Within the past two years, every prosecuted illegal sale of alcohol in DeKalb has involved college students, said DeKalb City Attorney Ron Matekaitis. "Anybody going to school should have sense enough to know that selling beer is against the law," said...

Well, Unity in Diversity Week is over. Did you miss it? Don't feel bad. I didn't know it was going on until Wednesday, and I work at a newspaper. Some of you aren't too heartbroken about missing all the bands, activities and discussion groups. Unfortunately,...

NIU students have a chance to dabble in the stock market with monoply money. Students across the country can enter the AT&T Collegiate Investment Challenge, said Mike Burn, NIU contact person for the contest. The AT&T Collegiate Investment Challenge...

Greeks that graduate and leave NIU are able to reunite with the alumni and undergraduates of their sorority or fraternity during Homecoming. James Christensen, vice president of Sigma Nu Fraternity, said their fraternity is tailgating with their alumni...

The InterFraternity Council has formed a judicial board to govern the activities of the fraternities involved with IFC. Gregg Mylin, IFC vice president of administration, is one of the judges on the judicial board. Mylin said the board consists of eight...

Road-weary travelers desperately search for a night's lodging, only to be turned away into the chilly night. Is this a biblical account from long ago? No it's a current scene played out during Homecoming weekend when some unwary visitors find themselves...

Homecoming weekend, like Corn Fest, keeps the local police busy. The UPs concentrate on traffic through campus, tailgating activites, parking and stadium security, Lt. Ken Kaiser of the administrative services division said. The DeKalb Police are responsible...

This week - National Student Employment Week - NIU will recognize those who work while attending college, a task often more difficult than it sounds. "Some students have more than one job," said Dottie Summers, NIU payroll clerk, who estimates that 3,500...

The NIU Residence Hall Association is working to improve involvement in this year's Homecoming activities by on-campus students. A President Gail Colbert said the association will participate in the annual "Yell Like Hell" and banner contests during Homecoming...

The University Health Service usually sees only mild high blood pressure cases, but if hypertension is not detected early, it can lead to larger, more serious problems. The college years "are the best time to catch hypertension," said Lee Price, director...

The cancellation of Halloween street parties in Carbondale, home of Southern Illinois University, might leave the city a ghost town during this year's Halloween weekend. SIU is nationally known for celebrations connected with Halloween weekend, but Carbondale...

Although NIU's Alumni Association is not as expansive or as well developed as those at Big Ten Schools, the alumni do play a vital role. Homecoming is only one of many activities in which alumni participate, Alumni Programming Director Susan Lund said....