Despite the lowest enrollment in 20 years, NIU's acceptance rate of incoming freshmen appears to be climbing. U.S. News and World Report's seventh edition of "America's Best Colleges" ranked NIU's academic reputation as 170 out of 204 universities placing...

Long touchdown scores. Jarring hits. Forced turnovers. Great catches. Broken records. Milestones reached. There was even a helicopter and fireworks. If you missed the NIU-Southern Illinois match on Saturday, you missed all this and much more. Oh, by the...

As family weekend draws near, the residence halls plan their own activities to coincide with the events planed by Campus Activities Board (CAB). The main event of the weekend is the football game against the Salukies of Southern Illinois University at...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Dennis Conrad SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)—Illinois will spend millions of dollars on highway safety programs because lawmakers failed to adopt a law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets. Under a 1991 law passed by Congress, states...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NANCY BENAC WASHINGTON (AP)—Colin Powell stepped down as the nation's top military officer Thursday amid pomp and pageantry, hailed by President Clinton simply as ‘‘first and foremost, a good soldier.'‘ At a retirement...

When the director of the NIU Recycling Center first glanced at her new operation this summer, she didn't know what she had gotten herself into. At times, she still wonders. "The center needs to be massively renovated," remarked Recycling Center Director...

"The Winds of Change in Southeast Asia" is the topic of today's weekly lecture sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies. The lecture will be given by NIU Professor Clark Neher, who also is the chair of the graduate department of political science....

College students across the country, including those at NIU, are putting their beer cans down because of the pressure of harsher laws for underage drinking. Amy Havasi, NIU health educator, said the number of people at NIU who drink to become intoxicated...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER KAREN BALL WASHINGTON (AP)—A key Senate Democrat grumbled anew about White House cost estimates on health care savings Thursday, asking Hillary Rodham Clinton if they could pass a ‘‘reality check.'‘ Daniel P. Moynihan wasn't...

Family values may suddenly become an "in" thing this weekend, so might family entertainment. The Campus Activities Board, according to Special Events Coordinator Amy Kozlowski, will be sponsoring a casino night Friday, a comedy show Saturday and an arts...

Head coach Pete Waite will bring his NIU Huskies to Charleston, Ill. to face the Lady Panthers of Eastern Illinois in what promises to be one of the best conference matchups this year. After knocking off four conference rivals in a combined 12 games,...

Having dinner with the president has never been so easy. On Saturday, NIU welcomes students and their families for a reception following the NIU-SIU gridiron football game. The reception includes a cash bar and will give families the opportunity to meet...