MOSCOW (AP)- The Dec. 7 earthquake that struck Armenia caused $16.2 billion in damage and destroyed 58 villages and towns, the Tass news agency said Monday. The earthquake killed 25,000 people and injured 19,000, the Armenian Committee on Statistics said...

"Not bad for a day's work." This is what NIU student Darryl Silver said about winning $1,000 during Christmas break on NBC's game show Win, Lose or Draw. Silver, a member of Delta Upsilon, appears on Channel 5 at 10:30 a.m. today with celebrities Dr....

Funding might be approved for the renovation of Watson Creek, which runs through NIU's campus, to help stop spring floods resulting from excessive rainfall and melting snow. The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved $613,700 for the project, but...

A space availability problem at the Holmes Student Center might warrant the need for an addition, but some members of a space study committee want to be sure all usable space is occupied before plans for renovations are developed. The Student Services...

(AP)_European Common Market governments decided Monday to withdraw their top diplomats from Iran to protest Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's renewed order for Moslems to kill novelist Salman Rushdie. Britain went even further by pulling out its entire embassy...

NIU's student government might investigate the possible disaffiliation of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana from the Illinois Student Association. Phill Buoscio, interim senate speaker, said Sunday he and SA President Paula Radtke will attend...

Exercise might be the last thing on your mind right now. After all, it's winter - the shorts and bathing suit season seem years away. "Exercise is a life-long process that you need to start now," said Fabian DeRozario, coordinator for the Office of Campus...

The day after high school graduation I was riding my bike near the park in my town when I happened to see my mother in her car. It wasn't just happenstance—she was looking for me. "Get up to the doctor's office," she said. "Your father is having a heart...

Controversy over the newly drafted fraudulent registration policy showed signs of settling after a committee discussed suggestions from members of the University Council. The UC Academic Policy Committee met Wednesday after the council asked it to revise...

The Student Association senate unanimously approved Michael Stumpf as the new SA academic affairs adviser at the Feb. 12 senate meeting. Stumpf replaces Darnell Williams, who did not return to NIU this semester due to financial reasons, said SA President...

NIU and the National College of Education have joined forces to help employees at Forest Hospital in Des Plaines receive credit toward family counseling degrees. The class offered for NIU credit is titled "Theories of Family Therapy" and is taught by...

Homeowners can revitalize their outdoor property this spring through neighborhood improvement loans offered by the city of DeKalb. Under the Neighborhood Rehabilitation Grant/Loan Program, DeKalb residents can apply for home improvement grants and no-interest...