NIU's new Grievance Committee now will accept complaints from faculty members dissatisfied with the actions or conduct of staff, faculty or administration. Joel Swift, College of Law associate professor, was elected chairman of the committee, which is...

A $21,000 bronze statue of Martin Luther King Jr., in its second year of planning and development stages, might stand in NIU's King Memorial Commons as early as May. The bronze statue will stand 6 feet tall on a 3-foot pedestal near the center of the...

Featuring two graduate conductors as well as two award-winning student soloists, the NIU Philharmonic will perform its final concert of the fall semester Nov. 10. The performance in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at the Music Building will begin with a...

Editor's note: This is the last of a four-part series about alcohol-related problems in the Greek Row area. Part four focuses on sexual assault at NIU. While NIU cannot prosecute cases of sexual assault, the judicial board can take action against persons...

SPRINGFIELD—The Illinois House of Representatives did not discuss Senate Bill 1520 Thursday, leaving the university's ability to spend tuition money as it is received uncertain for today. ep. John Countryman, R-DeKalb, said he saw more than 50 amendments...

A study commissioned by the City of Chicago proposing a buyout of Commonwealth Edison's Chicago system, which includes the DeKalb area, would be a "loser" for all involved, an Edison spokesman said. The proposal, released Wednesday by Chicago Mayor Harold...

The decrease in DUI arrests made by DeKalb and University Police since 1986 shows the stricter law has had deterrent effects. DeKalb County Police Lt. Kevin Hickey said he believes the law has been effective. "It seems to show up in people's attitudes....

The Department of Human and Family Resources and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction will not be joining forces to develop an early childhood studies program as proposed last spring to the Council on Instruction. "It is my understanding that...

Chicago's Second City, the comedy troupe that spawned such stars as Chevy Chase, John and Jim Belushi and Joan Rivers, will perform their latest material at NIU this month. Probably now the best known group of comics in the country, Second City originated...

While many musicians find themselves writing and composing many songs of their own, one NIU student strums to a slightly different tune. Corporate communications major Dan Modaff has made a hobby out of singing and guitar playing during the last eight...

NIU's first annual Deaf Awareness Week brought about a very positive interaction between the hearing and non-hearing students on campus, said Allan Vest, program for the hearing impaired director. The week was designed by Kevin Ballard and Kim Antos,...

The establishment of a new bond revenue entity might trigger a struggle for the use of a $10 million parity bond and, in turn, increase student fees. The possibility of making the NIU Parking Division a bond revenue entity is in the request stages. If...