WASHINGTON (AP) _Gun manufacturers should follow the example of Colt Industries Inc. and stop nonmilitary sales of semiautomatic assault rifles, the head of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration said Sunday. "I thought that was a very courageous...

CHICAGO—The scoreboard told the story following the championship game of the women's basketball North Star Conference Tournament at DePaul University's Alumni Hall on March 11. But there were other numbers to look at besides the 76-61 mark that verified...

March is National Nutrition Month. NIU's Student Dietetic Association would like to pass on some food for thought: Foods high in fiber play a role in weight control. Because they promote the feeling of fullness, you are more likely to feel satisfied after...

The U.S. media has paid a good deal of attention recently to the burial of Emperor Hirohito—known posthumously as Emperor Showa, recorded as history's longest-reigning Japanese sovereign. Star reporter Diane Buerger did her part (Feb. 27) by bringing...

The Vermeer Quartet of NIU will perform in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the Music Building Tuesday at 8 p.m. NIU professor Diane Ragains will perform a solo as a part of Alban Berg's Lyric Suite. Other pieces to be performed are Schubert's Quartet...

More than 800 employers are looking for NIU students to hold internships with their companies. The Cooperative Education Office organizes the majority of internships for undergraduates. Sally Johnson, program manager, said "people are not always aware...

Everyone called him Sampson. "This guy's forearms look like cannons and his fastball will probably rip me in two the way I coward out on inside pitches," I said to myself. His warm-up pitches scared the hell out of me. "I have to face this guy?" I asked...

As graduation approaches, many seniors are taking advantage of the on-campus recruiting service provided by NIU's Career Planning and Placement Center. About 470 companies interviewed NIU students last year, said Jean Callary, Career Planning and Placement...

If the NIU softball team is looking for a repeat of last year's 35-11 season, it's headed in the right direction. The Huskies took no time getting used to playing outdoors in Florida during their spring break trip. They hit the grass for the first time...

A Holmes Student Center space study committee assigned the student center director to review available space after Student Association members presented a resolution against an addition without a "professional evaluation" of the building. The Student...

A shortage of state funding has made it increasingly difficult for NIU students to graduate in four years, and most students are forced to take summer classes or attend school for an extra semester or year. NIU President John LaTourette said the shortage...

About the same percentage of students graduate from NIU as graduate from other Illinois universities. Statewide funding problems as well as other factors have caused students at other Illinois universities to have similar problems in terms of graduation...