ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER DIANE DUSTON WASHINGTON (AP)—Attorney General Janet Reno encouraged senators Wednesday to legislate against TV violence if the television industry doesn't do more to end dramatized bloodshed. ‘‘Government intervention is...

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on a church in DeKalb accused of cult-like tactics. A conservative Christian religious sect deemed a cult by many experts across the country has been thriving on the NIU campus for years while warnings...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education has scrutinized public universities for the last two years with its Priorities, Quality and Productivity initiative, but some Illinois legislators will be turning the tables today. The first of three legislative...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER DAVID BEARD PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP)—Under U.S. pressure to make concessions, Haiti's prime minister threatened on Wednesday to resign if Haiti's military chiefs don't step down as required by a U.N. plan to restore democracy....

With its winding, tree-lined brick roads and its historic old mansions, DeKalb is a town which has an abundance of aesthetic beauty coupled with historical significance. Therefore, it is no surprise that six months ago the town's Landmark Commission decided...

Computer graphics and related technology are the wave of the future. Students and faculty interested in this type of technology are invited to attend the new exhibit opening at the NIU Art Museum, on the second floor of Altgeld Hall. The exhibit is called...

The Organization for Black Business Students is hoping NIU minority students will take the opportunity to help themselves by submitting their resumes for publication in an NIU resume book, which will be made available to about 500 companies. Collin Halliman,...

Tugging and pulling will be a popular past time this weekend at the Pi Kappa Alpha house. The house will be the sight of the 4th annual Pi Kappa Alpha women's Tug of War philanthropy contest beginning at 10 a.m. and lasting throughout Saturday. This year,...

AP MILITARY WRITER SUSANNE SCHAFER TRAVEMUENDE, Germany (AP)—NATO defense ministers agreed Wednesday to consider making ‘‘partners'‘ of their former East Bloc foes—including Russia—and revamping alliance strategy to deal with nuclear threats...

After a few months of silence, Lt. Gov. Bob Kustra has launched a new attack on NIU's governing board, the Board of Regents. Kustra has alleged the board has hidden the findings of a private consulting group it hired to study system efficiency. Last year,...

The residence assistants of Lincoln Hall will be holding a panel discussion about homosexuality and homophobia on campus. The discussion will be at 9 p.m. tonight in Lincoln Hall. The panel will include members of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Coalition (LGBC)...

The Board of Regents had planned for a quick meeting at Illinois State University in Normal today, but a recent offensive by Lt. Gov. Bob Kustra might make today's meeting a little more interesting than originally planned. Kustra has renewed his calls...