Illinois fell victim to politics in the battle for the Superconducting Super Collider which was given to Texas. Sen. Alan Dixon made a valid point when he charged "the Department of Energy made a decision based on politics rather than one on merit and...

Repairs on the escalators in Founders Memorial Library could begin as early as mid-December and continue into the spring. Lola Straffer, personnel assistant for the library, said three companies made bids on repair costs of the escalators. "The bids were...

Although it bears the Alpha Sigma Alpha letters, a building in the Greek Row area near Blackhawk Road and Ridge Drive is not the sorority's new house—it is a shed storing equipment for the construction of a new apartment complex on the site. The complex...

Durward Long, president of Sangamon State University, resumed his presidential duties Monday in the midst of rumors of "numerous incidents" of sexual harassment. Long's return followed a 60-day leave of absence during which he was treated for alcohol...

The Public Address System, a progressive alternative newspaper run by NIU students, will be distributed for the first time this academic year after Thanksgiving break. The newspaper, which was published only once last year under the name Mush!, is liberal...

Department of Energy Secretary John Herrington's tentative decision was announced Thursday that the $4.4 billion Superconducting Super Collider will be constructed in Texas, and officials from competing states have voiced their strong opposition. The...

Two student Regents agree that the proposal to separate NIU from the Board of Regents is not likely to pass as a bill in the state legislature. NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said he can see merits in the proposal made by Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru,...

Some former members of the now-defunct Coalition of Students for All Students said the coalition was created to ensure that members were elected to the Student Association senate. The coalition was successful in that regard; of 30 coalition members, 29...

A recent issue of the alternative newpaper, The Vigilante, has a candidate in the state's attorney race crying foul over remarks that he had "no ethical bounds." Jerry Shapiro, Democratic candidate for state's attorney, said Thursday he is "deeply saddened"...

Two NIU physics professors, Dan Kaplan and David Hedin, share the distinction of having worked with Nobel Prize winners on projects during their graduate studies. Leon Lederman, Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger won a Nobel Prize for an experiment...

Producing an optimistic image toward Huskie athletics, Jane Albright, the NIU women's basketball coach, and Huskie football boss Jerry Pettibone spoke to a large gathering at the weekly coaches luncheon Thursday. Albright enthusiastically announced her...

A "totally mystified" Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves responded to a letter by the NIU Faculty Assembly stating its displeasure with Groves' comments at its Sept. 28 meeting with a letter of his own. Groves, in his reply, said he did not understand...