"Changing Lanes" (Paramount, R) is the story of a battle of wits between two men. Both men have the upper hand at some point during the battle, but in the end only one man can win -- or can he? The film tells the story of Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck) and...

The NIU music department is mourning the loss of internationally known pianist and beloved piano professor Donald Walker. Walker died Thursday as a result of a re-occurrence of melanoma, a type of cancer. He spent his final hours amongst his family in...

The Commission on Opportunity in Athletics, which includes NIU Athletic Director Cary Groth, listened to opposing views on the application of Title IX Tuesday at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. While some do not agree on specific parts of the law’s enforcement,...

DeKalb Fire Department officials still are investigating the cause of the Grant Towers fire that caused hundreds of students to evacuate Sunday morning. The fire occurred at 8:05 a.m. Sunday on the 13th floor of Grant North’s "C" tower. The follow-up...

You may be working hard to make the grade, but don’t forget: At the end of the semester, before the teachers ever give their students a grade, the students give them one. How? Student evaluations. That is, the forms that students fill out at the end...

Kohl’s is inching ever closer to DeKalb. On Tuesday, the Economic Development Committee unanimously voted in favor of bringing Kohl’s to town. "Kohl’s is the apple everyone’s looked for," committee member Warren Osenberg said. County Administrator...

They met as the two fattest seventh-graders in gym class, and became the two most famous names to grace an ice cream pint. Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, spoke for more than an hour to a large crowd at the Holmes Student...

Free sno-cones, popcorn and a dunk tank will be at the King Memorial Commons today. The annual Organizational Expo, featuring DJ Spre, is designed to inform students of the different organizations on campus. "The point of the expo is to show off the organizations...

After losing a heartbreaker on Friday, the NIU women’s soccer team ended its three-game scoreless streak on Sunday, defeating Southwest Missouri State University 1-0. It was the first shutout by a Northern Illinois goalkeeper since Oct. 8, 1999, when...

After a week-long trial, former NIU student Todd Allgood, 34, of Sycamore, was found guilty on Monday for kidnapping, criminal sexual assault with a firearm and criminal sexual assault while acting in such a matter to endanger a life. On April 25, 2001,...

The Grant Towers renovation project, which has been on NIU’s list of things to do for a few years now, has been pushed back yet again. The purpose of the project is to have the residence hall renovated to the caliber of Stevenson Towers. Three years...

Student Association president Kevin Miller has a long list of difficult goals to accomplish this year. Important issues at hand involve a potential new student radio station, inflated book prices, financial aid cutbacks, Greek exposure, Barsema Hall transportation...