Only four of the seven colleges on campus will make their faculty available for parents and students this Parents' Day weekend. The colleges of engineering, professional studies, business and visual and performing arts are planning special events Saturday...

The Student Association can live with four of the six candidates still in the running for the DeKalb's City Council. SA Community Affairs Adviser Jennifer Novak told Mayor Greg Sparrow Wednesday they recommended candidates for the 1st Ward Alderman seat...

The Washington Post David Broder In past days, when individual ambition burned less brightly in some politician's breats and party loyalty meant a whole lot more, what Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) did two weeks ago would have been unthinkable. Gingrich,...

If parents driving into DeKalb expect to spend the night and don't have lodging reservations, they'll be driving a long way. All DeKalb motels are booked for the weekend and there is even a waiting list for rooms in the Holmes Student Center hotel. Desk...

Nancy Beasely responded to the commercial and decided to "phone first" when it came to campaigning against her opponent, said representatives for Patrick Welch, D-Peru at a Tuesday press conference. Representatives for Beasely claimed Welch is not sticking...

No matter what they look like the rest of the year, fraternity houses will be clean this weekend. That is because it is Parents' Day weekend and fraternity members' parents will be on their way to NIU. "The houses will be spotless," said Jeff Goldberg,...

The recurring shortages of available food service workers that plagued NIU's food service network last year apparently has been resolved. Food Service Director Robert Fredrickson said a special wage increase that boosted the starting food service rate...

The governing board of NIU's sororities still cannot decide whether to elect its executives on a rotational system. A possible amendment to the Panhellenic Council constitution would elect executive members according to the order their houses were established...

The DeKalb County clerk's office is speculating over whether the large number of students registered to vote in DeKalb will translate into more voters at the polls in November. Close to 1,000 students registered to vote before the Oct. 9 deadline this...

It's easier for some parents to attend the weekend's festivities because they're just a hop, skip and a jump away. For some NIU students, their parents are already on campus. Employed by NIU, these parents live in DeKalb and nearby towns, and they don't...

DeKalb restaurants are expecting a big turnout Saturday when the onslaught of parents hits NIU. Mike Muzzarelli, owner of the Crystal Pistol Beach Club, 1312 W. Lincoln Hwy., said the restaurant already is booked from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Parents' Weekend...

Dolan Delaporte and NIU have a lot in common. The Rockford resident is the head of a family that includes nine NIU alumni and his son, Robert, a current student. This weekend, the Delaporte family will be honored for their long ties to NIU. Jennifer Spaulding,...