Peter Gogola, a legally blind NIU student, will go to trial at 10 a.m. today for the misdemeanor charge of possession of a firearm without a firearm owners identification. The misdemeanor charge stems from a July 26, 1986, incident in which 30-year-old...

Sherman Jung, a sophomore residing at 478 Grant Towers North, was arrested over the weekend for possession of a stolen vehicle, said University Police Sgt. Richard Taylor. Taylor said a check with the Chicago Police Department verified the motorcycle,...

NORMAL—NIU President John LaTourette presented a report to the Board of Regents Thursday outlining NIU's new class requirements for high school students. LaTourette said many of the changes NIU has implemented or is planning were the result of a baccalaureate...

The NIU Chamber Winds and Madrigal Singers will entertain Wednesday with music from late 16th and 20th century composers. The groups will be performing in the Music Building Recital Hall at 8:00 p.m. The performances are free and open to the public. Large...

The search is on as NIU students look for the "worst, most hated" printed advertisements they can find. The NIU Advertising Club will award prizes to students who turn in the top five worst ads throughout this week. The contest, Ad Tension, "is intended...

A first-year NIU law student, received a tuition refund after his name was drawn from a contest at the First National Bank in DeKalb. Yan Mau Timothy Li said, "I saw the newspaper advertisement and I dropped it off as I was walking by," Li said. "I really...

Provost Lou Jean Moyer said. Moyer suggested that council member Dorathea Beard draft the council's statement and present it to the task force at the hearings. The open hearing will be Oct. 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. and Oct. 20 from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Holmes...

After several weeks of planning by the Student Committee On Political Action, the pre-Day of Action rally came to life drawing the attention of nearly 100 students and passers-by with the message "education cuts never heal." The rally Thursday in the...

Laszlo Hanzely, NIU professor of biological sciences, is striving to increase the membership of the Illinois State Academy of Science. Hanzely has been the group's president since April. Hanzely, also coordinator for graduate studies in biology, said...

Ways of generating new revenues for the Holmes Student Center without resorting to an increase in student fees were discussed by an ad hoc advisory committee Wednesday. SC Acting Director Marlin Tenboer said, "We operate on an $8 million budget, and we...

Although no official recommendation has been sent to the President's Fee Study Committee, students can expect to see an increase for their health care. Even though the Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) has not taken a final vote, the committee...

People interested in befriending children of single-parent families can learn more about the DeKalb County Big Brothers/Big Sisters program at one of two fall orientation sessions. Program director Susan Petersen said the orientation session serves two...