Viewers of her work think it’s colorful and full of vibrancy and life. The energy radiating from her paintings and sculptures is as much of a trademark as her carefully scripted signature adorned on her pieces. Artist Monica Tookes was at NIU this weekend...

In the basement of Anderson Hall is a large room that is filled wall-to-wall with human bodies covered in white sheets. Brains float in jars along the front wall. The only sound between classes is the constant thrum of the air conditioner. "This program...

NIU students continue to spend hundreds of dollars a year on parking fines. Some people park wherever they choose to regardless of the parking service rules, said Ron Pearson, coordinator of parking and traffic. "Our goal is to change the behavior among...

On Saturday the NIU cross-country team left the Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational by finishing in second place. Despite the cold temperatures Alicja Czajka (18:38) and Laura Dunn (18:53) led the Huskies. Czajka finished sixth overall and Dunn ninth. The...

In a game that featured two of the best running backs in the MAC, it was the NIU defense that stole the show in the Huskies’ 49-0 Homecoming victory over Central Michigan. The win marked the Huskies’ first shutout of a MAC opponent since Nov. 9, 1985,...

The Student Association Senate approved the printing of the budget guide Sunday night. The guide is a 130-page booklet that helps SA-recognized organizations formulate their budgets. Sen R.J. Gravel opposed the idea, reminding the senate of the importance...

Students interested in pursuing employment with health care programs can get more information at the Health Care Job Fair today. The fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holmes Student Center’s Regency Room. "Those interested in internships...

One man was arrested by DeKalb police twice within a three-hour period for two separate incidents. Jason Berry, 21, of Chicago, was arrested first at The Dungeon, 1029 Hillcrest Drive, at 11 p.m. Saturday, according to DeKalb police reports. Berry was...

Anyone who has ever lost a cell phone signal while in a residence hall has some idea of the frustration Gilbert Sebenste had been feeling - to a degree. Sebenste, NIU’s staff meteorologist, noticed a disturbing lack of National Weather Service network...

NIU physics professor Steve Martin is an expert on a controversial theory in the world of particle physics - Super Symmetry. "Super Symmetry is a theoretical idea, which we are trying to verify experimentally," Martin said. "The basic idea is that for...

Huskie buses stop making regular rounds at midnight, before running the weekend schedule until 2 a.m. For some people walking alone around campus after that time, this is a major concern. "I don’t feel safe walking by myself at night," said Shalayla...

NIU could have been worse off if LaVerne Gyant had followed her original career path of retail sales to a job at Macy’s. But she didn’t, and Gyant now is in her eighth year as director at the Center for Black Studies. "At the center, I am responsible...