The proposed mandatory multiculturalism requirement has invoked many negative criticisms, as well as support. A panel of Student Association members held a forum on Monday to discuss information regarding the proposed requirement and to give the public...

NIU has initiated a national search to fill the position of vice president and provost. The previous vice president and provost, Kendall Baker, left NIU in July 1992 to accept a president position at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. The...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education has scheduled 30 hours of public hearings and committee meetings over the next ten months to address the rising costs of education at Illinois public universities. The IBHE's Committee to Study Affordability will...

An NIU fraternity recently discovered what it takes to collect 2000 pounds of food in one day. The national chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity recently collected 227,646 pounds of non-perishable food for the needy just in time for Thanksgiving celebrations....

Holiday cheer, eggnog and sniffling noses are all essential parts of a merry holiday season in the Midwest. But, as the last two weeks of the semester are upon us, noses are not the only thing which will be running. By the evening of Dec. 11, the tree-lined...

If you live in Greek Row you have a new representative on the DeKalb County Board. At last Wednesday's board meeting the board voted 22-0 to appoint Diane Mikula (R-5th district) to the seat formerly held by Rob Harris. Thomas Gary (D-6th) was absent...

The close of the semester is drawing and student finances are dwindling. Solution: start the Christmas job hunt. Christmas is a hustling, bustling time of year so employers are always searching for desperate college students who are willing to work for...

Buy, spend, indulge in consumerism, and purchase. It's that time of year again when, as a community, we flock to those meccas of mass consumerism, the malls. Seeing that there is no mall in DeKalb, where is one to shop when stranded in a corn field. Searching...

With violent crimes on the rise and gun-control initiatives rampant, martial arts classes are gaining popularity nationwide. NIU is no exception. Judo, karate and tae-kwon-do courses are offered by the physical education department, said Judith Bischoff,...

Violence and drug dealing, two hallmarks of gang activity, have appeared on the campuses of NIU and Illinois State University in Normal within the last month. While the NIU community is being hit with the reality of an established crack-dealing ring,...

It was a lonely cold campus here on Christmas Eve. The students left with joy and elation. As usual I had to sneak in and cover Christmas with the Student Association. And so I snuck on up to their second floor corner In nightshirt with candle and mini-tape...

While Christians celebrate the birth of Christ, Jewish students will remember an even earlier historical event. In 166 B.C. Judas Maccabes and his family successfully revolted against foreign occupation and restored Jewish control for over a century....