With internal difficulties behind the Student Association, some senators hope to return to business at Sunday's SA meeting. At the Feb. 18 SA meeting, senators discussed the removal of SA President Huda Scheidelman for over two hours, but never voted...

Radium is one cancer-causing element DeKalb might not need to worry about. Radium has been present in Illinois well water since the early 1900s when the wells were dug in the deep sandstone aquifiers, or underground water source. adium present in the...

An NIU student and his roommate were arrested Friday by the DeKalb County North Central Narcotics Task Force and charged with dealing drugs. NIU senior Kevin W. Thomas, 22, and Rodney B. Douglas, 22, 1019 W. Hillcrest Drive, Apt. 10, were arrested by...

With support from some Illinois legislators, students at public universities are fighting to freeze 1991 tuition costs despite a bleak outlook from the governor's office. NIU Student Regent Bob Tisch said he will endorse a tuition freeze. "It's still...

"Enemies, A Love Story" is a fine adaptation of a novel by the gifted Isaac Bashevis Singer. The movie manages to visualize the 1940's Jewish community of the novel, but it fails to capture the book's metaphysical implications. Despite this fact, the...

Name: Robert J. Martin Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Birthdate: Feb. 7, 1968 Current NIU position: Interfraternity Council (IFC) President Months in current position: Four months Education: Senior with an economics major at NIU Car driven: I don't drive one....

Although today's world is money-oriented, warm hearts and a smile are still important factors in daily lives. Three NIU students will be receiving the General Motors Volunteer Spirit Award at 3 p.m. on April 3 at the Sky Room in the Holmes Student Center....

Northern Illinois Stage Company will hold open auditions for two summer productions on Sunday Feb. 25 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Stevens Building O'Connell Theater. The two shows, "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" and "The Musical Comedy Murders of...

"Nightbreed," the new horror offering from "Hellraiser" director and novelist Clive Barker, is a disturbing look at the nature of good and evil. Whether this is a great horror film is another question. The problem with "Nightbreed" is similar to the problem...

One state legislator believes approving $25 million for a DuPage County multi-university is a mistake, and NIU's minimal role is only an attempt to appease the university. Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, whose district includes DeKalb, said he opposes the...

All too often, when a well-known frontman of a well-known band sets out on his own, and his solo sound fails to mark any departure from that of the original band. Case in point: Morrissey's solo stuff sounds a whole lot like The Smiths. Somehow, all the...

Tenure does not guarantee a teaching job for life. Harold Stern, a professor at Illinois State University at Normal with 18 years of tenured service, discovered this recently after he was fired. The Board of Regents revoked Stern's tenure after two years...