Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series examining religion’s role in student life. For students from Christian families, the stress doesn’t end after finals. The preparation and tension builds to a crescendo until Christmas Day,...

For the fourth game in a row, the NIU women’s basketball team will play on the road. After opening up with a 49-47 last-second win over Wisconsin, the Huskies are 1-2 on their current road trip that concludes tonight at 7 p.m. at Wisconsin-Milwaukee....

Corporate representatives, local residents and concerned students gathered at the Holmes Student Center on Tuesday night to discuss a proposed wind-power facility for DeKalb and Lee counties. The project would put 136 wind turbines on land near the village...

The second failed DeKalb District 428 school referendum may have set the school board back, but it hopes its third referendum will succeed. At Monday night’s school board meeting, Superintendent Brian Ali discussed the possibility of an April 1 referendum,...

Ancient temples, handcrafted carvings, legendary chocolate sauce and a beautiful green valley are just some things that NIU students and professors may experience next December. NIU’s "Travel With a Professor" program originally planned a trip to Oaxaca...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series examining religion’s role in student life. Adam Sandler, Billy Crystal, David Lee Roth and Harvey Keitel all have something in common that has nothing to do with Hollywood. They all are Jewish....

One NIU department faces reorganization. Next year, the Office of Corporate Counsel and General Counsel will be combined to form the Office of Legal Services under the leadership of Ken Davidson. "With the pending retirement of long-time General Counsel...

In the spirit of holidays and traditions, NIU President John Peters and his wife Barbara will host their annual holiday luncheon for the NIU community today. The holiday luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s...

Campus Activities Board President Laisha Fox addressed four students who showed up for a CAB Open Forum on Monday night at the Campus Life Building. Fox said that the purpose of the forum was to discuss things CAB has done in the past, as well as future...

With tuition increases causing frustration for parents, students and educators across the state, the Illinois Board of Higher Education is launching a new initiative aimed to stem the tide of rising education costs. The newly formed Committee on Affordability...

They struck at Arizona State and stripped its student government’s executive vice president of his position. At Indiana University, they’re causing a big media flare-up and getting great publicity over shooting their work on the university’s campus....

Willard Draper believes strongly in the power of meeting new people. "The people that you meet in college often get to be ... your lifelong friends," said Draper, who is the director of residence life at Student Housing Dining Services. He believes that...