NIU residence halls, usually full in the fall semester, now report 285 vacancies scattered throughout the hall system. Student Housing Director Donald Buckner said, "This is average for this time of year," caused by the amount of freshmen leaving NIU...

Crispin Hellion Glover---remember him? He played Michael J. Fox's dad in "Back to to Future" and tried to karate-kick David Letterman on TV a few years ago. Now he's got his very own album on Restless Records. The name of the album is "THE BIG PROBLEM...

"Driving Miss Daisy" is a moving drama that features superb acting and great characterizations. It takes its time to develop the plot but it never ceases to be interesting. The film stars an 80-year-old stage actress named Jessica Tandy who plays Miss...

Lets give a big round of applause to the Campus Activities Board Concert committee for finally bringing us a good dose of indie rock-n-roll when The Pravda Records Showcase Tour comes to town featuring The Farmers, The Slugs, and The Service at Diversions...

NORMAL- Budget concerns topped the agenda for the Board of Regents as rising costs and limited state funding challenge NIU adminstrators to keep college affordable. Regents and school administrators were made aware of problems facing their universities...

The NIU Minority Student Assistance Program encourages students to become involved with the belief that students who are involved are more successful. The program is separated into a group of nine peer counselors to help solve the problems of the 45 students...

When Brad Fish first came to DeKalb, he arrived here for orientation in hopes of becoming a guitar student. That was in the summer of 1988. What Fish did not expect of his travels to DeKalb was to become employed as a teacher by NIU's College of Continuing...

- Student Association President Name: Huda Teresa Scheidelman Birthdate: October 12, 1967 Birthplace: Hinsdale. I grew up in Lisle Nicknames: Hud, Hoodlum Current NIU position: Student Association President Amount of time in current position: seven and...

The first of the two-day Student Association elections showed some candidates trying to fill 17 empty seats with write-in campaigns. Ten students filed petitions filled with the needed 200 signatures to be included on the ballot by the Jan. 23 deadline....

Environmental groups are working against the environment according to two speakers Tuesday night at the Holmes Student Center. Speakers Dylan Alliata and Franklin Dmitryev, two columnists from News and Letters, a Marxist-Humanist newsletter, addressed...

There are many types of students of all backgrounds who come to NIU to create a future for themselves. When the thought of the typical college student comes to mind you might think of a carefree young person going to class, studying and doing whatever...

NORMAL-NIU President John La Tourette proposed budgets to the Board of Regents Wednesday for three campus projects to be voted on today. The projects include the renovation of the Palmer Music Building and the NIU Physical Plant and replacing Huskie Stadium...