The silent barriers which separate deaf students from those with hearing are going to be broken down this week through various Deaf Awareness Week events. There are many sponsors of the week's activities, but the one that is perhaps most directly involved...

Washington—Catherine MacKinnon, author of "Only Words" and campaigner in the culture wars on campuses, is more than just another full-time victim, ubiquitous and loud in proclaiming that she has been silenced. This professor at the University of Michigan...

An NIU organization is trying to break the racism barriers. The African Student Association (ASA) is one of the groups at NIU that is attempting to educate students about African culture in an effort to break down stereotypes. One thing the ASA does is...

The Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council have entered the communication age. On Wednesday an answering service was installed at the IFC and Panhel offices. The service gives greek organizations a convenient way of publicizing their events to...

Hillary Clinton's health care hoopla has hit home. Mary Uscian, Rural Community Nursing Center director, and Sara Barger, NIU Nursing School chair, said the nursing division of the U.S. Public Health Service has given the School of Nursing a five-year,...

We all have heard from Ross Perot, President Bill Clinton and Rush Limbaugh how North American Free Trade Agreement will affect the entire country. Peter Karl Kresl, economics professor at Brecknell University in Lewisburg, Pa., lectured Monday night...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SHAWN POGATCHNIK BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP)—Britain renewed hopes that recent killings in Northern Ireland would not impede peace talks by expressing interest Thursday in new Irish government proposals to end the violence....

Huskie Stadium has never been a welcome place for opposing football teams, and in some instances it is not too friendly to the fans either. Wheelchair users wishing to attend games at the stadium might find the process easier said than done. The stadium...

Attention all star-struck NIU students! At 8 p.m. tonight in the Music Building, Raw Zeus Productions will hold its first talent showcase in efforts to get new talent signed with major record labels. Chuck Scott, producer of Raw Zeus Productions said,...

What would Halloween be without the excitement and fear of entering a haunted house? This year, there are two haunted houses in town to enter at your own risk. One of these is located in Sycamore across from the Court House on State Street. The other...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER LISA HAMM UNITED NATIONS (AP)—Haiti's ousted president, his hopes of returning to power by this weekend all but gone, called Thursday for a blockade of all air and sea trade to force out the country's military leaders. Jean-Bertrand...

The College of Business has worked to add a B.S. in Business Administration to its curriculum for the last two years. The Illinois Board of Higher Education is considering a moratorium on new programs—this could mean no new program for business. During...