A callback of funds from the state is a growing possibility in the minds of many university administrators and state bureaucrats. Added to already tight university budgets and the possibility of further cuts in the next academic fiscal year (July 1, 2003,...

A chaotic Saturday night during Homecoming weekend has NIU’s chapter of the NAACP asking serious questions about the safety of people attending events on and off campus, as well as who is held accountable when things go wrong. The National Association...

The stage was set Saturday with one disc jockey, two turntables and a microphone waiting for comedians to step to it and make people laugh. Soule Infinite Entertainment welcomed comedians including Honest John, Deray, Michael Blackson and a host of others...

This week has been designated to honor the many individuals who assist physicians in providing health care to the public. They are known as allied health professionals, and Nov. 3 through 9 is nationally recognized as Allied Health Professions Week. The...

A huge teepee stood at the east end of the Office of Campus Recreation Saturday. More than 4,600 people gathered at the Rec for the largest non-academic, non-athletic event on campus. Native Americans and a gym full of people joined to celebrate their...

Dick Durbin returned to NIU Friday, 32 years after helping campaign for ex-NIU professor Mike Bakalis to become Illinois State Superintendent. "I didn’t think that at that part of my life I would run for anything," said the senior senator from Illinois....

One of the greatest fears of anyone who gets behind the wheel of a vehicle is getting into an accident. With traffic congestion both in DeKalb and NIU, traffic accidents are inevitable. However, crashes occur with a higher frequency in particular areas....

DeKalb’s own "Children of the Corn" rose from the fields to entertain an enthusiastic crowd Thursday night in the Player’s Theater at the Stevens Building. The first ever "Children of the Corn" production, which actor Chris McLinden, a senior theater...

A community-driven group is looking to make DeKalb County one of the most active voices against domestic violence. The DeKalb County Domestic CourtWatch Program is an effort to select and train volunteers by January 2003 to observe courtrooms to ensure...

For those who visit the Office of Campus Recreation, get ready for a powwow. NATIONS, Native Americans Together Insuring Our Nation’s Sovereignty, will host its 10th-annual powwow Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Rec. Rita Reynolds, faculty adviser for NATIONS,...

The clock strikes midnight and you realize with a sudden sensation of dread that you haven’t studied for that enormous test tomorrow morning. Time to grab a cup of coffee or chug that Mountain Dew. Have college students become addicted to caffeine?...

Illinois Lt. Governor candidate Carl Hawkinson wrapped up his 16-city tour by answering questions for concerned DeKalb County Republicans. A press conference was held featuring Hawkinson and Republican Party Chair Gary MacDougal Thursday at the Citizens...