NIU’s sixth History Graduate Student Association Conference will honor former professor Alfred F. Young, a pioneer in the field of early American history.The conference, sponsored by the Department of History, is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 1 in Swen Parson...

Tuesday, the space shuttle Discovery took to the air for the last time. It was one of the most demoralizing things I’ve ever seen. According to NASA, Discovery’s career spanned 26 years. The shuttle successfully completed 39 missions in space; more...