A new anthology of World War I poetry edited by Mark Van Wienen, an associate English professor at NIU, may be a useful tool for teaching students about war in the early 1900s. The book, "Rendezvous with Death: American Poems of the Great War," includes...

Mops, churches and fire ... who knew? Apparently, the mops used to spread tar on the roof of the First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St., started the roof fire Saturday. hree days after the fire, the DeKalb Fire Department determined the cotton mops,...

Residents of Greek Row soon may see changes in public safety and lighting. Landlords and property owners of Greek Row met Tuesday to discuss the Greek Row Revitalization Plan. Public safety was the main issue for most who attended the meeting. One improvement...

"So y’all wanna know about ‘The Real World’ and all that stuff, huh?" asked the grungy-styled, red-headed Aneesa. The 21-year-old Aneesa Ferreira, from MTV’s "The Real World: Chicago" spoke to about 800 NIU students Tuesday night at the Holmes...

Gender Communication Differences, presented by Mary Kaner at Blackhawk East at the Holmes Student Center on Tuesday, focused on the fact that men and women communicate differently. The program offered tips on how to avoid pitfalls that many people fall...

Upon hearing the news, 1976 NIU alumnus Dan Loescher couldn’t believe he was this year’s recipient of the NIU College of Business Rockford Area Alumnus Award. "I am really humbled and surprised, because there were a large number of NIU alums in the...

n honor of Veterans Day on Monday, several organizations were at Founders Memorial Library paying tribute to America’s servicemen and women. About six members of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity stood at the main level of the library asking people...

A Women’s Wellness Review begins at 5 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center, Room 506. The D.I.V.I.N.E. Women of Culture organization is sponsoring the free seminar and encourages all to attend. "The event is intended to provide people with the opportunity...

Jacob Davis, a 10-month-old boy from the Chicago area, is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. His doctors said that finding a suitable donor would be the best chance at curing the rare disease that Jacob was born with - adenosine deaminase...

A long weekend down south usually means fun, friends and sun. But for three NIU students, a trip to Birmingham, Ala., meant working three 16-hour days with a monstrous furnace to create the craft of their business. They were filming the 96-band music...

The Huskie Line buses have a busy life - starting early and finally coming to rest in the wee hours of the morning. Every day, students pack these buses to get to their classes, apartments and favorite places to hang out. Through the years, some students...

NIU’s Student Employment Office is there to fill holes in students’ pockets. "We have an excellent response to all of our jobs," said Celeste Latham, manager of the Student Employment Office. Student employment and pay rates are arranged by job title...