The Upward Bound Program, which helps economically disadvantaged and first generation college students prepare for college, has had 91 percent of its students continue a post-secondary education. The students chosen for the program must show they have...

The issue of whether students should help fund The Northern Star has yet to be settled, and discussions over the controversial proposal will continue at today's Board of Regents Finance and Facilities Committee meeting. The committee meets at 1:30 p.m....

DeKalb's Pizza World closed its doors Sunday because sales did not meet the company's expectations, and the branch was isolated from the home office in Bloomington, Ill. Pizza World President Thomas Ahlers said the 10-year-old branch has left the DeKalb...

The Boston Globe WASHINGTON—The brief film clip on the screen flanking the convention panelists captured one of those historic moments in the annals of televised discourse. There was Morton Downey, Jr., and a member of his rabble-roused audience screaming...

Even if you have been married for 40 years and have three children and seven grandchildren, it doesn't mean you cannot enjoy the benefits of someone who will drive you to work, take you to the doctor or make you lunch. The Voluntary Action Center, 1606...

The NIU InterFraternity Council Tuesday did not approve an amendment proposed by Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity to a constitutional advertising policy. Phi Kappa Sigma proposed that each fraternity include in advertisements what type of party is to be held,...

Recent stories about grapes laced with cyanide and apples treated with cancer-causing pesticides have caused alarm to many Americans. Soon, if a bill is passed, which calls for all food items to be labeled with the chemicals used on them, Illinois consumers...

Several posters advertising an Otis Ball and the Chains concert were removed from NIU buildings and other places on campus by students, faculty and staff who found them offensive. Michelle Emmett, University Programming and Activities director, said to...

A preliminary hearing for a Dixon man facing multiple drug charges in DeKalb was postponed because his attorney requested that his $1 million dollar bond be lowered. The attorney for Richard Janacek, 38, 616 S. Ottawa St., Dixon, filed a motion last week...

In its second year, the NIU track club is "just trying to get its feet on the ground," said coach Bill Rolette. The track club began competing last year, more than five years after the sport was dropped from NIU's athletic program because of university...

Remember when you were a little kid, and you used to get in arguments with the bullies on the block? You used to say, "Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me." You would sometimes go crying into your house and mom would say,...

As the weather warms, University Police foot and vehicle patrols will become more frequent around campus, said UP Officer Albert Ekstrom. "When the weather is nicer, we come to expect an increase in certain types of criminal activity," Ekstrom said. Due...