Story Musgrave was a NASA astronaut for more than 30 years. Musgrave started his career as an aircraft electrician and engine mechanic in the U.S. Marines before being employed as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in 1967. During his career as a NASA astronaut,...
Reavis 205 used to be a classroom with a computer lab. Now it stands empty with nothing but a whiteboard, but not for long. Associate communications professor Laura Vazquez said the now empty classroom will be turned into a new smart classroom. Smart...
The Student Association executive elections began with a rough start, as all seven candidates received sanctions Tuesday. Candidates Delonte LeFlore, Gina Gregolunas, Joshua Venaas and Elliot Echols were sanctioned by Elections Commissioner Jasmine Harvell...
How someone views and presents themselves when they are in an online situation can be different than how they view themselves when face-to-face with someone. Research Rookie Zach Woods, sophomore psychology major, said peoples’ perceptions of themselves...
Students can get free health screenings, chair massages, acupuncture, skin care information and more all in one place: the Health and Wellness Fair. Friday marks the 20th annual Health and Wellness Fair. Employee Relations collaborates with Recreation...
Something as simple as the choice of color a marketer uses on their product could affect a person’s decision to buy the company’s merchandise. Melissa Woodall, sophomore illustration major, is examining marketer’s color choices to use on their merchandise...
Several events, from presentations to educational panels to self-defense workshops, will coincide with Women’s History Month this year. Rebekah Kohli, program coordinator for the Women’s Studies Program, said Women’s History Month is something people...
Much changed since the Hot Spot opened 20 years ago. Asif Quddus, president and owner of the Hot Spot, 901 Lucinda Ave. Unit J, will celebrate the business’s 20th anniversary July 2. He opened the Hot Spot in 1992, two years after he graduated from...
Men joined the U.S. army to fight in the Civil War for multiple reasons. Wayne Duerkes will be trying to discover these reasons through his Research Rookies project. Duerkes, a junior history major, and his mentor Bradley Bond, Dean of the Graduate School,...
A class project for students in a sociology class led to a recently instated amendment to House Bill 180. House Bill 180 is concerned with “disorderly conduct” at a memorial service or funeral. The amendment increases the time that the conduct is...
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...
Student motorcycle riders can now their revv engines together at a new club for bikers. NIU Moto was recognized as an official group last semester around October 30, said Adam Bennett, sophomore mechanical engineering major and president of NIU Moto....
