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...

A proposal for a new building that would house some student service functions and alleviate many space problems for student organizations is being drafted by Jon Dalton, NIU vice president for student affairs. "The first thing to stress is the idea is...

Commencement has arrived once again for many NIU students, as 1,238 graduate and undergraduate students will graduate this Saturday. Lea Houdek, NIU assistant director of Registration and Records, said August commencement is different than spring commencement,...

City water supplies for DeKalb residents remained plentiful throughout the summer despite the drought because of large storage capacity geared toward accommodating NIU's student population. Gary Boden, DeKalb assistant city manager, said at an Aug. 5...

Year after year, DeKalb area residents enjoy the fun, music and food during DeKalb's annual Cornfest, but few realize the months of planning that go into the festivities. Cornfest Chairman Pat LaVigne said she began planning last November. She said although...

Architects for the Holmes Student Center tower renovations are trying to reduce project costs by exploring alternatives for securing stone to the tower's exterior wall. Gerry Orr, an architect for Ware and Associates, the firm which originally designed...