In honor of Women's History Week, members of the NIU Theater Department will present the play "Mother Hicks" on March 24 and 25. It will be in Cavan Auditorium, located in room 126 Gabel Hall. Performance time for both shows is 8 p.m., and admission is...

Cyrous Hashemian pedals furiously through the blinding snow, shifting his body weight to avoid falling on the icy stretch of road. He glances at the thermometer on his bicycle, feeling every blast of the subzero temperature and wind chill. He has cycled...

The DeKalb Human Relations Commission will decide April 4 whether or not to send a proposal for a gay rights ordinance to the DeKalb City Council. "I'll bring it up to the commission myself, and it will be voted on and hopefully sent to the city council,"...

Doctors still resist routine testing of youngsters ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Doctors will resist testing every child for unhealthy cholesterol levels, despite a study that suggests two-thirds of youngsters at risk of heart disease go undetected, experts...

Kappa Delta sorority members will collect donations Thursday for the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse in Cole Hall as part of their annual Shamrock Project. Members also will collect money Saturday at the St. Charles mall. Tan Lines...

A bill in the Illinois General Assembly that would sever NIU's ties with its governing board faces a long, difficult path through the legislature. Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, introduced a bill early this year that would remove NIU from the 12-member Board...

Repairs for an estimated $25,000 in damages resulting from a Jan. 29 arson fire in the Holmes Student Center are almost complete. Judd Baker, Holmes Student Center director, said all repairs except the installation of two fire doors, ceiling tiles and...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A new form of chromium could help athletes beef up their bodies without dangerous anabolic steroids, enable diabetics to use less insulin and cut cholesterol, a researcher said Tuesday. Gary Evans, a chemistry professor at Bemidji State...

Construction work on an addition to the Hopkins Park Community Center that was expected to be completed later this spring is ahead of schedule, according to officials. Irving Constuction Co., Inc. broke ground on the $550,000 project on Aug. 31 and set...

BEIJING (AP) - China's leaders on Tuesday announced new controls and taxes on the liveliest sectors of the ailing econmy: private businesses, rural factories and free-market farming. Economic and budget reports delivered to the National People's Congress,...

Students will have the chance to find a summer job at the summer employment fair Thursday sponsored by the Career Planning and Placement Center. The job fair will include about 60 companies offering various summer positions for interested students. Some...

NIU President John LaTourette recently addressed the relationship between the economic development of the "Golden Corridor" and higher education. The "Golden Corridor" runs for 23 miles between O'Hare International Airport and Elgin along Interstate 90....