A group of minority attorneys agreed Thursday night there is an urgent need for African-Americans and other minorities to enter the legal profession. Rita Fry, the first assistant Public Defender in Cook County and graduate of the Northwestern School...

Residents of floor 6-B in Stevenson Towers South slept in the halls last night in protest of the threat and actual removal of residents because of floor damage. "We're just trying to be heard," said resident Vince Cipresso. About 30 to 35 residents organized...

NIU's president criticized opposition to the Rockford extension site Wednesday. President John La Tourette told the Faculty Senate why he disagrees with a group called Build on Rockford, that is trying to get the proposed Rockford branch built in the...

The Health Index at Founders Memorial Library contains many brief summaries of articles filed since 1988 suggesting video display terminals (VDTs), or computer monitors, are potential health hazards. Read the articles behind those summaries and you'll...

A DeKalb judge decided Thursday there is enough evidence to try three NIU football players for battering two NIU students in November 1990. Associate Judge Robert C. Jenkins ruled that defensive tackle Tom Osteen, 21, halfback Brett Schroeder, 20, and...

Although the weather might be frightful now, spring is just around the corner and the DeKalb Park District has opened registration for its 1991 summer softball season. The program includes a variety of different leagues for men and women including coed...

A pregnant student who is not eligible for a green parking sticker is afraid she will still be walking two blocks to her bus stop even in her ninth month of pregnancy. Karen Stoffel, an NIU senior, tried twice to obtain a green parking sticker which would...

NIU's Technology Commercialization Center will hold an opening reception for a new photographic exhibition honoring women inventors Friday afternoon. NIU President John La Tourette also will make a special presentation to associate biology instructor...

NIU's Interfraternity Council does not want the Office of Student Affairs to have the ability to levy Rush restrictions on its fraternities. IFC President Steve Sliga said the IFC passed a resolution Jan. 27 on Rush restrictions which will be given tonight...

The Student Association is trying to legally force the Board of Regents to explain a controversial appointment made last month. SA Senate Speaker Preston Came mailed a certified letter to Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves under the Illinois...

An NIU professor's book was selected by the New York Times as one of the best books published last year. "Red Victory: A History of the Russian Civil War," by NIU Professor W. Bruce Lincoln, has been selected by the Times as one of the "Notable Books...

NIU President John La Tourette announced Wednesday the hiring freeze will be temporarily lifted. The intended monthlong freeze was in response to Gov. Jim Edgar's request that state universities cut 1 percent from their current-year operating budget in...