The number of reported cases of lyme disease is on the rise in Illinois, but no cases have been reported in DeKalb County in the last two years. Rosemary Lane, Director of the University Health Service, said the last case of lyme disease treated at the...

NIU students and DeKalb citizens are encouraged to learn more about each other at a Sunday picnic sponsored by NIU's largest student business organization and kicked-off by DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow. Sparrow will speak at the first NIU/DeKalb Community...

NIU's Black Greek Council governs four black fraternities and four sororities that began as service organizations. These organizations are overseen on a national level by the National Panhellenic Council. The fraternities in BGC are Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa...

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Auxiliary Snowmobile Search and Rescue Unit is looking for volunteers to aid motorists during winter. The rescue unit originated in 1980-1981 to aid stranded motorists caught in snowstorms and accidents that are only reachable...

A cultural pluralism class might become mandatory for graduation if two separate campus groups get their wishes. William Minor, chairman of the sociology department, said the department is considering making the course a requirement for sociology majors....

The Lincoln Terrace site of the new university parking lot has yet to be installed with appropriate drainage equipment but the cost of the lot's construction will be $52,000. Conrad Miller, assistant director of the physical plant said there are some...

Nearly 2,200 NIU students will not be allowed to register for classes next semester if immunization policy requirements are not met. Illinois state law and university policy require all newly enrolled students born after Jan. 1, 1957, to provide written...

In a rape trial involving a former NIU student, the judge has postponed his ruling on the admission of hearsay testimony in the case until the trial begins on Oct. 16. On Dec. 10, 1988, Kimberly A. Howard reported a sexual assault and accused Christopher...

Students, faculty and staff joined hands Tuesday to form a human chain stretching from the Martin Luther King Memorial Commons to Graham Hall in the Sigma Chi-sponsored Hands Across Campus. Ed Joy, Sigma Chi scholarship chairman, said the event gives...

A possible budget deficit that might cause service cutbacks in the Student Association Mass Transit System cast a shadow over Monday night's committee meeting. Last year, the board predicted a surplus of about $110,000, but actually have about $62,000....

In one form or another, Linus's big, warm, blue security blanket is carried by all of us. While trying to study for an exam Sunday night, my roommates were watching television when I took a self-perceived, well-deserved study break. I popped a frozen...

Students can witness complete nuclear destruction Wednesday when "The World Game," a large-scale role-playing alternative to war games comes to NIU as part of Unity in Diversity Week. Z Ahmad, University Programming and Activities coordinator, said the...