Smoking will be banned from all NIU motor vehicles taken from the motor pool beginning in February, said an NIU transportation manager. The ban, approved by NIU's interior facilities environments committee, follows last year's measure that restricted...

Residents of DeKalb wards 1, 3, 5 and 7 have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to pick up and return petitions to run for alderman. Petitions may be picked up at the DeKalb City Clerk's office, located in the Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St., or the DeKalb County...

The serenity of college life is subject to quick and radical change for many military reservists attending NIU. Keith Wettig, associate professor of military science, said he knows of two undergraduate students now serving in the Persian Gulf. "One of...

Although new governor Jim Edgar was unaware his predecessor released $500,000 of state money for an NIU campus in Rockford, the money probably is safe from Edgar's budget-trimming scissors. Edgar told reporters Tuesday he didn't know former governor James...

NIU students will decide this spring whether to continue to pay a $1 fee in exchange for Illinois Student Association representation. ISA is Illinois' only association which links campuses to give students a united voice in Springfield. The board is made...

Graduates or undergraduates who could use some money for college can try for a $500 scholarship from an Illinois Sheriffs' group. Students who are residents of DeKalb County are eligible for an Illinois Sheriffs' Association scholarship said DeKalb County...

Members of the DeKalb City Coucil differed in their feelings about the attack on Iraq Wednesday night, but all expressed tremendous concern. DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow regrets that war broke out, but fully supports the U.S. decision to use air power. "All...

At the request of the Judicial Advisory Board, the University Council recommended judicial code changes to NIU President John La Tourette at Wednesday's council meeting. The changes include the additions and alterations to some of NIU's current judicial...

About eight people gathered at NIU's Wesley Foundation Wednesday night to think and pray about the heightened conflict in the Persian Gulf. The Rev. Dave Schmidt, a pastor at the 633 W. Locust St. church, led the small congregation in hymns and prayers...

Reports of ground forces moving in toward the border between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia could not be confirmed by the Pentagon at 5 a.m., although Defense Department officials denied Iraqi claims that 14 U.S. fighter jets had been shot down. One Pentagon...

Despite all the negative words spouted through the years about Board of Regents members, one good thing can be said in their defense—at least they remain loyal. Well, maybe not always loyal to the universities they govern. And maybe they often forget...

NIU's Liberal Arts and Sciences department bought 100 new computers that will provide students and teachers with hands-on experience with some of the newest computer technology. The computers, which cost more than $60,000, will be used partly by the journalism...