The Campus Activities Board's concerts division received a shot in the arm Sunday with the addition of $40,000 to its budget. The increase from the Student Senate should allow CAB to sponsor some sort of concert for the spring semester, concert coordinator...

A panel workshop Wednesday aimed to help African-American students study more successfully. Panel members included BROTHERS president Karega Harris, vice president Lonny Pollard, treasurer Frank Rodgers and black NIU advisers. Van Amos, Center for Black...

The search for NIU's new executive vice president and provost is entering its final stages. The chosen candidate of a field of 10 will report directly to the president, overseeing the budget and the Division of Academic and Student Affairs and participating...

DeKalb police have released a description of a third suspect in Sunday's triple shooting at a Regent Drive apartment party. The suspect is described as a tall, heavyset black male wearing a powder-blue puffy coat, matching baseball cap and a long white-gold...

Today is Feb. 2, the day the groundhog makes his traditional appearance and begs the question: Shadow or no? Tradition says if the groundhog sees his shadow, winter will continue for six more weeks. If he doesn't, winter officially ends today. NIU meteorologist...

Students whose lives aren't centered in DeKalb have a place to go and hang out between classes. Created by the non-traditional students' group S.W.A.N. and Judd Baker, director of the Homes Student Center, NIU's commuter lounge has catered to students...

When college students first leave for school, they're greeted with a startling prospect: doing their own laundry. But NIU students are provided with many options to keep up with the endless cycle of dirty clothes. "I do my laundry downstairs, in Douglas...

The commute home this weekend may be a little longer for some students after state officials lowered the speed limit on Interstate 88 to 45 mph between I-251 near Rochelle and Route 56 outside North Aurora. The speed limit normally is 65 mph. Pavement...

Two NIU fraternities are making a difference in the lives of DeKalb children, painting classrooms and donating computers, respectively. Sigma Lambda Beta used its connections with alumni to donate 23 computers to a local Boy Scout troop. The machines...

A car battery reportedly caused a fire at University Village apartments Wednesday, resulting in over $150,000 in damage to the 600-numbered apartments. No one was hurt in the blaze at 915 Crane Drive, which took DeKalb firefighters nearly a half-hour...

A Sycamore resident was arrested Monday in the first discovery of a methamphetamine lab in DeKalb County. Verne D. Ivers, 35, of 145 North Ave. No. 102 was charged with parole violation. He awaits charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a meth...

Many students at NIU might see the search for spiritual guidance as something to dread and not worth participating in because of the large number of ministries on campus. The Rev. Steve Knox of the Newman Catholic Center, president of the Campus Ministries...