As dark clouds rolled over Huskie Soccer Field, the NIU women’s soccer team shined brightly Sunday, defeating Kent State 3-2 in two overtime periods. "We showed a lot of heart and a lot of character, two of the things we’ve been working on the last...

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender history month kicks off today. To recognize the month, guest speaker Beth Loffreda, an author and professor from the University of Wyoming, will present "Losing Matt Shepard: Learning from Laramie" at 7 p.m. today at...

Dave Matthews Band fans one day might be able to celebrate the fact that the University of Illinois’ Assembly Hall might not be the only place to catch the popular group on an in-state college campus. With the recent completion of NIU’s $35.8 million...

The time has come for NIU students to elect their Homecoming court. The three-day, campus-wide election begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday and lasts until 3 p.m. each day at the Holmes Student Center’s food court area and DuSable Hall’s lobby. The candidate...

NIU President John Peters asked university staff and students to prepare for further budget cuts during his State of the University Address Thursday. There is an expected $300- to $500-million shortfall in the state budget for this year, and a possible...

Law students have a way to gain skills not taught in the classroom by taking a course that incorporates work with real clients. NIU’s Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic in Rockford offers chances for clinical work desperately needed by law students. Law professor...

NIU faculty members soon will assist women’s organizations in the Asian island nation of Sri Lanka in a groundbreaking project for the university. The proposal stems from the International Training Office in collaboration with University Resources for...

This is one part in an ongoing series analyzing campus projects that NIU’s Board of Trustees has requested. All projects would be completely or partially funded by state money. Legislators will decide the state budget in May 2003. When entering Gilbert...

Inside DeKalb’s historic Egyptian Theatre, the Illinois Arts Council awarded over $29,000 Thursday to two NIU organizations and six local groups for the performing and fine arts. CAB’s Fine Arts Series received $9,450 toward operating support. Also,...

Northern Today, the newsletter for faculty and staff at NIU, now is completely electronic. In an effort to cut costs, all recipients will receive the newsletter by e-mail starting Monday. In addition to making the newsletter more readily available, a...

As the second Faculty Senate meeting of the year began on Wednesday, Senate President Sue Willis held up a copy of Tuesday’s Chicago Tribune. "As you can see," she said, "things are not getting better." Willis was referring to the front-page headline...

For years, the Irish have shown the world that they give birth to some of the greatest filmmakers around. From Neil Jordan's "The Crying Game" to Jim Sherridan's "In the Name of the Father," Irish films have gotten critical acclaim both domestically and...