An NIU freshman was killed by an east-bound train Thursday night. Jay W. Mears, 22, 272 Lincoln Hall, was found Friday morning near the Chicago & Northwestern train tracks behind Days Inn, 1212 W. Lincoln Hwy., according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's...

The man accused of killing a DeKalb woman in 1988 will enter a plea next week. Brett M. Hooghkirk, 18, formerly of DeKalb, is being held without bond at the DeKalb County Jail after being charged with three counts of first degree murder, aggravated criminal...

DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow, 500 balloons and refreshments will kick-off Marketing Week at noon today outside the Wirtz Auditorium in the Wirtz Light Court. "Celebrate Marketing: It Makes Life Better" is the theme of the five days of programs celebrating...

NIU students with disabilities are finding obstacles right outside their doors because of snow and ice on campus. Snow, ice and slush place limits on walking and operating wheelchairs or scooters, said Sue Reinhardt, coordinator of the NIU Services for...

At least two write-in candidates were elected to the wrong district in the Student Association senate elections. Mike Holy and Ken Moffet, both of whom live in District 4, had the most votes in District 3, receiving three each. Tina Morgan, a District...

Student Association senators were unable to give President Huda Scheidelman an impeachment notice Thursday. SA senator Galvin Kennedy and newly-elected senator James Mertes started the petition on Jan. 28. Kennedy and Mertes collected seven signatures...

Two student government leaders have conflicting views of an NIU survey showing Republican Jim Edgar leading Democrat Neil Hartigan in the race for Illinois governor. According to the poll, 37 percent of the 800 Illinois citizens surveyed said they would...

Pre-paid rent is the norm in DeKalb, although it can cause a lot of problems for NIU students. One NIU psychology major, for example, said he attends school part-time rather than full-time because he works 40 hours a week to pay his rent. The student,...

Most college freshmen believe the federal government is not doing enough to control environmental pollution. Figures from a fall 1989 survey conducted by the University of California at Los Angeles show 86.3 percent of freshmen questioned feel the government...

With the primary election less than two months away, one Democrat and two Republicans have announced their candidacy for governor of Illinois. Democrat Neil Hartigan and Republicans Jim Edgar and Steven Baer have announced their candidacy for the March...

DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow got to see the President. President Bush appeared at this year's mayoral conference in Washington D.C. from Jan. 23 to 26. Sparrow said he thought this year's January mayoral conference was "by far the best." He said he was happy...

NIU parents looking for child care while they go to class or work can now look to resources on campus for help. The Child Development Laboratory of Human and Family Resources and the Campus Child Care Center/Shirley W. Nelson Campus Child Care Center...