A $10,400 grant was awarded to Paul Culhane, associate professor, Center for Governmental Studies, Tuesday enabling him to finish a book about the politics behind a dismissed proposal for an MX Missile site in the United States. "It will be a very scholarly...

Two trials were continued Thursday in the DeKalb County Court House because the defending attorneys were tied up in other cases and a court reporter was not available. Preliminary hearings were scheduled Thursday at 1:30 p.m. for Alan Shubert, 21, 1307...

Last night two NIU groups were honored for their efforts in coordinating and sponsoring blood drives on campus. The Sigma Nu fraternity and the Residence Hall Association received plaques from the Aurora Area Blood Bank for their blood drives. The combined...

A DeKalb man was found dead Tuesday in a running car in his closed garage in the second apparent suicide of its kind in the past six days. DeKalb Police Detective Jim Kayes said the death of Wright George, 79, 620 S. Second St., was an apparent suicide....

NIU fraternities, sororities and other organizations that have volunteered their time toward promoting relations between NIU and the City of DeKalb now are eligible for Community-University awards. The new awards, which have been established to commend...

Editor's Note: This is the third in a four-part series on discrimination. Today's story will focus on discrimination based on race. A student rally held March 5 brought racial discrimination against blacks, as well as other minority groups, to the attention...

The City of DeKalb could be facing a lawsuit over revisions of its towing policy ordinance passed by the DeKalb City Council Monday night. Pat's Towing, owned by Pat Elliot, definitely will sue the city, according to manager Kenny Elliot. Northern Illinois...

NIU's University Programming and Activities has taken about $4,500 from its office budget to clear the 1985-86 Yearbook Association's printing debt. UPusA acting Director Michelle Emmett said in January she sent a letter to the credit department of Herff-Jones,...

Two NIU administrators were among six others selected as provost candidates by the Provost Search Committee March 20. Daniel Wit, NIU acting provost, and James Norris, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, were chosen as candidates in addition...

A proposal to establish a pre-paid tuition program in Illinois might help families prepare for future college expenses, although the plan could backfire unless the state provides enough money. "A major concern about the program is whether it would be...

As the NIU constitution undergoes review, faculty members are requesting changes which would give them more representation on the University Council. Mary King, administrative aid to the Provost office, said faculty want a stronger voice in the council....

The NIU Opera Workshop performs its most ambitious undertaking of the semester with "Dialogues of the Carmelites," an opera by French post-impressionist Francis Poulenc. This production explores many new directions for the opera workshop. Past shows used...