NIU student health insurance is still a good deal, according to local agents' quotes for similar coverage. Although NIU's group student health insurance is slated to increase 80 percent, from $78.40 to about $140 per semester, it will still cost less...

Summer heat will soon return and many DeKalb residents will "take the plunge" into local swimming pools. Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, opens June 2, said Facility Director Steve Sherrill. The park opens for lap swimming and sunbathing at 10 a.m. The...

The NIU finance department has four faculty members who rank in the top 8.5 percent of finance researchers. The Journal of Finance reported in March that to be in the top 8.5 percent, researchers have to be published more than five times in the top 15...

"Bird" is an extremely effective biography of Charlie Parker; one of the most influencial instrumentalists in the golden age of jazz. In the 40's, Parker pioneered a type of music known as be-bop along with Dizzy Gillespie and Theolonious Monk. He led...

Along with the blooming of flowers in the spring comes a more uninvited pastime—the uprise of campus crime. It might be known as "cabin fever" or it might be known as "campus rowdiness," but the uprising of crime trends are expected in the spring, University...

Some DeKalb businesses and part of the NIU campus were left powerless late Wednesday afternoon. Commonwealth Edison representative Don Subigoth said the three-hour power outage was caused by a fault in an underground electrical cable. He said workers...

Although more than 300 people signed petitions demanding a tuition freeze, Day of Action IV was not as effective as most hoped it would be. Student Association President Huda Scheidelman said DOA IV "could have been better," but student apathy and a lack...

Students who want to smoke in the library might cost NIU $7,000, but some feel the money would be better spent restoring the facility's learning materials. Student Association President Huda Scheidelman said all students pay to use Founders Memorial Library...

NIU programs for the handicapped were slighted by President Bush's new budget proposals although they need the money for improvement. NIU handicapped and deaf-blind programs will see nothing from Bush's education programs proposal for fiscal year 1991—close...

Although summer break is right around the corner, NIU's Campus Activities Board will continue to provide entertainment to students. A Day in the Park will wind up Springfest ‘90 with several band performances from 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the East Lagoon....

Students should have cooler classrooms today when NIU air-conditioning systems kick into full swing. As the mercury neared 90 degrees Wednesday, students and faculty wilted in stuffy classrooms. Flocks of students gathered around instructors for outdoor...