Brett Hooghkirk's attorney asked the court Tuesday to reconsider its decision to allow Hooghkirk's videotaped confession to killing Lisa Garretson as evidence. Defense Attorney Bill Brady motioned to reconsider after he became aware of two recent Illinois...

Organization was the summer key for NIU's Student Association. The SA's spring-elected executive board, President Robert McCormack, Vice President Tanya Smith and Treasurer Mike Holy, agreed on a new mission for the group: "To be a pro-active, positive...

Abused children might feel all alone on the world, but a group here at NIU is trying to remedy that situation. The Woman's Law Caucus is currently planning to start a country-wide program that provides abused children with a volunteer guardian. The program...

Neil Hartigan's gubernatorial quest all but died this month when he let his people talk him into running that stupid television commercial with the cheap graphics and annoying music. He opened the door to slurring remarks and closed the door to the governor's...

Adult patrons of the DeKalb Public Library will find limited services from Sept. 10 to 16 while new carpeting is installed, said library director Joann O'Malley. "The (current) carpeting is over 10 years old," O'Malley said. "It's worn and unattractive."...

NIU's Student Association and the Campus Activities Board it governs will be putting their differences behind them, said CAB President Wendy Reid. Reid said she and SA President Rob McCormack plan to improve communication lines between the two organizations,...

The Board of Regents can make split-second decisions to remove asbestos from the University Health Services or to place a copper top on the Holmes Student Center. Nine officials appointed by the governor and three non-voting students make up the board,...

Despite rising fuel prices and local construction, the Huskie Bus Lines keeps trekking NIU students across campus, DeKalb and Sycamore. So far, rising fuel prices spurred by the Persian Gulf crisis have not affected the service because the diesel needed...

Student Association Treasurer Mike Holy wants to keep his campaign promise of fairness and consistency by possibly establishing more specific guidelines for SA funding of campus organizations. Holy said the guidelines used now might be too general. He...

New credit systems are available for NIU students this fall at the University Bookstore and the Village Commons Bookstore. The credit systems enable students to buy books and supplies without bringing large amounts of money when shopping for books and...

Plans are underway to replace the outdated smoke detectors in the Holmes Student Center with a new, $500,000 system. NIU Project Manager Conrad Miller said NIU is replacing the old system because no replacement parts are available should it fail. It has...

The DeKalb City Council voted unanimously Monday night to vacate Lincon Terrace and turn the road over to NIU. The road is located at the south part of NIU between Normal Road and Carroll Avenue. NIU owns the property both north and south of the road—two...