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....

The city of DeKalb is taking steps to open doors and help unfortunate citizens. The city recently purchased property on the 200 block of South First Street which could eventually become transitional housing, said 6th Ward Alderman Jamie Pennington. The...

Community college students transfering to NIU in 1993 should get ready for tougher general education requirements. NIU Associate Provost Lou Jean Moyer said some transfer students do not have as many math, science, or humanity requirements as NIU requires....

The Student Association's $70,000 budget surplus will be used to fund the future growth of student organizations. The surplus is the result of NIU miscalculations about the number of student credit hours, said SA President Huda Scheidelman. Scheidelman...

Nobody bought the county farm. The deadline for bids from mall developers on the 75-acre cornfield came and went Wednesday morning. "No bids were received, so we took no action today" at the County Board rules committee meeting, said committee chairman...

Professor Heinz Osterle will discuss his paper entitled "Martin Walser ‘Talking about Germany' (1988): Some Essays of a West German Novelist" Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Zulauf 1015. For more information call Jack Weiner at 753-6462. Speaker on Descartes The...

Mudslinging. Student Association presidential hopefuls John Fallon and Rob McCormack are embroiled in a rumor war during the last day of executive office elections. McCormack told The Northern Star that rumors about cutting funding to the Panhellenic...

NIU professors are up in arms after being called lazy and overpaid in a report given to the Illinois Board of Higher Education. "Improving Quality, Cost Effectiveness and Accountability in the 1990s," a report made by 23 Illinois leaders, claims faculty...

Professor Griff is back and not with Public Enemy, but just as hardcore with his new group "The Last Asiatic Disciples." For those of you who don't know Griff, he used to be with the group Public Enemy as their Minister of Information. During the summer...

NIU women's basketball standouts Tammy Hinchee and Carol Owens added selection to the United States basketball Writers Association District Four team to their list of accomplishments for the 1989-90 season. Hinchee, a 6-foot-2 senior forward, and Owens,...

It's that time of year again—Lynn's Holiday Column. In case you haven't noticed, I get really into the seasonal stuff, and Easter is no exception. "Here we go," you may be thinking. "She's going to talk about jelly beans the whole time, or worse yet,...

The Holmes Student Center space problem might be relieved with a new student life center, but who will pay for the 45,000-square-foot addition raises another question. Barbara Henley, vice president for student affairs, said the Student Center Space Study...