Poor weather halted construction of a new playground at the NIU School of Nursing last semester and last week but work will be completed by summer, DeKalb Park District Director David Emanuelson said. Heavy rains and cold weather stopped park district...

Penalties for persons under 21 who present false identification to purchase alcohol might double if the Illinois General Assembly passes House Bill 3361. The bill would increase the offense from a class B to a class A misdemeanor. DeKalb County State's...

During the last 10 years, NIU's black enrollment declined about 2 percent while Hispanic and Asian enrollment increased about 3 percent. Institutional Research Director Nick Noe said his office conducted a Minority Student Profile which found NIU minority...

NIU will abolish its dietetics program and cancel several required courses unless funding is made available to hire a full-time faculty member, said Raymond Yang, chairman of the human and family resources department. Admissions for new applicants for...

In a special meeting Thursday, the DeKalb City Council passed an ordinance which will exclude the deputy city clerk from benefits or protection under the city's discipline policy. With one opposition, the council voted in favor of amending the municipal...

NIU College Republicans President Gary Yambor and NIU Young Democrats Chairman John Morreale debated the merits of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty, America's involvement in Central America and financing education in a three hour debate Wednesday....

The Council On Instruction might recommend closing loopholes that allow some transfer students to skip several of NIU's general education requirements. Sue Doederlein, assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, presented a study at COI's...

Leaks in the asbestos-laden ceiling on the fourth floor of the University Health Services building are causing concern among students and staff who use the area. "As the rain comes down through the roof and passes through the ceiling, there is the potential...

Human and Family Resources faculty might hold classes at a preview to Day of Action II on April 5 for NIU students and faculty concerned about higher education funding. Featuring State Representatives Zeke Giorgi, D-Rockford, and Myron Olson, R-Dixon,...

The DeKalb City Council will consider proposing an ordinance to amend the position of deputy city clerk from a municipal employee to an independant contractor at a special meeting today at 7 p.m. The amendment, a consideration discussed at the regular...

Two more suspects were arrested in connection with a March 23 theft when tires, wheel rims and stereo equipment were stolen from cars parked in parking lots near NIU residence halls. University Police Sgt. Ralph Taylor said Kishwaukee Community College...

NIU students and staff are among those invited to a two-day workshop sponsored by the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College and Chicago United on April 12 and 13. James Harper, an NIU student who transferred from Wheaton College, is working...