SPRINGFIELD _The Board of Regents Thursday applauded NIU's move into Hoffman Estates when they gave the proposal overwhelming support. But Chancellor Roderick Groves, who requested the approval, said there is a need to clear the air on the planned NIU...

The homeless problem has reached epidemic proportions. Its effects are felt right here in DeKalb. Last year an estimated 160 people stayed at DeKalb's homeless shelter, Public Action to Deliver Shelter, or PADS. The shelter, which reopens next week, had...

Inclement weather on the horizon creates routine, but vital winterization measures for Huskie buses and NIU's tranportation fleet. Organizations or individuals wishing to use motor pool vehicles must be cautioned about road conditions at their intended...

Nancy Beasley's "phone first" campaigning has two Democratic County chairmen tightfisted and calling for the removal of two Beasley campaign workers involved in the "negative" phone bank—which Beasley denies ever happened. Gene Sparrow, DeKalb County...

State Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, attacked an upcoming bill giving city governments negotiating rights for waste disposal in an appearance at NIU's recycling center. Welch, the Senate Energy and Environmental Committee chairman, said the House Bill 4013...

SPRINGFIELD—The Board of Regents remain confused about talk of a statewide work-study program. Charles Morris, Regents interim vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, told the Regents Thursday that part of Chancellor Roderick Groves' report on the work-study...

NIU students and parents alike will be asked to have fun safely this weekend at one tent in the tailgate section outside the last home football game. "Think when you drink" is the theme of the non-alcoholic beer tent sponsored by Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity...

Although a recent study by a California researcher reported many students have dropped their ethics by the roadside, cheating at NIU doesn't appear to be widespread. The 60-page study from the Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute for the Advancement of...

Leave poor Walter Sylvia Jr. alone. Los Angeles County prosecutors are making absolutely sure Sylvia will suffer for the rest of his life. Aside from mourning the death of his 6-year-old son in a car wreck, Sylvia was charged with manslaughter this week...

The smash hit musical "Little Shop of Horrors" is coming to DeKalb. From Oct. 24 through 27, 29 through 31 and Nov. 1 through 3, NIU's Department of Theatre Arts will present 10 performances of the musical version of the cult film by Roger Corman. "Little...

Students who need to brush up on their conversational Swahili or just need to get through Spanish for their B.A. requirement can check out the Foreign Language Learning Center. The center, in 101 Watson Hall, is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through...

Getting ready for the playoffs, Jim Edgar's "fact team" has started its season and named its "quarterback" and "starting line-up". Quarterback, Rep. Robert Churchill, R-Antioch, and line-up players Sen. Jack Schaffer, R-Cary, Rep. Kathleen Wojcik, R-Schaumburg,...