NIU is on track to provide more resources for women, according to a recent review of the 1989 Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. "We began this intensive review a year ago, and we have now reached conclusions which represent the collective...

NIU's English Department will return to nature with Thursday's visit of novelist and short story writer Dan O'Brien. O'Brien, who is known for stories about the land, history and wildlife of the American West, will speak at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Adams...

When uttering the word "pageant," thoughts soon follow of beauty contests, layers of makeup and tape in uncomfortable spots. Felipa Reyes jokingly admits she's glad the Miss Latina NIU Pageant wasn't that kind of pageant. "If it was all about beauty,...

There's only one week left, so get'em while they're hot. Students and the general public still can buy tickets for Nelly and Nine Days, coming to DeKalb next week. "Ticket sales are going well," said Mike Brady, CAB concert co-coordinator. The Nine Days...

With the U.S. economy at a stable level, some Americans tend to focus less on the welfare of other countries, said Gaby Weiner. This is partly why she wants draw Americans' attention to the issue of feminism and education of Europe. "America seems to...

Political refugee Guillermo Cohen tried to dispel drug-heavy images of Colombia on Monday night, instead focusing on the nearly 50-year-old civil war between peasants and wealthy landowners. Cohen, who fled from Colombia and now teaches high school in...

As a 37-year-old civil struggle continues in Colombia, the DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace & Justice is trying to bring attention to the international crisis closer to home. At 7:30 p.m. tonight, political refugee Guillermo Jose Cohen will speak...

As spring slowly tries to bloom, Steve Perkovich and the NIU Greenhouse staff are preparing a variety of flowers for the campus landscape. "We planted daffodils all over campus," Perkovich said. "There are going to be red tulips at the east entry. Siberian...

NIU students probably don't know much about Cuba, other than an infamous missile crisis 40 years ago. Omar Lozano wants that to change. The junior history major thinks two native Cubans will help shed light on what the island nation currently faces. Student...

Two organizations hope that NIU and DeKalb will remember the importance of organ donation this week & even if their main event will be at a place called Amnesia. Concerts and other festivities will mark local observance of this week's National Organ...

This year a collision on the calendar makes for a superstitious holy day, with Good Friday also being Friday the 13th. But most NIU students aren't worried about superstitions or adverse affects on their spiritual beliefs. Here's what people are saying...

"Oh, no, I forgot my cell phone in the computer lab." Depending on where such an item is lost at NIU, chances are that running over to a lost-and-found box won't do much good. "We don't get cell phones," said Stephanie Bailey, a junior corporate communication...