Voters can cast ballots for DeKalb school board officials and a 911 emergency telephone system referendum at the following locations today from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. District 1: Congregational Church, 615 N. First St. Districts 2 and 7: Douglas Hall, NIU District...

DeKalb County voters today will decide if a 911 emergency phone system will come to the area outside of NIU. NIU is the only location in DeKalb County with a 911 emergency phone system. If the referendum passes, the system will be available to every county...

The Feminist Front will bring back a campus celebrity of sorts to speak on sexism. Former CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer will speak Nov. 15 on "Voices of Black Women; Sexism, Politics and Revolution." Palmer will be accompanied by Diane Lee, a black feminist...

The NIU Office of Admissions has set up the first data base to specifically inform minorities about NIU. The data base will buy the names of minority students who have taken the ACT from that company, and expressed an interest in college, said Bob Burk,...

Amnesty International will challenge myths regarding the death penalty, as AI representative Debbie Heyward discusses "The Death Penalty: Punishment or Crime?" at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday in Holmes Student Center room 305. Heyward, from AI's Chicago regional...

NIU sorority members will have the opportunity to get to know each other during Sister Sorority week events. Sister Sorority Week began Sunday and will continue through Wednesday. Greek Adviser Mary Ronan said the program is like "a Greek Week for all...

Plans are in the works for handicapped ramps to the Holmes Student Center's west, east and Blackhawk Cafeteria entrances and a vertical lift to the Huskies Den. Priority was placed on the combined project of the vertical lift and the west entrance ramp,...

After eight fear-filled months of going without a haircut, I finally gave in and began researching various salons to see who I would trust with a pair of scissors. I found a place I had gone to before, and being desperate (my bangs were now fully covering...

A two-day school will be held to inform and update tax practitioners and consultants. The annual program, held throughout the nation at 26 locations, will be presented Nov. 21 in the County Farm Bureau building, 315 N. Sixth St. The program will cover...

"Having fame is like hang gliding naked over the Grand Canyon"—Robin Williams. Have you ever yearned for fame and fortune in your own disgusting, roach-infested, little corner of the world? Have you ever wanted to know the meaning of success, the feeling...

Completion of the Holmes Student Center reconstructon will put an end to many of the design problems that have plagued the building and led to its renovation. NIU Project Manager Conrad Miller said the 16-floor student center was fitted with limestone...

On the first Tuesday of Febuary, March, April and May students will have the opportunity to participate in the Skip-a-Meal program. Skip-a-Meal is a joint effort by the Resident Hall Association and the NIU Campaign Against Hunger to help those individuals...