The continuing mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union, along with the Reagan Administration's commitment to "Star Wars," are two obstacles that stand in the way of further nuclear arms reductions between the two countries. This message...

Computer-shy students hunting for books in NIU's Founders Memorial Library might not find what they're looking for in the library's card catalog. The library's seven computer terminals now store most of the information needed to locate library books,...

About 60 homeowners and residents of the 3rd Ward met with city officials Sunday and formed a steering committee to address problems of vandalism, noise and garbage. Residents expressed concerns about their neighborhood to DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow, 3rd...

An audience of NIU professors, graduate and Russian culture and history students attended a one-hour, lecture/slide presentation on the plight of the Russian Orthodox religion in the U.S.S.R. and its churches last Wednesday night. Marshall Winokur of...

At their Sept. 15 meeting, the Board of Regents approved a $10 million proposed budget for NIU Program Improvements and Expansions for fiscal year 1990. The Board of Regents Chancellor's Report states that $1 million of the total $10,051,700 recommendation...

DeKalb Circuit Court Judge Douglas Engel will decide in two weeks whether or not a charge of resisting a peace officer should be dropped for about 75 NIU students who were involved in a Day of Action II sit-in on Lincoln Highway April 13. At a hearing...

The successful completion of Thursday's space shuttle launch is sure to boost more than spirits for both the public and NASA. The Jan. 28, 1986 shuttle disaster resulting in the deaths of seven astronauts, including a civilian, put the space program on...

This could be the fastest game in the history of football. Now that NIU is done dealing with the mental anguish of Big Ten Conference hype, Huskie boss Jerry Pettibone was able to make light of Saturday's game against Southwest Missouri State at the weekly...

Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said the Regents' $125 surcharge message to state legislators that Illinois needs more funding for higher education must be effective, given the recent response from a state legislator. State Rep. John Countryman,...

Nationwide, college students tend not to vote, and NIU is no exception. State Comptroller Roland Burris said, "The right to vote is one of the most precious rights we have in this nation, yet fewer and fewer people eligible to vote are actually casting...

Clarence Shelley, assistant vice chancellor at the University of Illinois, encouraged a crowd of more than 100 people Wednesday night to recognize traits which "bind us to each other." Shelley began by asking members of the crowd their reasons for coming...

University Police plan no extra security measures or manpower for Saturday's tailgate or football game even though larger than normal crowds are expected. "We'll handle it the way we've always handled it," said UP Lt. Ron Williams. "We have an adequate...