Boy, am I disappointed. It was my understanding that the 1980s were over. That was one of the major things I was going to be thankful for next week at this time when I'm at home for the holiday, stuffing myself with stuffing. I was happy that the decade...

NIU's womens organizations are not the only ones who need a place that has memories and traditions. If administrators continue with their plans to demolish the Wirtz House they will be depriving the entire NIU community and subsequent generations a piece...

NIU President John LaTourette will meet with the President's Commission on the Status of Minorities today at 3:30 p.m. in room 201 of Lowden Hall to outline goals for the commission for the next two semesters. Walt Owens, commission chairman and assistant...

While research provides faculty with knowledge and insight into their field, it also can draw teachers away from the classroom. Students, however, do not have to suffer from this situation. James Norris, dean of NIU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,...

Sangamon State University President Durward Long denied allegations that he fondled a female student at an SSU party and said he has not committed any sexual harassment "in the broadest sense" of the meaning. Long's response reported Tuesday by the SSU...

As Thanksgiving kicks off the pre-Christmas shopping craze, millions of gift-givers, nationwide will crowd the stores, abuse their credit cards and try to find "perfect" gifts for loved ones. In DeKalb, the task might be made easier for Christmas shoppers...

NIU civil service employees might find that completing or continuing their education is easier and more affordable than they thought. The university is offering tuition waivers for the spring 1989 semester to all university full- and part-time civil service...

NIU professors' research and published material are as diverse as all of the different departments on campus. History Department Chairman Otto Olsen said every faculty member of NIU does research and is a publishing scholar, but there is a difference...

The NIU Sexual Assault Response Team will be left without two of its most important factions if university administration decides to cut the University Health Services' third shift next fall. Blanche McHugh, Sexual Assault Task Force director, said that...

"The Impact of Mexican Immigration on the United States: Past, Present and Future" will be the topic discussed by Jose Cuello at a lecture on Nov. 22. The general public is invited to the 8 p.m. lecture, which will be held in room 505 at the Holmes Student...

Tomorrow is the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout. Smokers are encouraged to stop smoking at least for one day. Hopefully, tomorrow will be the first day of many long smokefree lives. The Smokeout is just one way the society is trying...

In an attempt to curb the number of illegal fliers circulated on campus, the Student Association's Public Relations Committee will formally propose that a kiosk be built in the King Memorial Commons. The kiosk, an eight-sided structure similiar to the...