A female Lincoln Hall resident had a violent reaction Thursday night after coming back from a party on another floor, and, according to a close friend, acted like she had been drugged. The student, who was taken to Kishwaukee Community Hospital by a DeKalb...

NIU's first Presidential Awards Convocation will honor about 150 undergraduate merit scholarship recipients tomorrow. The assembly will be held in the Sandburg Auditorium in the Holmes Student Center at 3 p.m. A reception of punch and cookies for the...

The Student Association senate Sunday discussed the possibility of entering a Huskie Bus in the NIU Homecoming Parade and continued with "beginning of the year" committee nominations and approvals. SA senators and staff are making plans to decorate and...

The lack of floats entered in NIU's 80th Homecoming Parade has caused a great deal of controversy. ob Arrington, vice president of programming for RHA, said, "The Residence Hall Association (RHA) has been the only entrant thus far, and it is doubtful...

NIU will have to pay back 10 percent annually of the revenue bonds the university is using to pay for construction of a parking lot south of Founders Memorial Library, said Jim Harder, vice president for business and operations. The 10 percent will have...

An a cappella song about bulimia is just one of the selections in the repertoire of the three woman band "Betty," which will be performing a noon concert this Homecoming Week in the King Memorial Commons. "Betty," a Washington D.C. band, who has dubbed...

Preliminary studies of the damage on the top of the Holmes Student Center have revealed the possibility that the entire building might have to be resurfaced, NIU Physical Plant Director John Harrod said. Although NIU engineers originally planned to complete...

A fatal accident Sunday morning at the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Annie Glidden Road injured three NIU students, one of whom later died at St. Anthonys Hospital in Rockford. Ann Smith, driver of one of the cars, and Eric Johnson, a passenger,...

Copies of a draft of NIU's new constitution and bylaws will be sent to various university constituents this week. The move will draw the university one step closer to adopting the new document. The drafts, with the proposed changes, will be sent to such...

The Black Greek Council participated in the Greek Scholarship Awards Presentation Thursday for the first time as NIU fraternities and sororities were recognized for outstanding achievements. BGC adviser Martha Palmer said the BGC does "want to cooperate...

Bacteria which water department officials say is not harmful has been found in samples of water taken from two DeKalb homes this summer. Water Superintendent Gerry Bever said the bacteria found is not harmful and is "not unusual for water supplies." He...

NIU's on-campus residents competed in a variety of activities for Unity Through Diversity Week including a hall decorating contest and sporting events. Lincoln Hall received the most points throughout the week and was the overall winner in the Residence...