Questions concerning whether Democratic Presidential nominee Michael Dukakis' Massachusetts economy is strong enough for the United States could be answered at a lecture today. Roger Schmenner, associate professor at the Indiana University School of Business,...

The DeKalb Festival Chorus has added between five and 10 new members for the fall semester. Auditions were held Saturday in room 134 of the Music Building. However, those who are interested still can join. Elwood Smith, an NIU music faculty member and...

Tom Rainey, member of the Student Committee on Political Action, said Tuesday at a Black Student Union mass meeting that SCOPA and the John Lennon Society will stop leading the fight to regain fired CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer's position and will wait...

U.S. Census Bureau workers are currently making their way through the streets of DeKalb County to compile information for the 1990 census. Marvin Toenjes, bureau field manager for the Northern Illinois area, said workers are collecting current mailing...

A member of the Sigma Pi fraternity house was found guilty of disorderly conduct that led to a brawl between members of his fraternity and members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house May 12. Sig Pi member Dino Agbayani was found guilty and received...

"If things continue to go the same as at the Board of Regents meeting last Thursday, NIU will be begging to have Martha Palmer back." Jim Fabris, a student concerned with the firing of CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer, said Monday he and other students...

Elections are being held today and tomorrow to fill seats on the Student Association Senate, but out of all the candidates who submitted petitions to run for off-campus seats, only one will not be elected. In addition to the 33 students running for off-campus...

Police reports indicate NIU student Karri Botz, 17, 751 Grant Towers North, had been drinking prior to the Saturday morning accident that claimed her life. Botz was killed when a motorcycle and a car struck her while she was crossing westbound on Annie...

Donald Grubb, former NIU journalism professor and founder of the NIU journalism department, will speak Wednesday night to all interested students about the beginnings of NIU journalism. The event is sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists,...

Motorists arrested for driving drunk might find themselves not only penalized with possible imprisonment and a stiff fine, but also in need of a ride home. A new state law, signed by Gov. James Thompson, which passed through the Illinois House of Representatives...

The way things look now, Sue Haas will have a lot of trouble getting to her classes this winter. Haas is one of about 16 handicapped NIU students who use the Student Association Mass Transit Board's handicapped transportation service. But the transit...

More and more women age 30 and older are attending NIU, yet many feel alone on campus. The Office of University Resources for Women, located in the Wirtz House, opposite the Holmes Student Center, is just one NIU program to help these women cope. One...