A Kane County Sheriff's Department spokesman refuted an article in Tuesday's Chicago Tribune which said drugs might have been involved in the death of an NIU student mauled by two pit bull dogs Thursday. The spokesman, who would not give his name, said...

The mauling to death of an NIU student by pit bulls last week has prompted the DeKalb city manager to ask for options on an ordinance putting tighter restrictions on ownership of the dogs. City Manager Mark Stevens said in a report to the council Monday...

Chicago Tribune reporter Rick Pearson will speak of his experiences covering the 1988 presidential campaigns tonight at 8:45 in DuSable Hall room 204A. Pearson served the Rockford Register Star as head political writer for several years and recently covered...

DeKalb police seized a quantity of cocaine and marijuana with a street value over $2,000 at 835 Edgebrook Apt. 210, where two residents were arrested Monday. The residents, Phillip Greene, 21, and Ryan Thompson, 22, were arrested for the possession of...

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...

A possible civil lawsuit against Sangamon State University President Durward Long for sexual harassment might be based on Long's attitude toward women rather than any specific incident. SSU Student Regent Brian Hopkins said there is a possibility that...

Today at 7 p.m. a funeral service will be held at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St., for NIU journalism professor Irvan Kummerfeldt. Kummerfeldt, 55, died Saturday night of a heart attack while he was working with his wife...

Student Association Senate Speaker Joe Annunzio's idea to remove some of the "dead weight" from the senate might have been a bit unorthodox, but it was far from "frivolous." On the contrary, the issue is worthy of serious consideration. It is the senators...

An increase in the number of class sections offered next semester will be one result of the $125 tuition surcharge approved by the Board of Regents in September. James Norris, dean of NIU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said more class sections...

NIU President John LaTourette said he has "documented evidence" that CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer has known the reasons for her dismissal "all along," although Palmer has maintained the opposite to be true. LaTourette said Monday that reasons for Palmer's...

The DeKalb City Council authorized the city manager Monday to select a replacement for Police Chief Joe Maciejewski, who announced he will retire Feb. 18. Maciejewski, 65, did not release a statement to the press and said he would not discuss his retirement...

One week after the election of Vice President George Bush to the presidency, three NIU administrators expressed their concerns that the nearly $3 trillion national deficit will not decrease under the leadership of the president-elect. Leonard Strickman,...