Crossing cultural boundaries is coming to NIU in the form of a card game. NIU’s International Programs and Human Resources departments are aiming to work with students and faculty to facilitate deeper understanding and lessen the disconnect that can...

The School of Music will be hosting performances almost daily after Spring Break until the end of the semester. Performances will be held either in the Recital Hall or the Boutell Concert Hall in the Music Building. Every concert I attend in either venue,...

Protecting your mental health can’t be done by putting on a bulletproof vest. Kevlar for the Mind, a program to teach students how to deal with stress, will run from 3 to 4 p.m. today in Adams Hall Room 404. “I offer this once a semester,” said...

Sunday At 12:15 a.m., an officer conducting a building check of Stevenson Towers North thought he heard a party going on in a room and made contact with the people in the room. The people were under 21 and in possession of alcohol. Four people were given...

Efficiency and raising awareness about a drug problem in DeKalb were the reasons 30 warrants were issued simultaneously in connection with a Thursday’s warrant sweep operation, said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler. The drug sweep concluded the six-month...

Marathons are often used as fundraisers, but participants aren’t always known for their great athletic skills. Luckily, the NIU Community School of the Arts came up with the Performathon, a day-long fundraising event featuring concerts and art exhibits...

While some students might skip town for Cancun or flee the continent for a week in paradise, some printmaking students are etching their way down to New Orleans. This year, the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) will be held March 14 through...

Saturday At 2:08 a.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol observed a 1995 GMC van traveling westbound in the 400 block of West Lincoln Highway in the curb lane and the driver appeared hunched over in his seat, not wearing a seat belt. The officer initiated...

I found the article by Colin Remes on loud music to be one-sided and not considerate of others. The loud music has nothing to do with what time of day you play it, but the level of the music. You play music for you and no one else. It should be played...

On Sunday, the Student Association Senate indefinitely postponed a resolution to gather student opinions on the ballot for the upcoming executive elections. The Senate debated what questions they should ask students on the ballot. The questions proposed...

Stage Coach Players will be holding auditions for the summer 2012 performance season from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 511 Russell Road. The shows for the season are Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Forbidden Broadway...