NIU film and video artists can have the chance for a cash prize and a handshake from "Silence of the Lambs" director Jonathan Demme within the next month. Student and professional artists throughout Illinois are invited to submit their film work in the...

The Martin Luther King sculpture project still will receive Student Association support, although some senators feel funding the art is misrepresenting the students they serve. Fewer than 15 students showed up at Sunday's SA meeting to discuss funding...

The NIU chapter of a national student organization opposing drunk driving has reorganized to make students more aware of the problem. The College Students Against Drunk Driving (CSADD) is determined to promote more awareness of the drunk driving problem...

A new program offered for NIU students can make the dream of becoming a commercial pilot a reality. Elgin Community College is offering a program that allows students a chance to earn their pilot's licenses and still go to school. Until last fall, the...

Freshman Rep. Brad Burzynski is happy with his contact with NIU and is looking forward to working with Gene Hoffman. "I feel comfortable right now with the relationship we are developing," the DeKalb Republican said of his dialogue with NIU. "I've been...

Student Regents might once again get a vote on the board, but no one's holding their breath. Wednesday, a bill allowing one collective vote for five student Regents in the Board of Governors passed unanimously in a higher education committee. Student...

NIU will lose a 23-year veteran at the end of this semester when the director of the University Honors Program retires. Marion Miller graduated from Western Kentucky and received his doctorate from Northwestern University in Evanston at age 22. Miller...

There would be less chance of children causing fires at home—like the one that occurred at the DeKalb Center April 2—if there were more residential playgrounds, an NIU professor says. "I think it's just ridiculous that (the children) have no place...

A controversial proposal about research integrity at NIU was disputed last week before the University Council because some members feel the policy shouldn't apply to students. "Research integrity" is an interim policy installed by NIU President John La...

Without volunteers, many community organizations wouldn't have the ability or staff needed to function. An upcoming week will honor these volunteers. The national Voluntary Action Center sent information to volunteer-orientated organizations, informing...

Unlike last year, DeKalb residents will only get their garbage picked up once a week this summer. The city council decided to leave garbage pickups at once a week for the summer instead of changing designated pickups to twice a week. City Manager Mark...

NIU charged a student last week with breaking the harassment policy for hanging a "kill a faggot" sign in a Neptune residence hall window. The student is expected to enter a plea by Tuesday, said NIU Judicial Officer Larry Bolles. Assistant Judicial Office...