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...

Winter Break for the NIU wrestling team consisted of preparing for a hectic part of its schedule. Though the Huskies (7-5) upset fifth-ranked Ohio State, they weren’t as fortunate against their other three ranked opponents. They lost to 13th-ranked...

The Convocation Center has teamed up with the Big Time Entertainment committee to bring Ja Rule and Eve to perform on campus. Charli Baltimore, female rapper and former girlfriend of Notorious B.I.G., will open for the hip-hop megastars at the concert,...

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....

It’s finally the end of the semester, but don’t forget why you’re here in college. After all you (or your parents) didn’t spend thousands of dollars to party all semester. When you get that grade you want, there will be something to party for....

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...