James Fletcher always dreamed of giving back to children and working with the less fortunate of Chicago's South Side. Fletcher, a Chicago native who attended elementary school and high school in the inner city, graduated from NIU in 1958. He then became...

As part of Sunday's Tony Fusaro Leadership Conference, keynote speaker Ron Binder centered on risk management techniques to help NIU Greek community leaders understand the importance of values and friendship in their roles. Officers of campus Greek organizations...

Each new year, Americans make resolutions to hit the gym and work off some extra pounds. The Campus Recreation Center is now seeing the effects of those resolutions, said Office of Campus Recreation secretary Ebony Winfield, a junior finance major. "By...

Students leaving town for winter break slowed some businesses and left others operating as usual. "We kept normal hours," said Lee Blankenship, manager at the Village Commons Bookstore, 901 Lucinda Ave. "Though we didn't have a lot of customers, we were...

Natural gas prices are heating up around the world, and NIU, too, is feeling the pinch. Mary Jo Marshall, director of waste management and utilities, assures that school officials are doing their best to counter the rising prices — which could carry...

In a matter of hours, Laura Bush will be America's first lady. Not a fan of George W.? Barbara Burrell, an NIU associate professor of political science, maintains that Bush's popularity shouldn't be affected by her husband's actions in office. "People...

NIU intramurals, starting again this semester, mean an alternate way of experiencing the thrills and agony of competition through a wide variety of sports. Options available to students include basketball, floor hockey, volleyball, four-on-four indoor...

From peace treaties to cigars, the economy to a saxophone and deficit to surplus, soon-to-be-former President Bill Clinton has taken the American people on an eight-year adventure. Donald Menzel, director of public administration and a political science...

NIU will receive a $400,000 grant to improve campus and community programs that combat sexual violence, assault and domestic violence against women. Project coordinator Blanch McHugh said dating violence and stalking have become more prevalent on college...

The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. lives on at NIU with the help of two memorial events today. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will hold a vigil at noon around the MLK bust in the King Memorial Commons to show their respect for the late civil rights...

College media outlets received a measure of protection last week as the threat of high school censorship guidelines was erased. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati declared all college media, including yearbooks, free of censorship by...

The Illinois State Police opened 2001 with an updated rule for testing drunk drivers and those under the influence of other illegal substances. Capt. Dave Sanders said state police now can use blood serum, or the clear liquid that separates from fully...