"Life is a cabaret, old chum, come to the Cabaret!" These words were sung by Liza Minelli in the classic musical "Cabaret"—first on Broadway, then on the big screen. Now, the musical returns to the stage; this time, in Rockford. Thanks to a group known...

"To this day, I still wake up with nightmares and relive the whole experience," says Karen (not her real name), a 21-year-old NIU senior who was assaulted by a friend in October 1987. The physical scars of sexual assault heal, but the emotional damage...

The Student Political Education and Action Committee has decided to protest Gov. James Thompson before he attends a republican fundraiser tonight. At Tuesday's SPEAC meeting, the committee organized a protest of Thompson before he enters Matthew Boone's...

You've been waiting for this a long time, surviving on Wheat Thins, Diet Anything and wilting lettuce for two months. It was worth it, however, as you lost that nagging 10 pounds. Once your plane landed and you slid on your SPF 8, you thought you were...

The attack: Over 2,000 flyers and posters throughout campus, radio spots on all local stations as well as Chicago's WXRT-FM, ads on nearly every chalkboard, a window and billboard display in the student center and most of all, word of mouth. This was...

About 40 NIU students volunteered this February to help teach elementary school children about hearing impairments. Barb Peterson, student education coordinator for the award-winning Learning About Handicaps Program, said the classroom sessions had effected...

Just wonderin‘.... If Chicago Cubs manager Don Zimmer's nickname is "Popeye," doesn't that make his sidekick, Jim Frey, "Wimpy"? When the ECAC North Atlantic Conference holds its postseason tournament, wouldn't the most obvious site be NIU's very own...

Concerns questioning the design and safety of the proposed DeKalb County Landfill expansion plans were raised in testimony during yesterday's hearing. Rodney Engstrom, owner of the landfill located near the intersection of Somanauk Road and Interstate...

Due to a lack of academic space on the NIU campus, graduate art students who previously worked in Altgeld Hall art studios now must travel to the Art Annex in Sycamore. "We were told that this (Altgeld) was our temporary space," said Carl Hayano, graduate...

The Crystal Pistol, 1312 W. Lincoln Hwy., recently won three awards from DeKalb County Magazine for the best steak, best seafood and most romantic atmosphere for a restaurant in DeKalb County. "I'm very pleased with these awards," said Crystal Pistol...

Last Saturday, The Jungle got the bright lights and big city as DeKalb band JP And The Cats shot a video as part of a promotion package. Originally scheduled to be shot at either Chicago's Traffic Jam or maybe the Baja Beach Club, Jim Tulk, the lead singer...

During a time when teachers around the nation are pleading for more money, the NIU Faculty Assembly addressed their position and concerns to alleviate the problem of low salaries at NIU. These concerns were expressed to NIU Provost Kendall Baker at yesterday's...