Summer has arrived earlier than expected, causing some to wonder how long it will last. The warm weather, which has brought shorts, T-shirts and sunglasses back into fashion, is a sharp contrast to the frigid temperatures of just a couple of weeks ago....

Campus Activities Board members still feel optimistic about the Student Association Art Collection despite an SA committee adviser's suggestion to hire a new manager. SA Community Affairs Adviser Brian Subatich recommended Sunday in his senate report...

NIU officials will hold a ground-breaking ceremony for the Faraday II building Tuesday, although construction might not begin until September. Eddie Williams, NIU vice president for finance and planning, said the ground breaking will occur early because...

After arguing 45 minutes over the amount to allocate for refreshments at NIU art show openings, the Student Association did not have enough members present last night to pass the Campus Activity Boards Visual Arts budget. Sen. James Mertes questioned...

The scene: the first day of classes your first semester at NIU. The mood: total chaos and mayhem. I'll bet none of us will ever forget our first week of school—wandering around aimlessly, trying to find what buildings our classes were in and how in...

NIU students who are still psyched after Earth Day can help clean the campus and recycle trash Sunday. The 1 p.m. campus cleanup, sponsored by the Student Association Campus Welfare Committee, is the school year's second, Committee Adviser Morenike Cheatom...

More than 180 NIU employees will be honored at NIU's annual Operating Staff Service Awards Banquet Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center's Duke Ellington Ballroom. For more information, call 753-0455. ‘New Ideas' conference The "New Ideas...

Newsman/Bluesman Buzz Kilman and his All Bubba Blues Band are coming to DeKalb this Friday night. Slated to play at Otto's at 8 p.m., the band brings with it a high reputation for onstage talent and fun. Originally called the Backroom Blues Band, the...

Student police patrols might be roaming campus next semester if the proposal gets needed approval. Morenike Cheatom, Student Association Campus Security Advisory Board adviser, said the board will decide whether to recommend the idea at its next meeting....

The drinking age in England is 18, but you can only drink until 11 p.m. Most pubs have last call between 10:50 and 11 p.m. Some dance clubs are licsenced to serve alcohol until 3 a.m. but you have to pay and arm and a leg to get in and then another arm...

Some of DeKalb's most prominent people will be kidnapped and held for ransom Sunday. Lambda Chi Alpha is hosting their first "Jail-n-Bail," said LCA Vice President Mike Alber. The fraternity obtained permission to "capture" the mayor and some well-known...

Three local politicians and an NIU official will be spinning records Saturday to benefit the American Cancer Society. Mayor Greg Sparrow, along with DeKalb County Clerk Terry Desmond, State Rep. John Countryman, R-DeKalb and Eddie Williams, NIU vice president...