A comprehensive view of all the different resource centers available to NIU students was given at the resource fair on Wednesday in continuation of Martin Luther King Jr. service week. The purpose for the advocacy and service programs is to allow the...

The NIU foundation Venture Grants program, which grants up to $20,000 of funding toward student-proposed inventions, is having its kickoff event from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Friday. Students who attend the event in Swen Parson Hall’s Thurgood Marshall Gallery...

The Faculty Senate met Wednesday to discuss a range of topics, including how much NIU spent on the Orange Bowl and the search for NIU President John Peters’ successor. According to Faculty Senate President Alan Rosenbaum, there have been 27 candidates...

Several events will be hosted by the New Residence Hall in February. NIU Housing & Dining will host “Kickoff to Infinity!” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 4. A kickball game with trivia will be played in the Chick Evans Field House. University Honors...

JAZZ in PROGRESS will perform 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road. JAZZ in PROGRESS is a local jazz group. Admission to the event is free, but donations will be accepted for DeKalb Music Boosters. For more information,...

Students, faculty and local residents will have the opportunity to utilize the office services of Secretary of State Jesse White from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday in the lower level of the Holmes Student Center. The office will be providing certain driver...

In an effort to help quell cat overpopulation and abuse DeKalb resident Jane Kosek set out in 2004 to help solve this problem. Kosek started Fixin’ Feral Felines as a means to control the stray cat population around her home. The organization originally...

Music is the universal language of the world. This is especially true for bringing all kinds of people together--particularly for a musician’s 50th birthday celebration. A birthday party for NIU School of Music faculty member Fareed Haque will start...

With a new year comes new music. Lil Wayne “I Am Not a Human Being II” Expected release: Feb. 19 Although he has changed the release date numerous times, Lil Wayne finally confirmed the official release date in an interview with MTV’s Sway. He also...

The 85th Academy Awards will take place on Feb. 24. As per usual, a slew of films have earned nominations, but who has time to watch every one? In this series, columnist Sarah Contreras will wade through the river of films and tell you what is worth seeing...

President Barack Obama introduced a series of legislative measures and executive orders centered around reducing gun violence during a national address on Jan. 16. The speech outlined 23 points that Obama said he hopes will decrease gun violence and crime...