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,...

The Student Association is looking to the past for its newest publicity idea for the future. In an effort to acquaint the SA with the students, SA Advertising Adviser John Quilico has proposed newsreels similar to the pre-movie clips shown during World...

NIU President John La Tourette will remain neutral on whether to keep non-denominational prayers in the graduation ceremonies until more information is available. La Tourette said he was unaware of a movement to remove the benediction and invocation and...

An abortion rights group was among three groups that endorsed State Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, Monday afternoon. Pat Dougherty, a representative of the National Abortion Rights Action League, said she was encouraged by Welch's pro-choice stand since...

As the clock winds down for recommendations and the appointment of 1st Ward alderman post in DeKalb, both the city and the Student Association hope to avoid the controversy that surounded last year's process and tore the rift between the organizations...

Halloween pranks might already have begun at NIU. Two people clad in black ninja outfits were spotted in the parking lots between and near Grant and Douglas residence halls early Monday morning, police said. University Police received two reports of the...

Students finding their grades slipping after that first exam or midterm might look for someone who could become a peer tutor. If NIU students meet university requirements for tutoring, the Peer Accessed Learning (PAL) program might be able to boost their...

A recycling contest held by Lincoln Hall Saturday was just one step in the direction of recycling awareness that resident Mary Heather Hannah hopes will lead to a well-traveled path. Hannah, a third-year resident at Lincoln Hall, said the contest was...

Father Eric Barr is leaving the Newman Catholic Center and church after serving the DeKalb community for more than two years. Barr said he is unsure where his next mission will be, except that it will be somewhere in the Rockford Diocese. He said he is...

Problems with dispatching and criticisms about the Handivan not showing up were aired by disabled students in a two hour meeting last week. The meeting, attended by about 20 people, proved necessary and constructive because of the direct communication...

Guilty people go free while innocent people are barred. One murderer gets three years while another gets six months. Drunk drivers, rapists and child molesters are out on the streets again after serving little or no time. We all know this country's court...