Speakers from all walks of life will be coming to NIU as part of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity's philanthropy service program. The yearlong project, which is in its first year, has already had Willard Draper, assistant director of NIU Housing, and Milton...

NIU students interested in learning more about the world of arts and crafts will have an opportunity to attend a discussion about it today. NIU will be hosting a symposium on "The Status of Contemporary Crafts." The symposium will be at 8:30 p.m. in the...

Breaking barriers, facing stereotypes and raising consciousness are all issues and actions the Women's Alliance contends with. The Women's Alliance has a six-year history on the NIU campus which originated in 1987 as an informal discussion group. The...

The spotlight house of the week shines on the women of Alpha Delta Pi. The national chapter of the sorority was founded on May 15, 1851 in Macon, Georgia. One hundred and thirteen years passed until they were first established at NIU in 1964. In its 29...

In coordination with National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11, NIU's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Coalition (LGBC) will be sponsoring several events. Today at 7 p.m. at the Canterbury Episcopal Center on the corner of Lucinda and Normal, there will be a coming-out group....

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TERRY MUTCHLER SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)—The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to overturn a death sentence for convicted murderer John Wayne Gacy Jr., who killed 33 young men and boys in Illinois. The court, without comment,...

Students having trouble juggling their time and activities might want to listen to and meet speaker Dean Carroll from Priority Management. The Association of International Students Interested in Economics and Commerce (AIESEC) is hosting Carroll at 9:15...

Going into the Wildcat Fall Invitational at Northwestern University, NIU women's tennis coach Patti Henderson knew her netters were going to run into some top notch talent. After all, three squads in the four-team field are considered Top 25 programs....

A former NIU student is being held in jail on charges of aggravated stalking, battery and unlawful restraint. Jonathon G. Trubow, 21, was arrested by DeKalb Police on Sept. 24. He was denied bond and is currently being held in the DeKalb County Jail in...

NIU's Regional History Center, housed in Swen Parson Hall room 155, contains many resources which can be valuable for an NIU student researching the past. The center has been open since the 1977-78 school year, when the already-existing University Archives...

Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series on underage drinking at NIU. Today's article focuses on students' rights concerning the issue. With the pressure on all the heavy drinkers at NIU, outlets are available to help those under siege...

The Center for Black Studies hosted its second annual Black Expo in an effort to support black businesses and organizations. Black business owners came to the Duke Ellington Ballroom Sunday and Monday in order to display merchandise from places as far...