Earth Day should be a party. Bob Casper, a representative from the environmental group Earth First, said Earth Day should be a time to have fun while becoming environmentally conscious. "Get excited about this, it's a party, so treat it that way. Then...

DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow blasted Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Edgar Wednesday for flip-flopping on a state income tax issue. Sparrow said Edgar switched his stand on the issue of whether cities will be allowed to keep a portion of a temporary...

Day of Action IV is underway. The day, known for rallies against tuition increases, is scheduled for April 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Commons. The Student Political Education Action Committee is organizing DOA IV and will set...

A kerosene leak from DeKalb's sewer system seeped into the Kishwaukee River but did not contaminate it late Thursday afternoon. DeKalb firefighters tried to dam the site of the actual leak into the river, but because officials were unaware of the leak's...

Ensemble founder and director predicts seats will go fast at the Jazz Ensemble concert Thursday in the Holmes Student Center's Duke Ellington Ballroom. "The NIU Jazz Ensemble is a very exciting group. They usually play for groups of over 2,000 people,"...

Seventy gallons of weed killer leaked out of a truck at an intersection on DeKalb's north side Thursday morning. A Great Lawn truck with a cracked tank spilled about half its load of herbicide at the intersection of North First Street and Hillcrest Drive...

Foreign language students will benefit in the job market if they realize how their studies can help them. NIU's foreign language honor fraternity, Phi Sigma Iota, is sponsoring International Career Conference tonight to address job-seeking concerns for...

DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow will be the first to put his clothes in the Student Association's clothing bin at a ceremony Saturday. Sparrow will attend a ceremony at the Recycling Center at 10 a.m. Saturday. The ceremony is to dedicate the SA's new clothing...

"I Love You to Death" is a riveting comedy based upon a true story. It concerns a bunch of basically decent people who decide to kill a man. The would-be killers come off as extremely sympathetic even during the attempted murder. Kevin Kline is excellent...

Public Action to Deliver Shelter sent off its guests and closed its doors for the last time at 7 a.m. this morning. About a dozen media representatives and three PADS representatives attended a press conference Thursday to explain the closing at the shelter,...

Members of NIU's Woman's Alliance protested the DeKalb Nite Weekly newspaper Wednesday, as part of Earth Week. About five Alliance members protested in the King Memorial Commons asking students to recycle the Nite Weekly rather than read it. "We feel...

Jamnesty is on for Saturday, suspension or not. The Amnesty International-sponsored concert will be held Saturday despite the group's temporary suspension from Student Association recognition. "We met with (SA Vice President) Steve Coloia on Tuesday and...