For sophomore engineering major Dan Drenth, having no class on Fridays is a dream. One extra day to sleep in and study would be nice, Drenth said. Unfortunately, he has classes scheduled five days a week. Fewer on-campus class sections were held this...

It comes around once a semester and it can make or break a student. Finals week has the ability to grab the attention of thousands of students for a few days. Those students need to know how to prepare for their tests or their grades could be in jeopardy....

Midterms, Halloween, Thanksgiving and finals all fall within the last eight weeks of school. When jobs, internships, self-care, personal relationships, family, financial stress, graduation and seasonal gifts are added to the mix, one is living the life...

An NIU law professor published an article in the December issue of the Illinois Bar Journal, which came out today, about parenthood issues in same-sex couples. In "Statutory Parenthood for Same-sex Partners," law professor emeritus Jeffrey Parness suggests...

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Friday At 1:20 a.m., DeKalb Police observed a vehicle without...

The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. November 14 At 5:11...

After a closed session, Board Chair Cherilyn Murer resumed the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday morning by extending her condolences.Murer said the death of sociology student Steven Agee II has shaken the campus community and once again brought to...

While some students feel the NIU text alert system is making progress, the Student Association University Services committee continues to look into the program.The committee was satisfied that text alerts were sent out after the shooting death of Steven...

The NIU Board of Trustees will meet today at 9 a.m. in the Altgeld Hall Board of Trustees Room.Among the items planned for discussion are an alcoholic beverage policy for public events and non-student related activities and the next phase of the campus...

A visitation will be held for NIU student Steven Agee II from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the Leak & Sons Funeral Home in Country Club Hills. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church in Glenwood.Agee, 22, was fatally shot in the...

Wednesday's University Council meeting saw the passing of a proposal that alters NIU's policy on guests in class.The proposal, made by Karen Brandt, Academic Policy Committee Chair, was discussed at the Nov. 2 Universal Council meeting and was not passed....

Both on and off-campus public relations practitioners agree NIU succeeded in its response to Wednesday's shooting at 809 Edgebrook Drive.Kathy Buettner, vice-president of University Relations, said the first thing the university had to deal with was determining...