A gathering of experts and concerned persons will take part in a panel discussion tomorrow in an effort to increase awareness about the problems of hunger and poverty. The third annual World Food Day Teleconference will be held at the Holmes Student Center...

Huskie fight song lyricist and former NIU men's swimming coach Francis Stroup recently was inducted into the North Texas State University Hall of Fame. At NTSU's Homecoming football game Saturday, Stroup was one of five members inducted into the hall,...

NIU student Lisa Taranto will vie for the Miss America Petite title in December after being crowned Miss Illinois Petite in September. The pageant, which was sponsored by the Casablanca Modeling Agency, consisted of 96 contestants. The contest has the...

NIU has approached Equitable Insurance of America and informed the company of its interest in the land formerly occupied by the Wurlitzer piano company at 403 Gurler Road, said Mike Tozzi, Equitable sales vice president. Tom Montiegel, NIU vice president...

Pretrials begin today at the DeKalb County Courthouse for NIU marketing professor David Richard Rink, who was arrested and charged with two counts of fraud Sept. 1. NIU Legal Counselor George Shur said, "My understanding is that this hearing is to set...

Editor's note: This is the second of a three-part series on the possibility of NIU's receiving its own governing board. This part focuses on those who oppose such a move. If Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, and Rep. John Countryman, R-DeKalb, are going to...

The sound of music once again will emanate from King Memorial Commons at noon Thursday in order to draw students to participate in a rally sponsored by the Student Committee On Political Action. The rally is part of the Student Association committee's...

After officiating NIU's 41-5 homecoming victory against Toledo Saturday, three Big Ten referees were surprised to discover their cars had been towed during the game. Cars belonging to referee Gil Marchman, umpire Bob Pickens and field judge George Solomon...

After reviewing several possible three-year budget proposals Monday, the Student Association Mass Transit Board decided to delay voting on its recommendation to be given to the President's Fee Study Committee. Phil Kessler, SA services adviser and chairman...

High school students interested in attending NIU are invited with their parents to attend a Columbus Day open house to become familiar with NIU's campus and academic offerings. Prospective students can check in at the Holmes Student Center's Duke Ellington...

An NIU assistant French professor recently received a certificate of appreciation from the State Board of Education. D. Raymond Tourville was awarded the certificate for his contributions in the development of foreign language and international studies...

Student Association President Jim Fischer and several other members of the Student Committee On Political Action lobbied in Springfield Thursday with legislators and delivered them nearly 200 protest letters from NIU students. Fischer said the legislators...