NIU's future is beginning to take shape as a statement of purpose will be debated by the Facutly Senate today. A "vision" statement was drafted to outline the goals NIU should try to attain in the next century, building upon the successes of the past...

Students and faculty at NIU will have the opportunity to hear a lecture titled "The Vanguard in a New World Order." "The lecture is intended to help students get a perspective of what kind of leadership roles they may want to play," said George Amedee,...

An NIU philosophy professor returned to his office after the weekend to find at least $500 in paperwork drenched. Professor Sherman Stanage returned to his office Jan. 28 when he opened up a pullout shelf to discover a film of water. After looking around,...

Chamber music fans can enjoy the radiant sounds of the Vermeer Quartet in their third concert of the 1990-91 season tonight. The performance is at 8 p.m. in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building. The concert is free and open to the public....

Gov. Jim Edgar traveled to Washington D.C. this week to see how the train looked. And although he was smiling in front of the cameras, the teetotaling governor might have been wishing for one on the rocks. Back home, similar feelings were racing through...

NIU's fraternities and sororities once again will be participating in the annual "Greek Week" from Feb. 17-23. Many activities are planned for the special week in order to promote unity in the greek community and also to help other charities outside the...

Developers planning to build in DeKalb and elsewhere in the state might be surprised to face a new law designed to protect hidden archaeological treasures. According to a city council report by city planning director Mark Biernacki, the state is now beginning...

Students in NIU's foreign studies program generally disregarded possible terrorist acts when deciding whether to study abroad during the spring semester. Only five out of about 260 students in the foreign studies program cancelled their scheduled European...

Minority students at NIU experience culture shock when they arrive. That was the conclusion of a recent teaching seminar featuring a panel of minority students and faculty members who were concerned with some statistics found by an NIU minority interests...

William Young, former dean of the College of Continuing Education, said he was given no formal review before he was dismissed from his position last fall. Provost Kendall Baker refused to comment, saying only that he will not talk to the press about personnel...

Polystyrene food containers might be making a comeback at NIU. University officials met Friday with representatives from the Amoco Foam Products Company and the National Polystyrene Recycling Company (NPRC) to discuss polystyrene recycling. Patricia Hewitt,...

The sun was shining, the birds were singing and DeKalb experienced a little bit of spring when unseasonably high temperatures came through the area Monday. The temperature Monday hit a high of 46 degrees, well above the normal temperature of 29 degrees....