In May, the NIU Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management and Planning will teach representatives from other colleges and universities how to put together emergency response plans. “NIU is a great choice for hosting this course and other...

On a somber Valentine's Day, Joe Dubowski, father of fallen Huskie Gayle Dubowski, pointed to the a Forward, Together Forward Memorial Garden stone and said, "That's my daughter." Tuesday, NIU students and faculty gathered to reflect on the events of...

Though many students were not attending NIU on Feb. 14, 2008, those who have joined the community since then are still reminded of the tragedy.That day - when Steven Kazmierczak entered a class in Cole Hall and opened fire, killing five students and injuring...

Wreaths and rose stems no longer hold shut the doors to Cole Hall. As one enters the hall, they are submerged in a transformed world. An unlit common area waits to shelter more than just the handful of students speckled within the tall windows, to warm...

Cole Hall has always made me a bit anxious. The first time I felt that way I was stepping into Cole Hall in August 2005, my freshman year, for my very first college class, MATH 110. I was 18, nervous and still had no clue how I fit into the NIU community....

When Jon Hohnstadt heard that Penn State students knocked over a news van while protesting the firing of football coach Joe Paterno, he said he understood how they felt. Hohnstadt said it's great to have free press, but when something negatively impacts...