Students should be aware of summer sicknesses, they can ruin that long awaited summer vacation. Rosemary Lane, University Health Services director, said one of the summer's most common sickness is Lyme disease. This disease is common in rural areas and...

A seminar will be held Thursday about the protection of personal creations. Students and faculty have innovative ideas and should protect them with federal patents, copyrights and trademarks, said Rebecca Parfitt, Technology Commercialization Center assistant...

People who knew about the Keith Haring art piece being stolen during Spring Break kept quiet out of fear that the news would delay the piece's recovery. Keeping the theft quiet was to help the investigation, said Renee Esgar, an activities adviser in...

Huskie buses were the most effective way to reach voters in the Student Association election, although not all candidates used them. Vice Presidential candidates Dave Schaeff and Kathleen Rosenberg did not advertise on the buses, although President-elect...

The InterFraternity Council will start a new Rush policy for this fall. The IFC voted at its April 8 meeting to expand Greek Row into five regions for Rush. The previous policy divided the area into three regions. IFC President Rob Martin said the regions...

A DeKalb woman died from smoke inhalation about 12 hours after a fire surrounded her University Village apartment Friday afternoon and caused $30,000 in damage. Virginia Tyson, 30, 827 Russell Road, Apt. 41, died at "roughly" 5 a.m. Saturday, said Bea...

A resolution passed by the DeKalb city council might raise the awareness of local businesses and individuals to environmentally sound alternatives for polystyrene. The resolution is designed to discourage the use of all non-biodegradeable materials, such...

The NI Guide program, which helps new students adjust to college, promises to build its reputation in the fall. Matthew Miller, student coordinator of the Office of Orientation and Student Assistance, said students who become NI Guides have a chance to...

Doors at the PADS shelter will open to the homeless and the needy for the last time April 19 while task force members search for a new location. Public Action to Deliver Shelter's four-year-old operation, operated out of the house at 311 N. Fourth St.,...

University Police are looking for two male suspects in the reported sexual assault of an NIU woman. The woman told UPs Tuesday afternoon that she was sexually assaulted by two men earlier that day at 2 a.m., said UP Lt. Ken Kaiser. The incident occurred...

Friday the 13th frightens many people, and if myths are proven true, they have good reason. Christ was crucified on a Friday. One reason thirteen is believed to be unlucky is because there were 13 people—Christ and his 12 disciples—at the Last Supper....