ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NANCY PLEVIN ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP)—Miss Ohio Titilayo Rachel Adedokun won the talent competition Wednesday with a a song from the opera ‘‘Faust'‘ on the second of three nights of preliminary contests to the 1994 Miss...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP)—President Clinton engaged in a flurry of personal diplomacy Wednesday in an effort to keep the momentum going in the Middle East peace process. Presidential Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said...

Venice, Rome, Moscow, the Great Wall of China, DeKalb. These are just some of the exotic lands two local film-makers are familiar with. DeKalb residents Raphael and Jocelyn Green spent four years working on their film, "Trekking the China Silk Road,"...

Students waiting to move into the suites in Lincoln Residence Hall finally will get to live in the rooms they paid for. About 64 students who purchased new Lincoln Hall suites finally will be able to move in today, five weeks after the residence halls...

DeKalb police are following up leads from two strong armed robberies that occurred last weekend. The first incident occurred Saturday evening at James Court Apartments, 2529 W. First St. The victim was walking to her apartment when she was robbed. A man...

There is living proof that dedication, hard work, internal drive and a degree from NIU are all essential parts of a foundation for future success in life. On Sept. 21, Denise Barber Steinberg, a 1977 graduate of NIU will receive the "Woman of the Year"...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER GEORGE JAHN SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP)—A new cease-fire accord failed to curb fighting on Wednesday in central and southwestern Bosnia, where civilians appeared to be bearing the brunt of the attacks. ‘‘The aggression...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CURT ANDERSON MONTICELLO, Fla. (AP)—Police brought in nearly a dozen young men for fingerprinting Wednesday as they scoured this rural Florida county for the teen-agers they say shot a British tourist dead at a highway rest stop....

The NIU history department incurred a great lost this summer when one of its faculty members died. James R. Shirley, 67, died Aug. 5 after more than a yearlong battle with cancer. "He will be greatly missed by friends and family," said George Spencer,...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CHRIS THOEN HULLENSAKER, Norway (AP)—Grenade-wielding hijackers, believed to be Iranians, forced a Russian passenger jet to fly to Norway, then surrendered Thursday after authorities promised to consider their demand for political...

The dream of a west side fire station is moving closer and closer to reality. A consideration concerning the proposed west side fire station was adopted by the DeKalb City Council Monday night. "Considerations can come back as resolutions or ordinances,...

NIU professor Charles Larson has filled his office walls with the trophies, certificates and momentos that highlight his career in academia. But Tuesday, while conversing with a fellow faculty member, Larson abruptly noticed that his prize accolade was...