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...

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...

Everyone wants respect. This weekend the NIU women’s soccer team will have its chance to earn just that when it plays the top two MAC teams. Today at 3 p.m. at Huskie Soccer Field the Huskies will face off against Miami (Ohio). The RedHawks (11-2-1,...

They are invading the campus and going off everywhere. In class, on the bus and in the halls. There is no escaping them. Cellular phones. Their rings are distinctive, obnoxious and always heard somewhere on campus. Aren’t college students known for...

The Southeast Asia Club hopes students will get a taste of Indonesian culture today at its annual Indonesian Culture Night. The entertainment includes traditional music, dance and a shadow-puppet show. "We’re having a man come in from the Indonesian...

Members of the Black Alumni Council will return to campus this Homecoming weekend to host several events. Doing something special for African-American alumni was planned, BAC Secretary Wendy Hamilton said. On Friday, the council will have a meet-and-greet...

Students receive many types of mail in their boxes every day. On a regular basis, they pull out phone bills, advertisements and letters from parents. On Wednesday, they pulled something out that they don’t get every day - NIU’s new phone book. While...

Starting this weekend, students born after 1981 can do more on their weekends than have Blockbuster nights. A new club, The Dungeon, located at 1025 W. Hillcrest Drive, opened last night to people 18 and older. The club will be open from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m....

Students taking an NIU political science class were paid a visit yesterday by Larry Quick, the Democratic candidate running for Congress in the 14th District. Quick came to talk about issues important to him and life on the campaign trial. Barbara Burrell,...

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...