A food drive prompting student involvement will take place Monday in the Holmes Student Center to benefit nearly 560 needy individuals in the DeKalb area. The John Lennon Society is sponsoring the campaign from which donations will go to the DeKalb Area...

Five graduates of the NIU College of Law shared their work experiences at a roundtable discussion in Swen Parson Hall Wednesday night. Katherine Brown is a 1986 graduate who now works as a trust officer at the National Savings and Trust Bank of Sycamore....

The NIU Women's Chorale and The Northern Lights swing jazz ensemble will illuminate Boutell Memorial Concert Hall with a fall concert Sunday at 7 p.m. Admission to the concert is free. The 44-member Women's Chorale, performing under the direction of Ramona...

For the second year in a row, the Lamda Chi Alpha fraternity is sponsoring a Cardiovascular Pulmonary Resuscitation training day Sunday. At the completion of the three hour seminar, members of Lamda Chi who participate will receive CPR-Race for Life certification,...

DeKalb County is experiencing a high number of hazardous automobile collisions involving deer in city and rural areas. "We've had 14 accidents caused by deer in the last two weeks," DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said. Scott said accidents involving...

A special downtown taxing district, tax increment financing and general revenue support from the City of DeKalb are possible funding sources for the Downtown DeKalb Council. The newly developed DDC will look into revitalizing the downtown business district....

Beginning in 1988, DeKalb Police Department personnel could be required to participate in a health maintenance program outlined by the Police Training Institute. Commission Chairman Richard Anderson said the new health plan, once adopted at the December...

Despite reports an early childhood studies program will not be jointly developed by the Department of Human and Family Resources and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, a proposal to join the two forces is still being reviewed by the two departments....

NIU Associate Professor of geography Timothy Spangler is the first member of a university faculty to be appointed to the American Meteorological Society's Board for Certified Consulting Meteorologists. Charles Trott, associate dean of Liberal Arts and...

The Student Committee on Political Action last night discussed plans to bring a debate involving liberal and conservative activists to campus in the spring. SCOPA Chairman Tom Rainey said the committee is looking into sponsoring a debate between Phyllis...

Last week's Deaf Awareness Week, as proclaimed by NIU President John LaTourette, was evidence of the university's intent to remain a national leader in providing services and programs for the hearing impaired. Nancy Kasinski, director of the department...

The University Council Wednesday referred the grade appeal procedure to the Academic Policy Committee for review and received input on the action plan for discrimination issues. UC Executive Secretary Judith Bischoff said students are concerned there...