Every time a person eats a cupcake or gulps down a cool chocolate milkshake, the amount of fat entering the body is likely to cross one's mind. There are, in fact, many ways to find out just how much body fat you have, said Becky Lewis, fitness coordinator...

Another friend of murder suspect Yaphet Davis provided damaging details Wednesday on the circumstances surrounding the Oct. 9, 1999, shooting of Eddie Hall near University Plaza. Davis, of Robbins, is charged with first-degree murder in Hall's death....

Students in search of a new cultural experience while studying can find exactly that in the upcoming program "Media and Culture in Ireland." The program, held from June 24 to July 20, provides an opportunity to earn credit in communication or English...

Last month's announcement of the first scientific attempts to clone a human being have provoked much discussion and opinion on the ethical issue, including those involved in similar fields at NIU. On Jan. 26, a group of fertility experts from several...

A warmer, wetter weather forecast includes a flood warning that takes effect in northern Illinois tonight. With today's temperatures expected to reach into the high 40s and heavy rainfall predicted, DeKalb County could be flooded, say National Weather...

Jim Frey created a successful Web site, received a trip to Mardi Gras from Bacardi, had his site endorsed by Bacardi, has a possible spot on the Mancow Show and will likely retire on his graduation day. Frey, a senior computer science major, never imagined...

During the 2000-2001 school year, NIU e-mail accounts have had problems, causing students and faculty members to rely more on alternate e-mail accounts. Colleen Johnson, a sophomore early childhood education major, said she she's been having problems...

Damien Abrams testified against the man he still calls "friend" Wednesday as prosecutors continued their case against Yaphet Davis of Robbins, charged with first-degree murder in the Oct. 9, 1999 shooting death of Eddie Hall near University Plaza. Abrams,...

It's not easy being famous — and sometimes it's not easy sharing a name with a celebrity. A handful of NIU students can attest. Michael Jackson, Jenny Jones, Ricky Martin and Joshua Jackson have been through the laughs. "It used to be bad in high school,"...

Computers are everywhere, especially at NIU, where 13 places on campus offer students access to anything — within reason — on school computers. "There is nothing you can't get to," said Michael Prais, director of Academic Computing Services. However,...

An opportunity to wear those fashionable bowling shoes won't be the only reason hundreds of NIU students and faculty will use the Huskie Den lanes from Feb. 19 to 21. NIU once again will participate in "Bowl for Kids' Sake" to raise money for the Big...

Want coffee? How about the Internet? Now students can have both at the Holmes Student Center Cafe. In the works since October, each of the 12 booths in the cafe now has access to the Internet — that is, if students have an ethernet cable and card. Cindy...