Minority group leaders are outraged about minority recruiting efforts at the College of Law. The NIU Black Law Student Association has been fighting for three years to improve the low number of minority law students at NIU, but "no end roads have been...

There were almost 100 more traffic accidents in DeKalb last year than the year before, but related injuries only rose 3 percent. DeKalb suffered 1,786 accidents in 1989, causing 233 injuries and two deaths, according to the DeKalb Police Department's...

It's been two years since Depeche Mode has released a new studio album, but their latest LP, "Violator," has been well worth the wait. The album begins with the invitation, "The World In My Eyes," the lyrics of which are pure Martin Gore messianic metaphor,...

The Gay/Lesbian Union held an open house celebrating their 20th anniversary at NIU in Swen Parson Hall Wednesday. "The main purpose of the annual open house is to try and help those faculty and students who are curious as to what the GLU is all about,"...

For those of you who have not yet experienced the brilliant NIU production of "Between Daylight and Boonville," the Department of Theatre Arts will perform the final shows today, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Stevens Building Players Theatre. "Between...

While Student Association members and NIU officials continue searching for an artist to complete a new Martin Luther King statue, money remains a sticking point in the five-year quest to commemorate the slain civil rights leader. SA Treasurer Bruce Williams...

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of articles on bands in DeKalb's music scene which focus on less mainstream, more alternative music. The place: The Stevenson South cafeteria. The event: Jamming Band to Band competition 1990. The scene: Local...

‘Toons, it seems, have become quite trendy. Ever since "Batman" hit the theaters last summer, bringing with it lines three blocks long and a slew of promo products from Batman earrings to undies, cartoons have become major box office draws. I'm already...

The plot sounds cheesy—boy meets hooker with heart of gold, boy hires hooker as escort, boy loses hooker and of course, boy tries to get hooker back. Though the concept has been done before, "Pretty Woman" is still an effective movie. Judging from the...

Do we really know what goes into or on our food and do we really want to know? At the Duck Soup Co-op you can get a healthy alternative to foods which contain ingredients which you cannot pronounce. Janet Razbadouski, manager of the Duck Soup Co-op.,...

Students who drink and drive can expect cramped space according to two smashed cars with shattered glass, bent doors and twisted seats. The two-car display on Carroll Avenue was set up for DUI Awareness Week sponsored by Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning...

NIU's Presidential Commission on the Status of Minorities was established in 1982 and got a budget for the first time this year. The commission received $7,000 for an operating budget from NIU President John La Tourette's office to help finance the organization's...