A no-war rally to protest the increasingly volatile situation in the Middle East will be held Saturday in Huntley Park. The rally will feature live music, speakers from the Wesley Foundation, United Campus Ministries, Interfaith Network and the Marxist-Humanist...

Residents in the College, John and Locust Street area are banding together to fight deterioration of the student-dominated fifth ward neighborhood. A steering committee met Wednesday night to discuss what improvements could be made to the area. "To some...

NIU sorority and fraternity leaders will be brushing up their leadership skills and brainstorming with their counterparts at other schools this weekend. Saturday's leadership conference at Iowa State University in Ames will be the combined effort of the...

While it's unclear who will choose the alumni to join NIU's governing board, officials aren't lost in the fog. Last September, Gov. James Thompson signed House Bill 2842 which adds three alumni to the Board of Regents. As of yet, he hasn't appointed the...

Students and parents waiting to know if they will be able to request university crime statistics might be disappointed because President Bush received an extension Thursday to sign the Students' Right to Know Act. Although his signature on the Students'...

Students have an additional two weeks to learn about the Illinois Student Association before casting their votes. NIU officials allowed a two-week extension for a referendum to decide whether to continue a $22,000 membership in ISA. The referendum will...

A portion of Brett Hooghkirk's taped confession to killing Lisa Garretson was played in court Thursday during the preliminary hearing on added charges. Hooghkirk was charged last week with two counts of aggravated battery, and DeKalb County State's Attorney...

Student Association Vice President Tanya Smith was served an impeachment notice Thursday signed by six SA senators. Sen. Mike Ruderman said the impeachment is a needed step because just asking for Smith's resignation rather than trying to impeach her...

DeKalb, beware. Flu season is here. During the month of November, the flu bug will be at its highest point, and although NIU students don't necessarily have to take extreme caution to combat the bug, other DeKalb residents might. Karen Grush, public health...

There was an interesting question in Thursday's newspaper. The question was about which Illinois governor—outgoing Jim Thompson or new kid on the block Jim Edgar—will decide who to put on NIU's Board of Regents as alumni representative. Will Thompson,...

NIU students who attend the live bird show during geography week should probably wear a hat. Geography Awareness Week will begin Sunday and continue until Nov. 17. The Raptor Rehabilitation and Propagation Project from Eureka, Mo., will present "Birds...

State Sen. Patrick Welch and election officials deny any connection to allegations of voter fraud on election day. The concern stems from a Tuesday night incident when people voting in Stevenson Towers allegedly were given soda for voting straight Democratic....