Police arrested 25 people and seized $70,000 worth of drugs and $11,000 in cash during an investigation resulting in what police call "the largest drug bust in 15 years in DeKalb County." On-going investigations of the drug rings began in October 1987,...

A spontaneously formed Student Association committee voted 6 to 1 on July 31 to allocate itself $8,500 in summer student fees for the purchase of a new computer system. The system was among almost $14,000 allocated for supplemental funding for student...

Many seniors find themselves making a pilgrimage to an office on the second floor of Swen Parson Hall, where they can receive help in finding employment after graduation. The Career Planning and Placement Center offers many services to students who are...

"You gotta be willing to starve for a while—but the starving's over now." NIU alumnus Howard Hill is a certified public accountant with a south Chicago firm headed by Darius C. Bolling, also an NIU alum. Hill, a 1980 graduate, was Black Student Union...

Most college basketball coaches would fear losing five of their top six scorers and starting a season with one junior and no seniors. Third-year Huskie coach Jim Rosborough is in that situation, but instead of looking to the 1988-89 season with apprehension,...

After hearing about the Board of Regents' secret arrangement to pay an NIU professor not to be at NIU, one thought comes to mind—it's about time NIU gets its own governing body. I'd like to give you the full true and accurate text of their discourse,...

The DeKalb City Council gave preliminary approval to a five-year $1.75 million airport building project Aug. 3. The council will consider the matter further near the end of this month. The project calls for a $750,000 fixed-based operator building, a...

The Environmental Protection Agency released a preliminary report saying the July 18 pesticide spill at the DeKalb-Taylor Municipal Airport was contained. DeKalb Assistant City Manager Gary Boden said a final report will be made after the EPA checks additional...

The NIU office of student housing has decided the third floor of Gilbert Hall will be used for student residences this year, reversing last semester's decision to convert the space for other uses. Donald Buckner, NIU director of student housing, said...

NIU political science professor Kevin McKeough will be Milton Rosenberg's guest Monday night on WGN-AM radio's "720 Extension." Program producer Cordee Maloney said McKeough, U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon, and Paul Green, from Governor State University political...

Contemporary Theatre in Great Britain, Outdoor Education in Hawaii, Industry and Technology in Brazil. These are just some of the courses offered to students by NIU's Foreign Studies Program. A large number of NIU students take advantage of this program,...

The NIU chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity will host about 1,300 fellow Sigma Chi members at the fraternity's 41st annual Leadership Training Workshop Aug. 11-14. Bram Hornstein, NIU chapter president, said this is the third time the fraternity has hosted...