The Student Association is trying to make Students' Legal Assistance attorneys' jobs more stable and competitive by asking NIU to pay for more benefits. The status of attorneys Don Henderson and Lynn Richards would change from independent contractors...

Children with unresolved feelings from their divorced or deceased parents can attend a local support group to learn to cope with these feelings of loss. Rainbows, originally created by a Rockford Catholic church, is a nation-wide organization aimed at...

Malcolm X is America's Nelson Mandela, according to a Cornell University professor who lectured Monday night. James Turner, a professor of Afro-American studies, said Malcolm X was assassinated rather than imprisoned like black South African leader Mandela....

Former NIU President Clyde Wingfield gets rave reviews or no comments from NIU references listed on his resume. Wingfield, who stepped down from the presidency in 1986 amidst an investigation into money spent on his rent-free campus home, is being considered...

NIU students might pay at least $55 more in fees next year. President John La Tourette's Fee Study Committee will present the fee recommendations to La Tourette, who will use the information to make recommendations to the board in March. The board will...

A member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority "never really thought about" walking alone at night until last Saturday morning. Jane, not her real name, said she walked halfway home from a party at High View Apartments, 930 Greenbrier Road, with friends at about...

DeKalb Fire Department officials confirmed Monday that an electrical failure caused Friday's fire which gutted a house at 355 Augusta Ave. But officials said the actual wiring problem "will probably never be known" because of the extent of the damage....

NIU has chosen a new research associate for assessment services to help spend $100,000 wisely. Ruth Gold's research, computer skills and experience with grant acquisition "make her well prepared to play a major role in campus assessment," said NIU Associate...

State scholarships and driver's licenses might be denied to teenagers found guilty of drug abuse or drunk driving if a recent proposal by a state representative is passed. The bill, which has not been assigned a number yet, was proposed Feb. 14 by State...

The Student Association and faculty representatives are set to examine NIU Reserve Officer Training Corps and their policy banning homosexuals. "I think that we recognize that this is a very difficult and complex national issue," said NIU Provost Kendall...

An NIU candidate for a master's degree in fine arts worked with the USA-Illinois Snow Sculpting Team to win two international competitions in Switzerland this January. Joel Graesser, 30, 521 W. Locust St., is the newest member of the USA team, which includes...

An NIU student was beaten Feb. 9 while walking between Douglas and Lincoln halls, University Police said. The student told police he allegedly was walking from Douglas to Lincoln after a party when he was attacked by three white males, police said. The...