The long-awaited speech by controversial black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan ended without violence. Farrakhan's intensely guarded lecture Tuesday at the Chick Evans Field House lasted about two hours, and included topics from anti-Semitism to female...

NIU students interested in living with people of similar lifestyles or academic goals should consider one of the residence hall system's special interest floors. Jack Felver, associate housing director, said the university offers a wide variety of living...

One DeKalb County democrat and three republicans are slated to run for John Countryman's vacant seat in the state legislature during the March 20 primary election. The lone democrat listed on the ticket is Bob Tisch, a second-year NIU law student. Tisch,...

Debate continues about the value of the Student Association Art Collection. SA Community Affairs Adviser Brian Subatich, collection curator Marie Castro, Campus Activities Board visual arts coordinator Eric Eide and Lisa Petersen, University Programming...

Rap music has been set on a new plateau with the relase of the Jungle Brothers newest album "Done by the Forces of Nature" This rap duo of The Pharoah AfriKa Baby Bambaataa, Mike G and D.J. Jay Bee have put together an album that is pure dope and their...

"The War of the Roses" is a "wonderful black comedy about love, passion, divorce and furniture." At least that's what the press release said, and most critics praised the movie too. The truth is, "The War of the Roses" doesn't have much to offer the viewer...

The NIU Campus Parking Office will move to a new address at 121 Normal Road because of inadequate space in the security building next to the University Health Services. The parking office currently shares space with the Department of Public Safety; the...

A nationally known education writer spoke about the growing over-25 student population in higher education to a group of about 100 NIU administrators, faculty and students Monday night. George Keller, a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania,...

A student housing floor for transfer students will be available at NIU next semester. John "Jack" Felver, assistant director of Student Housing, said any transfer student, as recognized by office of admissions, who has earned at least 12 credit hours...

Affirmative action, student retention and leadership are three focuses of the third candidate for NIU vice president for student affairs. The candidate, Narbeth Emmanuel, spoke Tuesday at an open forum of about 15 people in the Holmes Student Center....

Louis Farrakhan spoke at NIU because people want, and have the right, to hear him speak, Black Student Union officials said Tuesday. BSU members held a small news conference after the Hillel Student Organization's anti-racism rally in the King Memorial...

Students renting from some off-campus housing agencies will experience increasing rent rates when signing a 1990-91 lease. "In addition to the normal 5 percent cost of living increase, rents in Greek Row had to be raised more because of the new assessment,"...