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...

It has been said there is no such thing as a free lunch or a free ride. NIU students interested in public administration will shatter that myth Friday in Chicago. NIU's Division of Public Administration will provide free transportation to the "Public...

Face it. The large majority of college students drink. It's no great mystery. Unfortunately, some of us drink not because we like the taste or we are thirsty, but because it is expected of us. We think that by drinking alcohol, we suddenly transform into...

We all need to be taken care of at some point in our lives. Our parents or guardians care for us when we are babies and later help ease our entrance into the cold, cruel world. We couldn't do it alone. Unfortunately, in too many cases the caring usually...

The DeKalb City Council met quietly Monday night until the NIU Student Association sparked an explosion of words when it presented a resolution condemning campus violence. Jennifer Novak, acting SA community affairs adviser and liaison, told the council...

Gov. James Thompson and the Illinois State Legislature are once again dangling funds in front of NIU administrators for the acquisition of the DeKalb Wurlitzer property. The legislature earmarked $2 million of a $358.2 million bill for NIU to acquire...

NIU held a training project for learning disabled staffs of community colleges throughout Illinois in August, which resulted in a statewide network of assistance to Illinois community college teachers. The project was directed by Ernie Rose, an NIU assistant...