NIU students have a chance to help save the world. Earth Week, April 16 to 22, and the 20th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22 are worldwide events to alert people to growing environmental threats, issues and problems. Activities held every day at the...

NIU's Health Services building will close its doors and begin temporary relocation for a one-year, $3.8-million asbestos removal and remodeling project. Steve Cohen, Student Health Advisory Council chairman, said the center's 100 faculty and staff will...

The Student Association Mass Transit Board is considering reversing a bus route to avoid road construction next semester. The idea will reverse Route 6 and include a few minor changes to avoid the construction at the corner of Lincoln Highway and Annie...

Thousands of aluminum cans snaked through buildings, coiled around lamp posts and slithered through trees and bushes Monday in an effort to promote recycling. Cans Across Campus, a sequel to national Hands Across America and NIU's Hands Across Campus,...

The campus will look a lot different in August after the Board of Regents looks at campus remodeling and construction projects. The Regents will meet Wednesday and Thursday at Sangamon State University in Springfield. The board governs NIU, Sangamon State...

The two groups leaving the soon-to-be-demolished Wirtz House are keeping their central location and one group is expanding its program. The foreign studies department is moving from the centrally located house Wednesday and the University Resource Center...

A resolution passed by the DeKalb city council might raise the awareness of local businesses and individuals to environmentally sound alternatives for polystyrene. The resolution is designed to discourage the use of all non-biodegradeable materials, such...

The NI Guide program, which helps new students adjust to college, promises to build its reputation in the fall. Matthew Miller, student coordinator of the Office of Orientation and Student Assistance, said students who become NI Guides have a chance to...

With the average NIU building being more than 30 years old, more and more repairs are needed, as evidenced by the recent resurfacing of the Holmes Student Center tower. Almost every NIU building currently "needs attention," said Physical Plant Director...

During spring cleaning, donate unwanted books for sale instead of throwing them away. Friends of NIU Libraries will be hold its eighth annual book sale April 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and April 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the lobby of Founders Memorial...

Students attending weekend movies at the Holmes Student Center's Sandburg Auditorium will find the upper seats off limits. Student Center Director Judd Baker said seats in the upper portion of the auditorium are closed off because of low attendance and...

Exceptional children will get their due beginning Sunday, when an NIU group will sponsor a week's worth of activities to raise awareness about mental handicaps. The purpose of Awareness Week is to "make people more aware of people with special needs,"...