Grilled pork chops will be served from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday during the ninth-annual Pork Chop Chow Down at the Newman Catholic Student Center. The dinner, being held during NIU’s Family Weekend, allows students and their families to meet other...

"Killing people for oil is wrong," said Anna Schaber, a member of the Northern Coalition for Peace and Justice. She will participate in an anti-war protest from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the King Memorial Commons free speech area, which is the concrete...

Expect the balls to be flying a bit differently this weekend as the NIU women’s tennis team plays in the United States Air Force Academy Invitational. The tournament will begin Friday and run through Sunday. The invitational will take place in Colorado...

Donald Henderson doesn’t have much time to watch courtroom dramas on TV. "I don’t watch those shows too much," he said. "The legal system is not always important because of a grand finale where there are courtroom fireworks." Henderson, director of...

NIU partnered with government and school district officials to host a workshop Thursday morning to educate schools and ensure that no child is left behind. More than 70 educators and administrators from schools throughout the 14th Congressional District...

All education majors and students in education classes with computer quandaries can get free help. The Office of Instructional Assistance currently is offering educational technology workshops. "The general purpose of the workshop is to provide computer...

Bowling, tailgating and gambling all will be part of this year’s annual Family Weekend, which runs through Sunday. The Campus Activities Board-sponsored weekend is when families of NIU students are invited to participate in various events and activities....

The mere mention of the word "physics" can be scary to some NIU students. However, according to Kirsten Hubbard, co-author of the book "The Physics ToolBox," help with physics may be closer than students think. "The best study tip for physics is to study...

This week I feel the need to take a break from explaining things to do that require the spending of money. After all, most of us probably are too busy paying bills to be able to go out every weekend and spend money like there is no tomorrow. So what is...

Perhaps one of the things that sums up who we are as people is not how we adapt to change but how we deal with the fear that surrounds it. "Spirited Away" (Disney, PG), a Japanese anime film, shows us how a young girl overcame her fears, teaching the...

How about a big fat apology? The hit film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is being turned into a television series this midseason by CBS. The network apparently is hoping it will match the success NBC had with its 1990 spin-off, "Ferris Bueller." Makin' bacon...

Alien Crime Syndicate would like for you to, "please raise up your hands if you like Ozzy or the Motley Crue." Any fan of hard rock music will have the opportunity to do just that tonight at Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, when the band performs...