The NIU Campus Activities Board concert committee conducted a survey last week on the musical tastes of students and what concerts they have attended at NIU. Committee Chairman Diane Dravillas said, "We wanted to find out what kind of music students listen...

Student Association Sen. Jim Valentine resigned last week from the Holmes Student Center Bookstore Evaluation Committee and was replaced Sunday by Sen. John Martin. Valentine approved of Martin's appointment to the committee. "John is a good senator....

Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said Friday that Sangamon State University President Durward Long will continue his presidental duties at the university. The statement was made in response to the announcement by seven SSU professors Tuesday...

Once again, I am amazed by the stuff that goes on in Chicago. Women raped in public, a drunk on every train and hundreds of criminals getting out of jail because they ain't got enough room for them. This has gotta be the most unbelievable crap I've ever...

Enrollment in NIU's doctoral program in economics is increasing, and the department's faculty are making significant accomplishments. Prem Laumas, chairman of NIU's economics department, said enrollment in the doctoral program has doubled over the past...

Three months have passed since the Aug. 21 slayings of a Woodstock couple, and police still have not been able to locate the suspect, former NIU student Richard Church. Woodstock police said Friday that authorities have not obtained any new information...

NIU students might have reason to give some thanks since all university classes will be canceled after noon on Wednesday until Monday, Nov. 28. All university offices will close their doors for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and...

NIU associate professor of history Albert Resis Thursday night revealed new information on the 12-day "disappearance" of Joseph Stalin after the German invasion of Russia in 1941. Resis discussed the new details on the historical mystery in his talk,...

As of September, NIU sold about 1,968 fewer parking permits than last year, making it the first noticeable decrease in permit sales in university history. Lynn Fraser, campus parking manager, said at a Nov. 3 NIU Parking Committee meeting that a study...

Russell Dandurand, a junior art education major, found himself in a "crisis" situation when he received a letter Monday saying he would be evicted from Neptune Residence Hall and would have his meal privileges revoked if he didn't pay the remainder of...

A coach's work is never done. This could be the new motto of NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright who recently signed Young High School's Christy Connor and Chicago Lindbloom's Soyini Chism to a National Letter of Intent. With the 1988-89 basketball...

NIU employee paychecks, paid out of the Illinois general funds account, amounted to $56,750,000 in fiscal year 1987, said Rick Davis, press secretary for the state of Illinois. A total of 2,931 employees from NIU were paid $6,474,426 out of the general...