Visitors to Florida's Epcot Center and MGM Studios will get a chance to hear NIU's Huskie Marching Band when the group heads south for spring break. Huskie Marching Band Director Frank Bibb said about half of the 250-member band, including the colorguard...

NIU's Campus Activities Board is sponsoring a spring break trip to South Padre, Texas, despite a loss of tourists' money and a long bus ride last year. CAB members last year almost requested legal assistance because damage deposits were not returned to...

Looking for warm temperatures this spring break? Get ready to head south. "The warmest spots this spring break will be Florida, mainly the East Coast south of Daytona and the Southern tip of Texas near South Padre Island," said Mike Wilder, an NIU Weather...

The debut of the NIU men's tennis team in the university's Recreation Building happens Saturday when the Huskies welcome Southern Illinois University for an indoor meet. SIU boasts a 2-6 ledger, altough the Salukis demonstrated their power earlier this...

The fines for underage drinking in DeKalb were increased to stop minors from drinking, DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow said. After March 12, if minors are caught possessing or drinking alcohol, they will be fined $100 instead of $60. The minimum fine for misrepresenting...

Changes in the U.S.S.R.‘s economic market have prompted seven Soviet delegates to learn about small businesses in America. "Small enterprises will play a vital role in creation of a free market," said Valentin Kihhaylovich Vologzhin, the chairman of...

A DeKalb man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to four counts of reckless homicide for the two November deaths of passengers in his car. John P. Denton, 22, 630 N. Annie Glidden Rd., entered the "routine" plea and will appear in court again March 14, said...

Finding unsatisfying areas in one's life and changing them for the better was advice given by an NIU counselor during a lunch time session Wednesday. Denise Hatter, coordinator of developmental programs at NIU's Counseling and Student Development Center,...

There were no injuries Thursday afternoon when a Huskie bus hit a pizza delivery van parked outside of Gilbert Hall. "I don't think there was any damage to the truck," said Larry Finn, owner of Pizza Villa, 824 W. Lincoln Hwy. The bus "cut the corner...

Don't expect to see an NIU faculty member sleeping in the aisle of a bus heading for Florida or letting loose on the beach this spring break. Many are staying right here, in DeKalb, miles from the nearest tanline contest. Most professors said they use...

Students should not worry about asbestos because the small amounts in NIU buildings do not pose a health threat. Eddie Williams, NIU vice-president of Finance and Planning, told the University Council Wednesday that although 55 percent of NIU buildings...

Residence halls have been adding to the security measures used, but housing officials said students need to participate in the security for it to work. The three areas posing the largest threat to student security, are letting strangers in crash doors,...