NIU has had off-campus courses for a while, but how NIU responds to the academic needs of the "high technology corridor" near the East-West Tollway in the western suburbs might determine its future. Bill Young, dean of the College of Continuing Education,...

A forecast from the U.S. Weather Bureau prompted the DeKalb emergency snow route system to go into effect late Wednesday afternoon. The DeKalb Office of Public Works based the restrictions on a forecast from the U.S. Weather Bureau, which projected a...

A bill which increased funding in the fiscal year 1988 budget for several higher education programs was passed by the U.S. Congress in December. The bill included funding for all levels of education, including elementary and secondary education programs....

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP)—Federal officials on Wednesday began their investigation of the crash of a commuter plane that killed a flight instructor from Illinois and two recently hired pilots. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board...

It may be difficult for many to picture the queen of the transparent dress, Cher, as the gray-haired, widowed daughter of a repressive Italian-American family. Well, as difficult as it is to picture, it is still harder to believe, although in "Moonstruck"...

NIU President John LaTourette spoke about future funding for higher education at a University Council meeting Wednesday. "Are we going to invest in our young people and provide further higher education?" he asked. The Board of Regents' Resolution report...

Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils will sponsor their first workshop for new greek members Saturday in the Holmes Student Center. Campus and national speakers who will be in attendance include Elliott Lessen, faculty adviser of Lambda Chi Alpha...

Let's say I've been a writer all my life, which is not true. I was once a high school football player, but the analogy works better this way. As a youngster, I ran home every day from school to sit at my typewriter. I dreamed of someday writing for a...

An NIU professor of music will perform his own jazz compositions tonight with the help of 25 music students. Antonio Garcia, assistant professor and coordinator of jazz studies, will perform at 8:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the School of Music. The...

Winter ... the mere thought of it sends shivers up and down my spine. Not from the cold, but from the pure delight of the thought. With glee, each year I drag out the big box packed with winter-time treasures—big wool sweaters, down comforters and long...

Students might be prompted to use Money Network automatic teller machines in the Holmes Student Center instead of the student center's check cashing service. The ATMs in the student center have been connected to the nationwide Cirrus network. Marlin Tenboer,...

Students can receive credit for winter activity classes which will be held at NIU's field campus the weekend of Feb. 19-21. The weekend, entitled "Season of Serendipity," is at the Lorado Taft Field Campus in Oregon, Ill., about 35 miles west of DeKalb....