NIU broadcast students can gain vital experience at the NIU student run television station, Channel 8, which begins broadcasting Monday. The student run Channel 8 news, which began broadcasting 17 years ago, is a fully operated news facility able to transmit...

The North Central Narcotics Task Force opened 83 cases and made 53 felony arrests in its first year of operation, DeKalb Police said Monday. "It think it's outstanding when you consider that the officers that had entered had very little background and...

Although few cases of Lyme disease, a potentially fatal illness, have been found at NIU, its effects are still a concern for health officials. Lyme disease is an illness contracted from the bite of an infected "deer" tick found in more than 40 states,...

Tom Ochs is sick of bugs and rodents. Ochs, an NIU graduate student, is a resident in the Varsity Square apartments, where he claims he has had numerous problems with roaches and mice. "I have been moved out of my apartment eight times so that it could...

The benefits of knowing a second language are increasing the demand for foreign language courses at NIU. "There is a great growth in the demand for foreign language," said Marilyn Skinner, chairwoman of NIU's foreign languages and literatures department....

The University Programming and Activities Office will offer a Student Leadership Institute from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday in the Holmes Student Center's Illinois Room. Seven volunteer speakers, including two corporate guest speakers, will discuss various...

Thousands of people marked the Feb. 11 release of black South African leader Nelson Mandela, while some lives at NIU are affected more profoundly. "This is a victory for me and for other South Africans, psychologically," 34-year-old NIU student Prinsloo...

Asbestos removal and increased Joint University Advisory Council representation will be the main points of today's University Council meeting. The council meets at 3 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center's Sky Room. Eddie Williams, NIU vice president of Finance...

Four companies bid to replace the Huskie Stadium turf Monday, bringing NIU one step closer to a better playing field. SafePlay Surfaces, of Richardson, Tex., submitted the lowest of four bids Monday to replace the playing surface. At the January Board...

Accidents occur and people who know first aid are needed everywhere. NIU physical education instructor Orville Kersten said the university offers six American Red Cross certification first-aid classes and six non-certification classes. The classes teach...

A U.S. Surgeon General report claims abortion is not any more negative than positive to a woman's health. In July of 1987, the U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop conducted a report on the health affects of abortion. Koop said when the report was requested...

NIU and Bradley University have something in common—problems with white supremacist groups. A group, called the American White Supremacist Party, distributed fliers last week which caused demonstrations by minority and other students from Bradley University,...