DeKalb County's Family Sevice Agency Foundation Board is sponsoring a paper doll fundraiser to let area residents know the foundation is part of the county family. Sandy Garrett, Family Service Agency administrative assistant, said the paper doll collection,...

An anonymous donor has promised to match the amount of money collected by the Newman Catholic Student Center this week to help complete payments for roof repairs made last spring. Sister Roberta Klesener of the center said the donor called last week to...

The Central Intelligence Agency's November recruitment session has sparked concern from several NIU student organizations. CIA representatives were allowed to sponsor recruitment sessions through the career planning and placement office. Career Planning...

University Police Lt. Ken Kaiser said an incident of acquaintance-related sexual assault occurred Saturday on the NIU campus. An acquaintance-related sexual assault occurs when the victim knows the offender. Police said the incident allegedly occurred...

Opportunities for foreign-speaking preschool children to learn English are available through NIU's "Project World Talk," sponsored by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education. erman...

Students looking to pass the time during semester break can enter the American Poetry Association poetry contest and win up to $1,000. The association has sponsored the contest twice each year for the last six years and opens it up to the general U.S....

With finals rapidly approaching, several locations will have extended hours for use when studying during exam week. The Wesley Foundation, 633 W. Locust St., will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dec. 6-19. Founders Memorial Library will be open Monday...

WKDI representatives questioned Sunday the validity of a Student Association senate vote which denied the campus radio station of $5,000 in funding. WKDI requested the SA to continue the funding for a contract with United Press International wire service....

The Story County Attorney's Office might make a decision early this week about whether to extradite NIU men's basketball player John Culbertson. County Attorney Mary Richards said Friday her office is "assessing" the case. She said the office is looking...

An audience of about 150 gathered in Sandburg Auditorium Sunday in tribute to the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. The tribute, sponsored by the NIU chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, included three speakers, a performance by the NIU Black Choir and performances...

A variety of vehicular training programs for motorcyclists, motorcycle trail riders and all-terrain-vehicle riders are offered by NIU's Motorcyle Safety Project. More than 2,000 novice street motorcycle riders received training from April through October...

CHICAGO—The four Illinois public university systems requested to the Board of Higher Education $1,308.5 million for operations and grants and $242.8 million for capital improvements for fiscal year 1989 budgets. This request is $201.5 million, or 18.2...