Freshman English classes are being held in the Douglas Hall computer lab for the first time, and the department plans to extend the number of classes offered there next semester. Director of freshman English Rosalie Hewitt said the classes using the computer...

A new member of NIU's history department received a prestigious Southern history award last week in New Orleans for his book dealing with the colonial cultures of Chesapeake region located in Maryland and Virginia. Assistant Professor Allan Kulikoff,...

NIU's chapter of Students Against Multiple Sclerosis will hold the first informational meeting of its 1988 campaign at 9 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center's Heritage Room. NIU's SAMS program is part of a national student movement on about 200 campuses...

Author of 30 books, NIU English Professor Lucien Stryk will present a reading of his new poems Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the Chandelier Room of Adams Hall. Stryk said the topics of the poems will be diverse. The collapse of the stock market and its impact...

Finishing the 26.2-mile New York Marathon is not a goal most people achieve, but for NIU photographer George Tarbay, that dream became a reality. Tarbay, who works in the Art/Photo Department, said running the streets of New York with about 22,000 other...

Students living in residence halls who have not paid their room and board might face eviction from their rooms. Housing Services Associate Director Jack Felver said if students have outstanding bills, they will be sent eviction notices. Financial Aid...

The history and growth of political science was the topic of Stanford University Professor Gabriel Almond's lecture sponsored by the NIU Social Science Research Institute Friday. Almond said the title of the lecture, "Political Science: Growth and Growing...

NIU's Discrimination Task Force Monitor Subcommittee has asked the University Council to provide its input on the latest draft of an action plan addressing campus discrimination. The plan, "An Institutional Plan to Address Campus Discrimination," is an...

A mock chemical leak at the Sycamore Sewage Plant, which caused respiratory ailments to students at the nearby Sycamore Junior High School Saturday, was a simulated emergency drill sponsored by the DeKalb County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency....

Police said rumors of rapes on Greek Row have not been confirmed, but patrols have been increased anyway. DeKalb Police Sgt. Charles Kross said the DeKalb Police Department has received several calls from concerned parents and students about "rumors of...

NIU student Felicia Faia asked the InterFraternity Council Tuesday to sign a petition in favor of a maximum sentence for a driver who hit her earlier this year. Faia, a corporate fitness major and a dance minor, was coming home from a party in New York...

The trial of Demetrius Glenn, charged with reckless homicide in connection with the Oct. 4 death of an NIU student, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. DeKalb Police charged Glenn after the vehicle he was driving hit another vehicle driven by Ann Smith at...