Pre-paid rent is the norm in DeKalb, although it can cause a lot of problems for NIU students. One NIU psychology major, for example, said he attends school part-time rather than full-time because he works 40 hours a week to pay his rent. The student,...

Most college freshmen believe the federal government is not doing enough to control environmental pollution. Figures from a fall 1989 survey conducted by the University of California at Los Angeles show 86.3 percent of freshmen questioned feel the government...

With the primary election less than two months away, one Democrat and two Republicans have announced their candidacy for governor of Illinois. Democrat Neil Hartigan and Republicans Jim Edgar and Steven Baer have announced their candidacy for the March...

DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow got to see the President. President Bush appeared at this year's mayoral conference in Washington D.C. from Jan. 23 to 26. Sparrow said he thought this year's January mayoral conference was "by far the best." He said he was happy...

NIU parents looking for child care while they go to class or work can now look to resources on campus for help. The Child Development Laboratory of Human and Family Resources and the Campus Child Care Center/Shirley W. Nelson Campus Child Care Center...

Two of three murals originally painted in Altgeld Hall remain, and they are hidden behind the first floor soda machines. Sue Trotter, of the Regional History Center, said the murals were painted in February, 1935, and the main panel, which is now hanging...

Although this nation's drug problem receives a lot of attention, proven drug use cases at NIU are not prevalent. In the 1988-89 academic year, the NIU Judicial Office handled 19 drug-related offenses, said Office Director Larry Bolles. This number is...

The lone Democrat running for state representative of the 76th district, who announced his candidacy Thursday morning, is also an NIU student. Bob Tisch is an NIU law student and the student representative on the Board of Regents. "It'll be an uphill...

Two pieces of computer equipment valued at $9,000 were stolen from NIU's Pscyhology-Mathemathics Building more than two weeks ago, but University Police and local Crime Stoppers have no leads in the case. An IBM PS2 model A computer and monitor were stolen...

NIU's Student Association members will focus their discussion on the future of the SA art collection at the next SA meeting. The senate meeting will be at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Holmes Student Center's Heritage room. Brian Subatich, SA community affairs...

Even with fewer periodicals at Founder's Memorial Library, NIU needs to reduce study space and use off-campus storage. "We have been aware of the problems facing the library for some time; however, we are coming to the point where something will have...

NIU Professor Full name: Elliott Lessen Birthdate: Feb. 10, 1947 Birthplace: Syracuse, New York Current NIU position: Professor of Educational Psychology and Special Education. Years in current position: 12 Education: Undergraduate, Syracuse University....