DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow presented two area Civil Air Patrol cadets with the General Billy Mitchell Award Monday. The award is earned by successfully completed the specific requirements in two phases of the CAP program, said DeKalb Composite Squadron...

Native Americans have always been environmentalists whose model should be copied. Sam Keahna, an Esquakee Indian and American Indian Center program director, said Wednesday that American Indians have always respected the earth. "We have always taken care...

Plans for an NIU Visitor Information Center are still on hold because it will not fit in the Duramad House. NIU originally planned to have the center share space with the Campus Parking Office once the Duramad House, the single-story brick house at 121...

The revelers are entering, brother: make good room. (All put on their masks.) _William Shakespeare The masquerade ball is traditionally thought of as being a grand romantic affair characterized by throngs of lavishly adorned merrymakers. NIU students...

The hip hop trio De La Soul will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center's Duke Ellington Ballroom. This will be the first time a rap group has performed at NIU. The group is made up of Posdnous (Kevin Mercer), 19, Trugoy the Dove (David...

An NIU senior made $1,500 for spending the day with the football coach. Joe Bush's written account of a day with NIU coach Jerry Pettibone was the top finisher in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation journalism awards program. The story appeared in...

I am shy. OK, it may not seem like it from the way I've ranted and raved and generally babbled on all year, and even people who know me and my mouth may be baffled, but it's true. I'm fine when I'm around friends, acquaintances and family, but get me...

The Earth could die soon if rain forests are not protected. If the tropical rain forest is stripped away it could result in the end of the earth, said Randy Hayes, Rainforest Action Network executive director Tuesday night to about 120 people. "You can...

Little siblings can visit NIU this weekend and participate in the "Carnival of Dreams" or other activities. The carnival, in front of Stevenson Towers, will be a "pretty big event," said Jim Rooney, Stevenson Towers area coordinator. The carnival will...

Patrick Collins Sophomore Music Education "I'd put an end to all the bickering between senators. It's difficult to get anything done when idiots are trying so hard to make each other look dumb." Phil Chihoski Senior Sports Management "I would definately...

The professional national touring production of the hit Broadway musical "Dreamgirls" will be presented tonight at DeKalb's Egyptian Theatre located on 135 N. Second St. This 8 p.m. presentation will conclude the NIU Fine Arts Series of 1989-90 and ....

Speakers from Earth First, Greenpeace and Terra will present their views about the environment at 6 p.m. Thursday night in the Holmes Student Center's Capitol Room. "This is a forum to bring in representatives from different groups to present different...