CARBONDALE (AP) _Baptist minister Paul Wrenn really sinks his teeth into his mission, promoting his sermons by lifting the heaviest member of the audience with his mouth. But he bit off more than he could chew when he pulled up a 385-pound coal miner...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP)—Shiite Moslem militiamen withdrew Wednesday from all positions ringing Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, ending a nearly 3-year-old siege. Syrian troops immediately rolled into buffer zones around the Chatilla and Bourj el-Barajneh...

Some professionals in the advertising world should take responsibility for their actions, as well as their words. As members of the mass media, it's the least they owe to the public, who is oh-so-often subjected to their frequently misguided messages....

Most people think day care centers are all the same. Deborah Cassidy, assistant professor of the human and family resources, thinks this attitude is the reason why the conditions of some centers have not changed in two decades. Cassidy is in charge of...

Art students might lose their studio space in Altgeld Hall after an inspection revealed electrical problems and other deficiencies constituting possible fire hazards. Electrical cords, defective wiring and flammable art supplies in Altgeld increase risk...

If you were late for class, 10 yards from the bus, and saw that it was ready to pull out, would you be fit enough to run to catch it? The majority of the U.S. population would miss the bus. The benefits of fitness are numerous. Getting fit not only increases...

"The 1988 Farm Agenda in Congress" will be hosted by 14th District Congressman Dennis Hastert, R-Oswego, and his special guest Iowa Congressman Fred Grandy Monday, Jan. 25, in DeKalb. Grandy, better known as "Gopher" on ABC's former hit series "Love Boat,"...

A member of the NIU Black Alumni Association accused the NIU CHANCE program of discriminating against CHANCE freshmen by requiring them to sign contracts banning them from participation in greek activities. Rodney Robinson, a 1981 NIU graduate and a project...

A ruling last week by the University Council Rules and Governance Committee confirmed Student Association President Jim Fischer's standing as a voting UC member. Committee Chairman William Monat said the group's decision in regard to Fischer's UC status...

Recent bad weather conditions have slowed progress on the new NIU parking lot under construction south of Founder's Memorial Library, but the lot now is available for faculty and staff parking. NIU Parking Division Manager Lynn Fraser said efforts to...

The Campus Security Advisory Board might be abolished if the board's members determine there is no use for it. Board member Julie Stege, also the Student Association welfare advisor, said one topic of the next meeting will be whether to choose a new chairman...

Two new issues will face the NIU Student Association this semester—the Illinois Student Association referendum and the revision of the SA constitution. The ISA referendum asks students to provide $1 to support the ISA, said SA Vice President Cam Davis....