The University Police arrested two NIU students in relation to a knifing incident Sunday morning in Douglas Hall. Peter S. Scordato, 20, 111 Douglas Hall was arrested by the University Police and charged with aggravated assault and the unlawful use of...

Some DeKalb High School students may be misguided when it comes to their rights concerning school locker and property searches. Illinois school officials are now able to request assistance from police in conducting searches of school lockers and property...

NIU students are one step closer to having a shopping mall in DeKalb County after Wednesday's DeKalb County Board meeting. The County Board is now ready to accept offers on the county property known as the county farm, a tract of land located between...

Student Association members are focusing their attention on last semester's unfinished business. Gaining handicapped accessibility to the Holmes Student Center's west entrance is top priority for the organization, SA President Huda Scheidelman said. Last...

A new Illinois law making insurance companies cover the cost of mammograms, a procedure detecting breast cancer, for women over age 35 will aid in catching the disease early. Eileen Coppens, a Country Companies insurance agent in Sandwich, said pressure...

"Always" transcends the boundaries of the stereotypical love story and entertains the audience with tales of adventure and intrigue. Starring Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter, "Always" is directed by the renowned Steven Spielberg with the high degree...

OK, yesterday we discussed the Faculty Assembly. Today, we journey into the world of the University Council. The University Council consists of 30 full-time NIU faculty members, including department chairs. A Supportive Professional Staff member and Operating...

While the Moving Targets' new LP "Brave Noise" borrows heavily from the post-punk movement, it seems that the band owes as much of a debt to Metallica as it does to Husker Du. That's not an insult either. Combining the energy of heavy metal and the erratic...

When Garrett Morris performed as one of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" on "Saturday Night Live", the audience rarely noticed the range of his acting abilities. "People who only saw me in ‘Saturday Night Live' don't realize I came to New York...

Tennis champion Pam Shriver participated in the Virginia Slims World Championship Tennis Series of Chicago on Nov. 6 through 10. Shriver has played professional tennis since March 1979, when at the age of 16 she won her first singles title at the Avon...

The South Annie Glidden Road Corridor Plan will control uses, access points, aesthetics and the development of land on the 100-year floodplain, according to the DeKalb Planning Commission. The commission presented a preliminary draft of the plan to the...

According to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations, over 1 million persons are reported missing each year. While many organizations are doing their best to decrease this staggering statistic, one woman alone is putting forth an overwhelming...