On Monday, I tried to do my homework numerous times throughout the day. Unfortunately, as I am sure you all know, the Internet would not cooperate. My browser wouldn't load and I couldn't open Blackboard and pull up the discussion questions I needed to...

Four hundred and seventy-six students took advantage of Housing and Dining's new early room registration period for the fall 2011 semester as of Wednesday. "It has far exceeded my expectations," said Mike Stang, executive director of Housing and Dining....

Some NIU students are thrilled that the Illinois state legislature has passed a bill that will legalized civil unions for same sex couples. "I think it's a great move for Illinois," said Bryan Roush, a graduate assistant for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...

The building of the Northern Illinois Proton Therapy and Research Center (NIPTRC) , 777 Discovery Drive, West Chicago, will remain unfinished for the original finish date of spring 2011. The project is currently in a "holding pattern", said NIPTRC PR...

DeKALB | Students considering study abroad trips may choose programs run by alternative groups instead of the traditional university-run programs. One of these groups is Education First (EF) College Break. Their trips do not count for college credit;...

College campuses around the country are abuzz about the controversial caffeinated alcoholic drink Four Loko. In a press release dated Nov. 17, the Food and Drug Administration warned four companies that produce caffeinated alcoholic drinks that caffeine...