The Washington Post William Raspberry Of course it matters that Martin Luther King Jr. appears to have plagiarized important sections of his doctoral dissertation. It won't change (though it may be used to justify) the opinions of those who never thought...

Many NIU organizations have joined together to help keep the campus clean as part of an Adopt-an-Area Project. The project, sponsored by Lambda Sigma and the Student Association, is going well, said Bryan Ryndak, Lambda Sigma service committee chairman....

When high school kids check into colleges, they generally look at quality, cost and location. They figure they'll be happy somewhere affordable, not too far (or far enough) away and where there is a good program in their area of study. But happiness also...

Just one preseason test stands before the NIU men's basketball team and the start of its regular season, and that test will be Tuesday at 7:05. The Huskies will host the Amateur Athletic Union team Marathon Oil, which is a traveling group of players from...

Houses might not be going up on Gurler Road, despite the DeKalb city council's tentative approval to consider rezoning the land, said a DeKalb real estate broker. Steve Milner, of Century 21, Milner and Associates, said the city council's split vote worried...

Most NIU offices and facilities will be taking a break along with students during Thanksgiving. The Holmes Student Center will close at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and reopen at noon Sunday, but the student center bookstore and Pow Wow will remain closed until...

NIU officials are weeding through nearly 100 applications to find a new ombudsman for the university. The search committee, consisting of 10 members, is reviewing applications for a permanent ombudsman. The deadline for applications was Nov. 2. John DeLillo,...

The need for better mass transit in DeKalb was the main topic in an SA forum with city leaders at the Holmes Student Center Monday night. Mayor Greg Sparrow told students the Mass Transit Board and not the City Council has stalled attempts to increase...

The Student Association has made progress in its effort to have teacher evaluations published by next spring, although the group hasn't received overwhelming support from NIU faculty. The first batch of teacher evaluations were completed last week and...

Bus riders can stop worrying about transportation cuts after a predicted mass transit deficit of $15,000 last week was revised to a predicted surplus of nearly $50,000. The sudden switch in the bottom line announced at Monday's mass transit meeting resulted...

A last-minute settlement spurred by last week's flying accusations erased a pressing strike for teachers at Sangamon State University in Springfield. Bargaining teams on the sides of the teachers' union—University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100—and...

Northern Dance Theatre will perform a dance concert featuring the NIU Alumni Guest artists Nov. 29, 30, and Dec. 1 at 8 p.m., and Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Stevens Building O'Connell Theatre. Opening the evening is "Un Poco de Todo," directed by Lila H....