Many people may not know about Native American culture or the conditions of Native American reservations, but several NIU organizations want to change that. The student organization NATIONS is helping fund the showing of "Return of the Navajo Boy" at...

Staff Reporter A two-car collision Wednesday night in the 400 block of College Avenue sent two DeKalb residents to the hospital. Mary Houghtby, 58, was driving east on College Avenue when, according to police, her vehicle crossed the center line about...

The NIU Jazz Ensemble will feature at tonight's performance trombonist Curtis Fuller, who brings more than 40 years of experience and individuality to one of the country's Top 10 college groups. "He brings so much experience, along with original compositions,"...

Slowly but surely, University Police are finding more information on the April 11 stabbing at the Holmes Student Center. "I know we've got some leads," said Lt. John Hunter, interim University Police chief. "The victim is not being very cooperative."...

More than 50 years after the Holocaust, millions of people all over the world set a day aside for its remembrance. Yom HaShoa, or Day of the Holocaust, will be honored by members of the NIU Hillel Jewish Students Organization. A nearly 22-hour vigil planned...

Members of DeKalb's peace coalition are distributing a racial-profiling survey aimed at pinpointing discrimination by DeKalb and campus police. University Police reported 2,703 routine traffic stops last year. Of the drivers pulled over, 65 percent were...

Illinois has joined a much-debated national trend of overseeing how juniors and seniors are learning at public colleges and universities like NIU. As the state Board of Higher Education tightens its standards and pushes for schools to find ways to assess...

With the warm weather fast approaching, camping and roughing it in the outdoors will keep some students busy this summer. Especially if they decide to enroll in a new course called Experiential Education offered in the fall. The Outing Centre at the Office...

Another celebrity visits campus as MTV "Real World" cast member Julie Stoffer stops by the Carl Sandburg Auditorium tonight. "We were trying to get a larger-scale event to get more people to attend," said Lisa Skaggs, coordinator of the Campus Activities...

The Duke Ellington Ballroom will look like the 1960s Apollo Theater tonight as students impersonators pay tribute to Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and other Motown recording artists. Doors to "Motown Live" open at 6:45 p.m. The show is sponsored by the National...

The hot fun of Springfest promises to blaze through cold weather this week. A small crowd didn't sour the spirits of Wednesday night's comedy show, which featured stars Alexandra McHale, Jason Stuart and Shang in "Comedy Cubed" at the Holmes Student Center's...

Troy Caldwell, the Student Association's president-elect, is on the lookout for next year's executive staff. Applications are available at the SA office and will be accepted until Friday. Among the new jobs is an executive position called "transition...