An NIU professor of Educational Psychology and Special Education recently realized a 25-year-old goal in assuming office as president of a nationwide professional organization. As president of the American Association for Counseling and Development, Robert...

There is something to say about a neighborhood where people still have block parties and garage sales. Backyards are filled with pine trees, weeping willows, flower gardens and pet rabbits. Residents barbecue outside and visit on their patios. Most of...

NIU has chosen 21 of its "STARs" to represent the university at high school and community colleges across Illinois. Daniel Oborn, director of NIU's Office of Admissions, said his office selected "successful students who enjoy school and want to seek an...

The underestimation of bids for Holmes Student Center tower renovations has led Board of Regents Chairman Carol Burns to suggest looking into other alternatives for the project. The Regents had approved $1,955,000 for the rehabilitation of the tower's...

SPK is an exceptional band. They have been producing music with intelligence and emotion for ten years. Their music also happens to be very danceable. This trio from Belgium pioneered the use of cling-klang-boom industrial sounds now commonplace in pop...

For the first time in two years, NIU faculty members can expect a salary increase because of a two-step program adopted last week by the Board of Regents which will utilize additional funding from the Illinois legislature. John Pembroke, Regents vice-chancellor,...

Police are seeking a white male suspect on the charge of aggravated criminal sexual assault of an NIU student, said Police Detective Sgt. Charles Kross at a press conference July 22. The rape occurred on July 20 at 6:15 a.m. in the victim's apartment,...

Although proponents for building the Superconducting Supercollider in Batavia, Il. claim support for their project is growing, there are still some skeptics of the SSC's locating there. The SSC is a research laboratory which collides protons against protons...

Despite this summer's drought conditions, the eleventh annual Cornfest in downtown DeKalb August 26 through 28 again will celebrate the area's agricultural claim to fame. This year's festival will be expanded in size and organizers hope to attract 200,000...

Cost estimates for a pesticide cleanup at the DeKalb-Taylor Municipal Airport should be available next week, DeKalb City Manager Mark Stevens said. A spiller ordinance is in effect, and the company responsible for the damage is liable, Stevens said. The...

About 25 students marched to the CHANCE office July 13 to show their solidarity in demanding an explanation for the firing of CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer. Protester Jim Fabris said the group had gathered to "protest the firing of Martha Palmer and...