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 libraries reported the replacement of 10,000 pages of mutilated library journals in 1987. Elizabeth Titus, university libraries' assistant director for public services, said the amount of materials damaged each year is about the same, and the problem...

At Sunday night's Student Association Senate meeting, SA Vice President Gregg Bliss commented on senators' efficiency: "We're not doing our jobs. We're worried about looking stupid." Although there might be much truth in Bliss' statement, he obviously...

The NIU InterFraternity Council won two awards at the Mid-America InterFraternity Council Association conference held the weekend of March 3-5. IFC President Jim Valentine said this year's conference was the first one at which NIU competed for the Jellison...

Jim Rimmer is used to fighting for the underdog. Rimmer, an NIU assistant physical education professor, said growing up in New York City gave him a passion for helping the neglected. This passion brought him to the rural surroundings of DeKalb, where...

A median of trees bisecting Lucinda Avenue from Annie Glidden Road to the Kishwaukee River will cost the city of DeKalb between $1.6 million and $1.75 million. Ronald Naylor, director of public works, said the median will be 15 feet wide and Lucinda Avenue...

The Satanic Verses has received a harsh attack over the past few weeks. I have heard Salman Rushdie, the author, condemed for blasphemy, blamed for riots and pointed to as the quintessential devil in the controversial events that have been taking place....

University food services and area supermarkets have removed imported Chilean grapes from menus and store shelves in response to warnings by the Food and Drug Administration. Two grapes from the South American country were found to be injected with cyanide...

Student Association Vice President Gregg Bliss said several resolutions passed at the Sunday SA Senate meeting mean "nothing." Bliss said a resolution is supposed to stand out and state a strong point. Because the senate passed five resolutions, he said...

An early morning fire at Grant Towers North Monday caused an estimated $4,000 in damage, and has resulted in the temporary suspension of an NIU freshman arrested for starting the blaze with fireworks. Robert V. Cavallo, 18, 356 Grant North, was arrested...