...

The Convocation Center is working to bring in hot performers for NIU students, Convo Center director John Gordon said. He said the wants of students are a deciding factor for which performances are brought to campus. "Student interests weigh in a lot...

Before you furiously copy your thoughts onto your final exams, your professors put their own thought into writing them. Professors say they write new exams every semester, instead of reusing old ones. "If you give the same test every year, you’re not...