Claudia Pitts is a self-described "popcorn-making monster." Don't worry, she's not dangerous until she's behind the counter at the historic Egyptian Theater, 135 N. Second St. Pitts, a graduate psychology student at NIU, is one of about 100 volunteers...

NIU might get $500,000 for a graduate-level center in Rockford by the end of October if all goes as planned. The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved the money last week, a signal that Gov. James Thompson was waiting for before deciding to release...

Both the NIU art museum and the NIU law library will gain space from the art museum's move to the old auditorium on the second floor of Altgeld Hall. The law library will use the space once occupied by the museum to accomodate their expanding collection....

I was truly disturbed by the article "Credit Abused by Fraternity." It was written as if a judicial hearing was taking place. The members of Omega Psi Phi did not deserve the insensitivity of the press. The drawing of the map with a key was truly out...

Charles Walker wanted to die. And people on the NIU campus Tuesday wanted his wish to be granted. Walker was scheduled to die by lethal injection today for the brutal murder of a Southern Illinois couple in 1983. Walker shot the couple and robbed them...

DeKalb Mayor Gregory Sparrow announced Monday he will accept applications for the open 1st Ward alderman post in DeKalb. "I purposely did not fill the position until NIU students were settled in with school," Sparrow said. NIU student Christine Hoagland...

The Leftover League? The Casserole Conference? How about the Oddball Association? By the end of the decade or sooner, if Division I football independents aren't invited to join either an existing conference or a newly-formed mutant group, they could form...

Installation of a new $500,000 fire detection system in the Holmes Student Center will not endanger those who use the building daily, student center director Judd Baker said. The new system is required to meet upgraded fire safety codes. Student center...

Last semester's proposal for a student-run credit union at NIU has come to a standstill while supporters try to regroup. Three out of the five students who came up with the idea graduated, and two haven't linked up with the NIU professor behind the idea,...

The recent abuse of NIU transportation privileges is spurring discussion to limit or axe student organizations' vehicle usage. But officials in the Student Affairs office are ready to put up a fight against additional regulations on student groups. As...

Last spring when Stacey Robinson's name was mentioned in the same sentence as the Heisman Trophy, quite a few people enjoyed a hearty laugh. It seemed outrageous that someone from NIU, much less DeKalb, would be a candidate for a national award. But after...

University of Wisconsin-Madison smokers might find their right to light up stops at another's nose, but some at NIU said an indoor smoking ban isn't fair. UW-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala announced Monday she supports a campus-wide ban on all indoor...