Ever want to embarrass a friend or get revenge on an instructor? Here’s your chance. The Alpha Phi sorority, with the help of University Police, will give students, faculty and staff a chance to get someone arrested for their philanthropy event, Alphatraz....

Campus Activities Board’s motto is "students providing culture, fun and entertainment to the NIU community." Over the years, CAB, in accordance with the Student Association, has organized numerous events to entertain and promote cultural awareness on...

NIU needs help today from any student or community member who wants to help decorate DeKalb in preparation for Saturday afternoon’s big football game against Bowling Green. Angie D’Ambrosio, a senior biological sciences major, is heading up a project...

Surveys may be the answer to better roommate pairings. Roommate compatibility is a concern residence hall dwellers and staff have struggled with for quite some time. Is an Internet survey the answer to roommate woes? The 8-month-old Web-based system WebRoomz...

With growth comes opposition, but in the case of the DeKalb City Council, ethics have been the highlight of recent debates. Herbert Rubin, NIU sociology professor and DeKalb Plan Commission member, made comments in a recent letter to the editor in the...

After 42 years of jazz, Hamiet Bluiett still knows how to rock. Renowned baritone musician Bluiett brought the audience to its knees Thursday night in the Duke Ellington Ballroom during a performance with the NIU Jazz Ensemble. Bluiett encouraged students...

The DeKalb movie-going audience would rather watch grown men purposely paper-cut their tongues than watch Michael Moore verbally grill Charleston Heston in the touching four-star documentary "Bowling For Columbine." Bryan Jeffries, the executive vice...

A long car ride and a national disaster can do wonders for a songwriter. At least that's the case for Tori Amos, who has parted ways with her former Atlantic label and plopped her best album to date into the laps of Epic Records. "Scarlet's Walk," which...

Alpha Phi Omega is holding its annual National Service Week through Sunday. Founded in 1925, Alpha Phi Omega, a coed national service fraternity active on 350 college campuses nationwide, is the single most representative undergraduate intercollegiate...

Every year, Muslims celebrate Ramadan by fasting and taking time for reflection. Muslims consider Ramadan, the first month of the Islamic new year, to be a month of purification. This year, the month began at sunset on Tuesday. Fasting is the major focus...

Both Chicago Police and anti-globalization protesters are hoping for a peaceful demonstration in Chicago today. Anti-globalization, anti-war, socialist and anarchist groups organized a protest of the 8th annual Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue CEO Conference,...

Saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett will make his way to NIU today to perform with the NIU Jazz Ensemble. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. in the Duke Ellington Ballroom at the Holmes Student Center. Under the direction of Ronald Carter, the band also will...