A newly-installed electronic security system is in experimental use as part of security changes under implementation at the Holmes Student Center Bookstore. Margie Marshall, a bookstore secretary and member of the bookstore's security task force, said...

Formulating ideas for the fall semester is the basic agenda for the Student Association this summer. SA Vice President Gregg Bliss said little is being done in the SA until the July 31 summer meeting, which will serve as an orientation for the new executive...

I can almost hear the Scorpions' lead singer, Klaus Meine, and guitarist Rudolf Schenker sitting down to write the first few songs for their newest album: Meine: Rudy, we've got to grab our fans with another "be all you can be" song on this record. Schenker:...

SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP)—Lee Weyer, a National League umpire who worked two of baseball's most historic games, died of a heart attack after playing basketball with fellow umpire Ed Montague's children, authorities said Tuesday. Hugh Swaney, an investigator...

Drug trafficking is prevalent in DeKalb County and efforts to combat cocaine dealing have intensified because of an increase in problems in the community, according to DeKalb Police. Calls to social service and law enforcement agencies prompted police...

CHICAGO (AP) - One of two doctors under scrutiny for treating pregnant women with an anti-convulsion drug fled a $26 million lawsuit Tuesday, charging Cook County Hospital's medical director slandered him by saying the practice violated ethical principles....

President Reagan promoted George Bush as his White House successor, suggesting voters would choose the vice president over "out-and-out liberal" Dukakis if they did "a little comparison shopping." Bush himself was at the White Houe, out of the public...

NIU women's gymnastics coach Bobbie Cesarek has every reason to be doing back flips over new recruit Lori Lebo of Fort Meade, Md. Lebo recently won the first-ever, all-around title at the United States Gymnastics Federation Advanced Optional National...

NIU Holmes Student Center renovations will be delayed until the end of summer because the university has extended the deadline for submitting work bids from June 17 to July 7. Conrad Miller, NIU physical plant project manager, said contractors needed...

Critics should not be too quick to judge the United States' cruiser Vincennes' attack on Iran Air Flight 655 before the jury returns and the story is set straight. Many unanswered questions remain as the grief and anger surrounding Sunday morning's unintended...

Thousands of people in Rockford spent their Fourth of July on the banks of the Rock River learning the old philosophy holds true that anything can be done with a little duck tape and super glue. The WROK-WZOK "Anything That Floats" Rock River Raft Race...

Despite national and local concern about increased substance abuse, University Health Services personnel report campus drug use is decreasing. Citing statistics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Michael Haines, NIU Health Enhancement Services...