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...

For those of you whose mouth waters at the sight or mention of ice cream, brace yourselves. Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, makes his way to the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium tonight. Greenfield will give...

Get ready for a night of Asian culture. The fourth-annual Asian-American Welcome Night is here. The event gathered about 100 people last year, and aims to show all the opportunities available to Asian Americans. The event will be at 7 p.m. today at the...

There’s a place to go on campus for students who need help sorting out their thoughts. NIU’s Counseling and Student Development Center, at the Campus Life Building, Suite 200, encourages students to stop in. The center, which most students seem unaware...

NIU is considering a new system that could make doing laundry easier than ever. IBM and USA Technologies recently announced a plan to Web-enable about 9,000 washing machines and dryers on college campus nationwide. The system - called e-Suds - is aimed...

A firefighter was the only person injured during a fire Sunday morning at Grant Towers. The fire occurred at 8:05 a.m. Sunday on the 13th floor of Grant Towers C, according to the DeKalb Fire Department. The firefighter suffered a minor back strain while...

All eyes were on the stage as the Duke Ellington Ballroom slowly filled up for a night of jazz on Friday. The audience, mainly retired folk and families with a smattering of students, enjoyed the refreshments of orange juice, water and coffee as it waited...