Pi Sigma Epsilon, a marketing fraternity, will camp out at the King Memorial Commons to raise awareness and money for Camp Heartland. The excursion begins at noon on Thursday and lasts through noon on Friday. Camp Heartland is a summer camp for children...

This week marks the celebration of something that relates to every part of life: chemistry. As a part of National Chemistry Week, which is this week, the department of chemistry and biochemistry is kicking off the party today with chemical demonstrations....

For anyone looking to release some aggression or learn a martial art, the new NIU Self-Defense Club offers a chance to do both. "Self-Defense Club is a mixed martial arts environment where people learn multiple styles," said Adam Patterson, self-defense...

With the recent midterm crunch, many students are familiar with stress. Mark Fischer, a psychiatrist at the DeKalb Clinic, 217 Franklin St., has several suggestions for preventing stress. Limiting the amount of things you do was his first suggestion....

After stepping down from his position as general manager at WKDI last semester, Tukoi Jarrett watched silently from the sidelines as his radio empire crumbled. The Student Association asked Jarrett to resign from his position after he used student funds...

The Student Association recently received $20,000 worth of new computers and software. It also is still waiting for a $5,000 server. "In the summertime, our computers were really bad," SA Treasurer Shaun Crisler said. "A few of them were crashing every...

NIU is combining several of its community service programs in an effort to improve its "extended mission," said Anne Kaplan, NIU’s vice president for administration and University Outreach. The new initiative, called University Outreach, will provide...

Male college students may not have noticed, but for the last two decades they are statistically the minority among colleges and universities. Since 1979, women’s enrollment at four-year colleges has surpassed men’s. This gender gap is evident in the...

This Friday, the NIU Art Museum is sponsoring its sixth-annual visual treat of international proportions. At noon, buses will leave the Visual Arts Building for Navy Pier in Chicago, where a show dubbed SOFA will be held. The acronym stands for Sculpture,...

Tonight is the third-annual Poets Nite, being held at the Stadium Club, 1311 W. Lincoln Highway, which will showcase 12 to 13 poets during a three-hour show. Poets Nite slowly has had an increase in audience size each year, mostly through word of mouth....

With the flu season approaching, it may be wise to take the time to get a flu shot. Students can get a vaccination from University Health Service during the week or attend a flu clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Holmes Student Center’s...

Hitting the back of the net is what soccer is all about. Freshman Chanelle Crosby has done just that this season for the NIU women’s soccer team. Crosby made her presence felt right from the start as she scored the game-winner in her first collegiate...