Kari Niesen and Julie Kreiling are roommates whose styles of play on the volleyball court closely resemble their personalities off the court. Niesen, a softspoken outside hitter from Waunakee, Wis., likes to find an open area on the court and exploit...

The Student Association Mass Transit Board might have found a solution to the problem of providing handicapped transportation this winter. Although board members have not seen the vehicle yet, the transit board is looking into the possibility of purchasing...

NIU soccer coach Willy Roy and his players are starting to recover from the dizziness experienced as a result of a roller coaster season full of ups and downs. When a team has a record of 7-10-1 overall and is winless in its own conference, a coach has...

Although autopsy results will not be in until later this week, DeKalb police have determined a homicide investigation is not necessary in the death of a DeKalb resident, whose body was found in Huber Park. DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller said Lorenza...

SPIN magazine is being pulled from the newsracks of about 20 national retail store chains this month because of the magazine's inclusion of free condoms in its November issue. SPIN, a rock music-oriented magazine, is combining efforts with Carter Wallace...

Representatives from several eras of NIU history gathered Friday night to reminisce, shake hands and exchange stories of the past. But most importantly, they gathered to accept induction into the NIU Athletic Hall of Fame. The Seventh Hall of Fame Banquet...

The Wirtz Quadrangle, located between Wirtz Hall and the University Health Service, will be renovated this summer with a budget of more than $158,000. NIU Physical Plant Director John Harrod said "observation of the site and its utilization indicated...

The NIU All-University Jazz Band will perform a variety of music at its fall concert on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building. The NIU Jazz Band consists of 19 members, most are music majors. NIU Jazz Band director...

Eddie Williams, vice president for finance and planning, will lead a discussion of the Master Plan, an analysis of the NIU campus and a guide for future university building projects, at Wednesday's Faculty Assembly meeting. The meeting will begin at 3...

The Interfraternity Council should vote at its meeting tonight on whether to take the power to sanction NIU fraternities by amending the IFC constitution. The meeting will take place at 8 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center Heritage Room. NIU imposes sanctions...

An NIU sophomore was listed in serious condition late Monday afternoon at St. Anthony's Medical Center in Rockford after she was struck by a vehicle on campus Saturday night. Andrea Ford, 20, 907 Kimberly Drive #5, was taken to Kishwaukee Community Hospital...

Mark Nelson, NIU associate professor of art, will speak on his experiences with book and comic illustration in part of a lecture series hosted by Friends of NIU Libraries. The lecture will take place Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the lower-level staff lounge...