After taking on Wisconsin from the Big Ten and DePaul from Conference USA, the NIU men’s basketball team has the Missouri Valley conference’s Drake Bulldogs next on the schedule. NIU (2-3) will host the Bulldogs (4-2) at 7:05 p.m. tonight at the Convocation...

NIU interns are teaching parents of elementary students to expand a child’s learning from the classroom to the home. The program, Home-School Connection, is intended to expand a child’s learning outside of school, and to ease interns’ nerves about...

The Amish Armada will sail into DeKalb to perform at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Holmes Student Center’s Diversions Lounge. The Chicago band will perform as part of the CAB Concerts Local Music Showcase Series. "We knew we wanted something funny, and after...

The Convocation Center will host a monster truck rally in February. The Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge will take place at 8 p.m. Feb. 7, 2003, and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 8. The challenge will feature 14-foot-high trucks and motorcross events...

Is all of the studying driving you crazy? Do you need some fun and laughs? Let go, have some fun and let yourself be hypnotized. The Residence Hall Association and Campus Activities Board have joined forces to bring master hypnotist Jim Wand to campus...

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,...

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...

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,...