The last act for the Student Association this semester will be carried out today with the unofficial inaugurations of president Troy Caldwell, vice president Jamie Garcia and treasurer Karega Harris. Usually, the inauguration ceremony occurs on Reading...

While March winds and April showers tend to bring the proverbial May flowers, the wind and rain of early spring also bring a sense of dread to one-third of all Americans. For these Americans, warm weather means tree pollen, ragweed pollen and other allergens,...

NIU computer lab attendants have what they consider the best job on campus, but it isn't all fun and relaxation. Working through the confusion brought on by the end of the semester rush, they feel they definitely are earning their pay. "It seems like...

On Sunday, the Student Senate issued a resolution stating it would indeed like to see a landlord-tenant ordinance that would protect tenants' rights. Not only is the senate supporting the ordinance that has been under scrutiny by an 11-member panel since...

With the semester coming to a close, many take time to reflect. When President John Peters looks back at his first year in NIU's top position, he sees an "exhilarating year." "It's not over yet," Peters said. "It went pretty fast and was filled with new...

Returning to work after having a baby is tough, but faculty and staff have the opportunity to give their child needed care while still on the job. Last year, NIU instituted a new lactation policy, which means new mothers are allowed to nurse their baby...

The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies is attempting to build a bridge between NIU and the Latino community by bringing Tlen-Huicani, a traditional Mexican and Latino folk band, to campus at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Music Building's Concert...

Eating McDonald's food, taking cell phone calls, chatting with friends and doing homework — all this occurs during Student Association senate meetings, held on Sunday nights at the Holmes Student Center's Clara Sperling Sky Room. According to the 2000...

Doses of tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons and concussion grenades didn't keep four NIU students from protesting at a meeting of representatives of the Free Trade Area of the Americas in Quebec City from April 19 to the 22. The activists, who are...

NIU President John Peters now holds in his hands a thick black binder containing an extensive 35-page report on undergraduate life and the improvements necessary to make the campus more workable. Peters discharged the members of the President's Task Force...

Friday's 54th Annual Journalism Banquet produced about 30 NIU students as recipients of scholarships and awards, as well as two new Illinois Journalists of the year. Ken Armstrong and Steve Mills, reporters for the Chicago Tribune, were named the 2001...

The number of Latino students in good standing at NIU is increasing, thanks to the University Resources for Latinos' mentoring program. URL Director George Gutierrez said the Exito program, instituted six years ago, has helped increase the percentage...