Police now confirm that an unidentified man's injuries Wednesday night came from a stabbing, not a shooting. An ambulance took the man from Grant Towers North to Kishwaukee Community Hospital shortly before midnight. Although the initial call to police...

School of Nursing chairwoman Marilyn Stromborg thinks students are fortunate to have their building & even if NIU's original plan put them much closer to campus. "We originally got government funding from Hill-Burton funds to build Montgomery Hall...

Admitting more women and expanding its reach, NIU's College of Law has entered a period of notable growth. With the Giorgi Legal Clinic established in Rockford and enrollment at 51 percent female this year, progress is evident, said Leroy Pernell, dean...

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...

DeKalb has a new mayor and the Student Association has a new president, but Annie Glidden Task Force members assure the campus that election turnovers won't delay safety changes at NIU. Bob Albanese, NIU associate vice president of finance and facilities...

Financial aid checks have many students breathing sighs of relief at the start of a semester. But the bills that start arriving after graduation are another story. Students are getting into deeper debt each year to pay for college, and most don't realize...

Editor's note: This is the last of a three-part series featuring NIU students and staff who volunteer time to organizations. Bill Finucane came to NIU in 1970 as a student, and now, 21 years later, he helps students accomplish their goals. The NIU transportation...

Shortly before midnight Wednesday, University and DeKalb Police responded to a call of gunshots fired outside of Grant Towers North. UP Sgt. Samuel-Louis Brandy, Jr. said that the phone call made to the police station was false. "We received a radio call...

Room sign-up for the fall semester ended Monday, but sign-up for the summer session begin Wednesday. Dorm sign-up, which started in late March, concluded Monday with off-campus students registering to live in the residence halls for the next school year....

Wednesday yielded a trial date for a former NIU student accused of attempted murder. Carl Esposito, 20, of Elgin will return to court at 10 a.m. June 11 after a final status check June 7, Judge Douglas Engel ruled at a hearing. University Police responded...

A recently-released ad by conservative promoter David Horowitz has stirred up much controversy on college campuses, pushing the envelope on media censorship. And although the ad hasn't run in DeKalb, that doesn't mean the community doesn't have opinions...

A passionate story about one man who sacrificed his life for humanity. This historical account of faith based on the suffering and death of Jesus Christ is the focus of a week's worth of worship and service for many campus religious organizations, deemed...