The NIU journalism department will hold its new student fair at 7 p.m. tonight in room 505 of the Holmes Student Center. On hand will be representatives from the Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi, The Northern Star, the Public Relations...

Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Jim Edgar will be on the campaign trail tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Sycamore to greet DeKalb County residents. The DeKalb County Republicans will hold a reception for Edgar and local residents wishing to speak...

Johnny Handsome" is a stylish action drama with philosophical overtones. It features Mickey Rourke ("Angel Heart" and "Diner") as a felon with a horribly disfigured face. Johnny‘s led a life of torment. He was born deformed as a result of his mother's...

Beginning Nov. 2, the NIU Social Science Research Institute will host a series of colloquia on the topic of abortion. All sessions will be on Thursdays at 3 p.m., in the lower level of the SSRI on Third and Locust streets in DeKalb. The discussions are...

Terry Desmond, DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder, announced Tuesday he will seek a fourth term next fall in the Illinois general elections. Desmond, first elected in 1978, said he has enjoyed the personal aspect of the job, and will ask the voters to judge...

Ah, the days of yesteryear. I went home last weekend. For a night. A night back home makes DeKalb start to look better and better..., but that's a story for another day. A friend of mine, who also was home for the evening, took me to a movie at a $1.50...

NIU accounting majors who believe practice makes perfect can enroll in a comprehensive Certified Public Accountant exam review course offered this fall. The course is designed to prepare students who have never taken the CPA exam, and for those who are...

More than 500 employers are recruiting NIU students through the Career Planning and Placement Center during the 1988-89 academic year, an increase of 6 percent over 1987-88. "In absolute numbers, however, student participation dropped from 1,978 last...

Okay—it's an album about Gumby. It's called "The Green Album." That's actually kind of funny. If I use this space to say what I actually think of this album, I'll probably get sued, so here is what I'm going to do: I'm going to open-mindedly discuss...

NIU tenured faculty are encouraged to apply for a half-time position as faculty development coordinator. Director of Faculty Development Edwin Simpson said the position is open to qualified faculty, someone who has background or experience as an adviser,...

Five hundred college students from across the Midwest are expected to invade DeKalb Nov. 17-19 when NIU hosts the American Marketing Association's regional conference. "Market Yourself, Discover the Advantage" will include a weekend full of activities...

When women or men are victims of sexual assault, they should arm themselves with a pen to sign a complaint if the assailant is to be punished by the law. On Oct. 14, a female NIU student reported she was sexually assaulted in Stevenson Towers residence...