A proposal for an enclosed shopping center drew criticism from Sycamore merchants and support from DeKalb city officials at a DeKalb County Board meeting Jan. 11. epresentatives from Wilmorite Inc., a New York-based development firm, presented tentative...

Once again, NIU students might have to dig deeper into their pockets, bank accounts or parents' sympathies in search for enough money to cover higher tuition costs. A $125 tuition surcharge has raised tuition costs for full-time NIU students from $732...

Engineering and technology students at NIU hope to give a lift to some of the nation's senior citizens through "geroengineering," to use the term coined by an NIU sociologist. Mechancial engineering students, in a joint project with NIU's gerontology...

Although her employment at NIU ended last month, fired CHANCE program counselor Martha Palmer said the fight to regain her job is not yet over, and she also wants $2.2 million from the university to compensate for her "humiliation and injustice." Although...

Four candidates announced plans to run on an independent ticket in the race for DeKalb mayor in the April 4 election. DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow and 7th Ward Alderman Mark Powell filed petitions Monday with the DeKalb City Clerk. Two DeKalb businessmen...

NIU greeks are getting into the spirit of giving this season as they prepare for philanthropic and community service activities throughout the DeKalb area. The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority hosted a party Dec. 7 for more than 30...

Many NIU organizations have held their annual holiday events early because of final examinations this week, but some local groups will continue to hold events throughout the season. The Greater DeKalb Partnership will sponsor a Santa Claus House Dec....

Students can help the hungry by donating canned goods in a holiday food drive at participating White Hen Pantry stores until Dec. 16. The owners of the Chicagoland network of White Hen Pantry stores are co-sponsoring the food drive with WMAQ-AM Radio,...

Many tasks must be accomplished during the holiday season, such as shopping for gifts. Yet no other chore can be more important or more essential to one's security and peace of mind as practicing proper fire safety procedures when decorating. Tom Doyle,...

For those of you who like to jump the bumps, carve your way through new-fallen snow in a deserted back bowl or fly over cornices, NIU's Campus Activities Board has organized a ski trip to Steamboat Ski Resort in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Deb Larson of...

The saying, "home for the holidays" will take on a very significant meaning for the NIU men's basketball team this year. Southern Illinois (Dec. 17), Minnesota (Dec. 23), Rice (Dec. 28) and Iona (Jan. 7) all will visit Chick Evans Field House during the...

The Student Association Supreme Court will meet today to decide whether its senate has the power to remove Sigma Chi's SA recognition for the fraternity's yearlong university sanctions. A petition requesting the court review the SA Constitution and Bylaws...