Former DeKalb Superintendent Jack Deere isn't out of hot water yet. Deere was implicated in a civil suit filed Monday alleging sexual harassment of a present school district employee and a former employee. The suit was filed in DeKalb County Circuit Court....

The mass transit board will have to poll people with disabilities to determine what they want from public transportation, Student Association Mass Transit Board officials announced Monday. Federal administrators suggested surveying the disabled to Board...

State Sen. Patrick Welch said Monday he will propose the creation of a government child advocate office this fall. The agency would be called CHAMP—"CHildren Are our Main Priority"—and would coordinate state and federal programs affecting children....

Halloween night marks a special occasion for the Lincoln Hall food service, which is sponsoring a series of festive dinnertime events under the direction of graduate intern Jane Thacker. Thacker, currently working on her master's degree in nutrition,...

Not too many ghosts, goblins or witches spent their time haunting—or partying—at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale last weekend. That's because SIU shut down completely for this year's pre-Halloween weekend. "It was awfully quiet," said Dorothy...

It's not just a movie. It's not just a stand-up comedian. It's both. It also happens to be the Campus Activities Board's latest effort—"House Party with Martin Lawrence." "House Party with Martin Lawrence" is a combination show set up by CAB. It will...

Men and women interested in serving their country without the obligations of active military duty can look into the Civil Air Patrol, as one NIU student did. The Civil Air Patrol is a non-profit, volunteer civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force established...

A presidential search committee will be formed to search for a replacement for the Sangamon State University president. At the Oct. 18 Board of Regents meeting, plans were discussed to form a presidential search committee to find someone to replace SSU...

Although he was appointed just two weeks ago, the Student Committee on Financial Aid adviser already is thinking of ways to bring NIU students and their financial aid money closer together. Committee adviser Victor Carranza, who was appointed by SA President...

The Board of Regents will wait another year to determine if the three presidents of the universities they govern are doing their jobs. An advisory committee to the Regents agreed with its decision to stall the regular five-year evaluations because one...

The College of Continuing Education is not in the process of being dismantled, and there has never been any intention to do so, said NIU Provost Kendall Baker. The provost's office has taken over control of the college—removing the dean and changing...

NIU Provost Kendall Baker has offered his apologies for what he said was a well-intentioned but misguided attempt to bring faculty to a mandatory group counseling session. After feeling pressure from the Faculty Senate for a response, Baker said he plans...