The University Health Services are spread out around campus while asbestos is removed from their current home, however they do not have the $3.3 million needed to start the project. An amendment for the funds added to an Illinois House of Representatives'...

In May 1989, an amendment allowing $500,000 for an NIU campus in Rockford was added to a 1990 budget bill by Sen. Joyce Holmberg, D-Rockford, which the Illinois Senate passed. The House recommended the money for the campus in June 1989. In July 1989,...

In an unsuccessful effort for the Student Association to regain university programming control, SA President Huda Scheidelman attempted to veto 20 Campus Activities Board budgets for the 1990-91 school year. Scheidelman presented the veto, which was overridden,...

A hit-and-run driver killed a DeKalb man early Tuesday morning on West Lincoln Highway, according to the DeKalb County Coronor. Robert B. MacDonald, 39, 1325 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, was found lying on the pavement in the 1300 block of West Lincoln...

"Jack's Back " is one of the more compelling thrillers to be released in the past three years. It also introduces a few new twists to the contemporary detective story. In the film a killer is recreating the Jack the Ripper murders to the last detail on...

In an effort to find an artist for King Memorial Commons, NIU is sponsoring a nationwide sculpture contest. Anyone who is a resident of the United States can enter the contest, said NIU Art Museum Director Lynda Martin. "The panel will try to choose the...

A University Police investigation into an alleged April 10 sexual assault has made little ground because the victim isn't interested in pursuing it. The UPs are looking for two men in the alleged incident, but the woman has told police she is interested...

DeKalb county industries released almost 1 million pounds of toxic chemicals into the air, land and water in 1988, according to an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency report. Will Flower, a state EPA spokesman, said toxic chemicals released on land...

"The Guardian" is the new horror film directed by William Friedkin, who was responsible for a string of near-classics including "The Boys in the Band," "The Night they Raided Minsky's," "The French Connection," and "The Exorcist." His career has plummeted...

The new lights on top of the remodeled Holmes Student Center were turned on for the first time Wednesday at a ceremony in the King Memorial Commons. The ceremony featured NIU President John La Tourette and Student Association President Huda Scheidelman...

Although the possiblity of a tuition increase affects all students, minority students might find the problem more taxing than most. Jorge Fonseca, president of the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS) said "any increase (in tuition) affects...

Anyone can use the NIU Holmes Student Center bookstore credit system. Students who register for fall classes by Aug. 20 will be eligible to charge up to $500 from Aug. 20 through Sept. 14. Those who meet the registration deadline will automatically be...