The Student Association Executive Board allocated $4,000 yesterday to help the Black Student Union finance the appearance of black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan. SA President Huda Scheidelman said the SA did not have enough time to call an emergency senate...

Although an 84-cent surcharge for the 911 safety phone service will appear on March 1 telephone bills for DeKalb County residents, actual 911 service will not begin for another 18 to 24 months. The DeKalb County Emergency Telephone Safety Board must provide...

The DeKalb Public Library last month received a $1-per-capita state grant of more than $30,000 to improve library programs and expand its collection. The $33,157 grant "is to help bring libraries into the 20th century," Library Director Joann O'Malley...

The first of five candidates for NIU vice president for student affairs will appear in an open forum today. After meeting with NIU administrators, James Gold will answer questions from 2 to 3 p.m. in the University Suite located in the Holmes Student...

As the spring semester begins, 17 senate seats in the Student Association and the SA administrative position of minority relations adviser are up for grabs. A general election will be held Jan. 23 and 24 to fill the vacant seats and restore the 45-member...

NIU ranks high for total enrollment and full-time equivalency compared to other state colleges, according to an Illinois Board of Higher Education report. NIU ranked third in total enrollment and fourth in full-time equivalency among Illinois public universities...

Changes for NIU libraries, such as bound periodicals into microfiche and department divisions, were top on the list of priorities for the Faculty Assembly meeting Wednesday. University Libraries Director Steve Marquardt addressed the the possibility of...

DeKalb school children can expect to get to school in a drug-free environment. As of Jan. 1 all prospective and current Illinois bus company employees are required, as a part of their medical exams, to pass drug and alcohol urine tests before receiving...

NIU is trying to squelch talk that it could have built a new broadcast center for the same price or less than the $1 million-plus needed to remodel the Palmer Music Building. Tom Montiegel, NIU vice president of development and alumni relations, said...

The flu season is here and it's time to watch for symptoms and have remedies at hand. Common influenza symptoms include fatigue, body aches, dizziness, upper-respiratory congestion, sore throat and headaches, said Michael Haines, NIU Health Enhancement...

In the 22 years since Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s death, the struggle for equality has charged ahead politically, but slipped economically. Blacks have made political strides, including the election of black mayors in New York City and Chicago and...

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