Negotiations between NIU, Board of Regents officials and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees have stalled and no further talks have been scheduled. The AFSCME, with a diverse range of NIU employees, wants its members whose salaries...

For those of you who missed Eleventh Dream Day when they played with Green in the Diversions lounge last year, I'm sorry for you. You missed a fabulous show. Fortunately, you have a chance to hear what you missed. Atlantic Records has just released "Beet,"...

Sigma Lambda Beta, a new minority social/service fraternity, has formed an interest group at NIU and is trying to join the InterFraternity and Black Greek Councils. Mike DeValdivielso, president of Sigma Lambda Beta, said the fraternity is interested...

Increased regulation and concern with liability along with changing student attitudes might make "getting smashed" a thing of the past, especially on Greek Row. Sigma Pi fraternity sponsored a greek alcohol awareness seminar Tuesday evening discussing...

While police believe they know who killed Donna Doll and Elna Jarvi, they say they are truly baffled by the 1978 murder of Barbara Wagner. Shift Sgt. Chuck Kross, former head of investigations for the DeKalb Police Department, said that until a year and...

On Nov. 15, Second City sent one of its three National Touring Companies to set up stage in the Duke Ellington Ballroom and from their first greeting of, "DeKalb!?," the six-member troupe never missed a chance to comically entertain the 1,700-plus enthusiastic...

Amanda Bearse might not be a house-hold name, but after viewing an episode of the hit television series "Married...With Children," she can easily be remembered as the Bundy's upwardly-mobile neighbor, Marcy Rhoades. Bearse stars in the popular television...

During the inevitable post-Thanksgiving "home-stretch" toward finals week, thoughts tend to wander from the rambunctious and concentrate more on bound materials, bounced check notices and calming, inexpensive activities. With a working VCR in a cozy living...

I was racking my brain for column ideas when I realized the answer/topic was within my grasp. Literally. I was gulping down a Diet Coke with one hand and armed with a Bic pen in the other. This is a common ritual for me, as I consume a 12-pak of Diet...

He was in Beijing during the first wave of anti-government demonstrations. He traveled to the South Carolina coast before the now-infamous Hurricane Hugo struck. During the disasterous San Fransisco earthquake, he was in the swaying stands of Candlestick...

The Faculty Assembly has requested an NIU legal expert attend an upcoming University Council meeting to testify on the legality of the Constitution test requirement. The Assembly requested NIU Legal Counsel George Shur, who researched the requirement...

Phillip Kaufman's "The Right Stuff" is an exhilerating epic adventure film that chronicles the United States' role in the space race. The film is a fine adaptation of Tom Wolfe's best-selling novel with the same title. It features stunning photography...