The true spirit of Christmas is alive and well. The Newman Catholic Center has set up a "Giving Tree" in their lobby. The 8-foot tree is adorned with 300 ornaments, each one containing the name or description of a person "who might go without any gifts...

Christmas shopping usually makes up the strongest retail period of the year for most store owners, but not all DeKalb businesses watch sales soar during the holiday season. Todd Capes, assistant manager of AppleTree Records, 1022 W. Lincoln Hwy., said...

NIU's Supportive Professional Staff Council again will petition to gain representation on the Joint University Advisory Committee during the Dec. 13 University Council meeting. SPSC Chairman Joan Greening said SPSC represents over 400 NIU employees. "SPSC...

Alpha Psi Lambda, a new coed Latino social/service fraternity, has plans to be the first NIU organization to belong to the InterFraternity, PanHellenic and Black Greek Councils. Bob Cordero, vice president of Alpha Psi Lambda, said the fraternity has...

Student fees might be automatically increased as a result of efforts to standardize the fee review process used by NIU President John La Tourette's Fee Study Committee. Committee Chairman Anthony Fusaro said an increase might be part of a set of expected...

Concerns about recent actions of the Student Association's Supreme Court Chief Justice and the court were voiced publicly at the group's Sunday night meeting. Supreme Court Chief Justice Ed Gil was not present at the meeting to hear the 45-minute discussion,...

At least 12 art works in the Student Association Art Collection, including an original Andy Warhol print signed by the artist, are reported missing or stolen. The Warhol print, "Mao Tse Tung," and three other works have been identified as stolen. No one...

Jeff Lunsford was going to get a license plate that read "3 DEGREES" after he received his doctorate next May. Sadly, he will not have the chance. Lunsford, 29, 806 Grove St., died Monday after being removed from life support systems at Saint Anthony's...

A legislative aide to State Representative John Countryman announced Monday she will run for 38th District state senator in 1990. Nancy Beasley, running as a Republican said, "The people of this district deserve better" than what they have gotten from...

Twenty-nine NIU music and theater students performed this weekend in the 26th annual Madrigal Dinners. Elwood Smith, director and NIU music faculty member, said Saturday's audience was "extremely good." He added, "It was the best we have ever had, they...

Plans for the installation of a future enhanced 911 emergency phone system are underway. Members of the DeKalb County Emergency Telephone Safety Board met in a special meeting to elect officers and discuss the 911 system, passed in the Nov. 7 general...

Four NIU seniors have been named as 1989 Board of Regents Scholars. Christina Fauser of OakLawn, Sandra Finn of Darian, Sandra Kaufmann of Brookfield and Elainie Lillios of Melrose Park each received $400 and a certificate of recognition from the Board...