Asian and Asian-American students may see a cultural center of their own at NIU within the next few years. Because 7 percent of NIU undergrads are Asian-American - the second-largest minority group on campus - there has been talk of a growing need for...

The waters flowing beneath the burning bridge of WKDI still are as stagnant as they were all summer. Having been shut down by the Student Association because of unpaid bills, all parties involved are at a standstill as to what lies ahead for the silent...

The newest disease to alarm America, the West Nile virus, not only is receiving national attention, but also attention in DeKalb County. DeKalb County public health administrator Karen Grush recently released information about a DeKalb County man who...

NIU hopes to spend millions of dollars to make sure that the structure of its buildings is sufficient for students and faculty. The Stevens Building, Wirtz Hall, Gilbert Hall and the Holmes Student Center all were looked at for big-money projects at Wednesday’s...

A 55-year-old DeKalb County male has been infected with the West Nile virus, but has not been hospitalized. The infected male has shown signs of less dangerous flu-like symptoms consistent with the virus, including muscle aches and nausea. DeKalb is the...

The extensive amount of work that is required to send a person soaring across a theater stage into a graceful glide is nothing short of incredible. Many people sit in the audience and gaze admiringly at the soaring star without having the slightest idea...

cDonald’s restaurants are changing the oil they use to cook fried foods. However, french fries and hash browns remain unsafe for vegetarians. The Oak Brook-based McDonald’s Corporation apologized to "Hindus, vegetarians and others" for misrepresenting...

NIU is experiencing its largest year-to-year enrollment in the past 25 years. "There’s a buzz about NIU. It’s a neat place to go," NIU president John Peters said. Melanie Magara, assistant vice president of Public Affairs said incoming freshmen numbers...

When one thinks of a Jamaican, music by artists such as Bob Marley used to come to mind. That was then. Today, big record labels are pushing to have that Jamaican accent attributed to pop stars like Shaggy, and now, Beenie Man. -Just who is Beenie Man?...

While many students were spending their summer lounging by a TV or pool, Kathryn Carroll was chasing storms across Oklahoma. Carroll, a senior meteorology major, was one of a handful of students picked nationwide to participate in IHOP - the International...

I have no problem with the huge amount of war movies that have been made over the last few years, but since the release of "Saving Private Ryan," most films have failed to contribute something new to the war movie genre. There are exceptions, such as...

A table full of food, bottles of wine, walls packed with art and handfuls of people ... mix all these things together and what do you get? A good gallery show; and that is exactly what happened last Friday night at the DeKalb Gallery, 161 E. Lincoln Highway....