Students cheer them on at sporting events, but recent studies have shown the husky dog breed, NIU's official mascot, to be particularly fierce toward humans. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, the purebred husky is the fourth most...

Excitement brews today at the Engineering Building and areas north for a groundbreaking ceremony for the College of Business' new home, Barsema Hall. Because of weather concerns, the private, invitation-only ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the main...

This is the last of a three-part series examining violent crimes on campus and in DeKalb. With the increase in violent crimes committed in the city of DeKalb causing some residents and students to reconsider their safety, community police say programs...

Wednesday night's mayoral debate was peppered with questions, comments and bitter dialogues on landlord-tenant relations, safety, economic growth and the bar entry age. The event, sponsored by the Student Association and Phi Sigma Zeta, was moderated...

World-famous journalists, as well as royalty, will visit NIU in the upcoming weeks to participate in the school of Theatre and Dance's two-week Theatre in Context Festival. One of the most respected people in television journalism, Bill Kurtis, and Prince...

Students looking for something to eat and a way to give food to the hungry have an opportunity to do so today. Members of NIU's Student Dietetic Association will hold their third annual "Empty Bowls" project, scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again...

An NIU Outing Centre staff member was released from a Champaign hospital Wednesday, leaving two students still recovering from injuries sustained Saturday morning when their van rolled down a hill. Scott Lattyak left Carle Foundation Clinic after he was...

Three NIU professors & geologist Paul Loubere, chemist Narayan Hosmane and mathematician Biswa Datta & were named Presidential Research Professors this month, an honor based on research and projects in their fields. First given in 1982, the financial...

Hopkins Park was the backdrop for the third meeting between DeKalb Mayor Bessie Chronopoulos and her election opponent, former mayor Greg Sparrow, who debated topics from public transportation to liquor laws Tuesday. The forum was part of the DeKalb County...

This is the second in a three-part series about violent crimes on campus and in DeKalb. Although statistics released by police show that violent crimes in DeKalb have risen since 1998, in contrast to the apparent decline nationally, some DeKalb residents...

A visit to NIU Health Services usually results in something left behind, be it blood, tissue or urine. But what becomes of that specimen afterward? An $18 billion-a-year industry has started as a result of the soaring demand for human tissue and organs,...

Students should expect Huskie bus routes to return to normal today with the completion of road repairs around the residence halls and DuSable Hall. "Phase one of the construction, which included filling the holes, will be done Tuesday," said Bob Albanese,...