Burglars targeted NIU student dwellings during Spring Break, stealing thousands of dollars worth of their belongings. "Burglaries are very common during the shorter NIU breaks. Some years are worse than others, and this looks like a bad one," said DeKalb...

DeKalb County residents might get new addresses. The planning committee for the DeKalb County Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to recommend a new numbering system for rural routes in DeKalb County. All roads that run east and west will be grouped...

NIU students concerned with environmental issues on campus are trying to get increased student representation on the University Campus Environmental Committee. The issue will be brought up at the University Council meeting Wednesday. According to university...

NIU officials aren't too keen on having a branch campus in Mt. Carroll even though the House of Higher Education Committee is debating such a move. "Basically, the people of northwestern Illinois want to have an educational opportunity in the area," said...

Panic has set in as students begin to realize that Spring Break is a mere three days away and they have no plans. For those who have waited until the last minute to decide to take a vacation and now think it's too late, think again. It is never too late...

A university vehicle had about $1,000 worth of damage done to it sometime between last Thursday night and Friday morning, University Police said. A 1988 Dodge Omni sedan, owned by NIU, was parked in the upper part of lot 16, behind the Stevens Building....

A steering committee is forging ahead in its efforts to form a tenants' union in DeKalb. The DeKalb Community Tenant Union met for the second time this year on Monday night to further discuss forming an organization. The union has to process paperwork...

Editor's Note: This is the last of a three-part series about the Illinois Student Association, a student lobbying group. Thursday, students will decide in a referendum whether to continue paying $1 per year to keep NIU a part of the ISA. Student Association...

Along with Spring Break, mid-terms and warmer weather, March also ushers in tornado season. Last year alone, 49 tornados were reported in Illinois, almost double the actual average of 25. By far the biggest and deadliest tornado last year leveled Plainfield,...

NIU students, faculty and DeKalb residents can exercise and raise money for AIDS research at the same time today. NIU's Office of Campus Recreation will raise money for the City of Hope National Medical Center by sponsoring aerobics from 6:30 p.m. to...

A fact-finding group scanned the deteriorating cement located in the King Memorial Commons Tuesday afternoon, although almost all members were reluctant to share their findings. Eddie Williams, vice president of Finance and Planning, said, "We're doing...

NIU faculty denies that the upcoming meeting concerning the judicial code is scheduled in an undersized room and gives students little time to prepare statements. Students must inform Norman Magden, chair of Committee B, no later than March 18—the first...