An NIU student will go to trial in January for a charge of robbery. The charge stems from an Oct. 17 robbery of cannabis at 183 Douglas Hall. Robert E. Smith, 21, 322 W. Neptune Hall; Donnell C. Thompson, 1325 W. Lincoln Hwy., Apt. 504B; Alex T. Yates,...

What do Michael Jordan, Carl Lewis, Jackie Joyner-Kersey and Kamie Ethridge have in common? What don't they have in common? Wait, who's Kamie Ethridge? All of the aforementioned athletes have won a Gold Medal in the Olympics, but only one, Kamie Ethridge,...

It's that time of year again to ring in the holidays with eggnog, mistletoe and general cheer. And let's not forget the annual barrage of lawsuits about the the interpretation of the separation of church and state. Governments across the nation will be...

The recent publication of teacher evaluation results by the University of Illinois' student government raises an often-debated question: Should students have access to the results of teacher evaluations? NIU's policy states that evaluation results are...

The Student Association Supreme Court will begin guiding its course with bylaws after an old draft of the operating rules was found in the SA's archives Tuesday. SA Senate Speaker John Fallon motioned at the Nov. 19 senate meeting to formally request...

The DeKalb City Council passed a proposal requesting Congress to halt aid to El Salvador following the deaths of six Jesuit priests Nov. 17. With three aldermen voting against the proposal, three for, and one abstaining; DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow cast...

Students should keep local and permanent addresses up to date at Registration and Records (R and R). The Student Financial Aid Office (SFAO) uses addresses from R and R to contact students. Any students who attended a school other than NIU since high...

Despite one small hitch, the first event of Ethnic Awareness Week drew members of several campus minority groups to a forum about cultural stereotypes. A film entitled "Ethnic Notions" was to be shown Monday, followed by a forum about cultural stereotypes....

An NIU professor is trying to update a mathematical model that can accurately predict temperatures on a monthly basis for up to 100 years. Associate Geography Professor Douglas ReVelle is examining a mathematical "recipe" created in 1987 by B.G. Hunt...

A DeKalb man filed a complaint with the DeKalb Police Department last week for alleged brutality during an arrest and entrance into his home without a search warrant. On Nov. 18, DeKalb Police arrested Thomas Rodriguez, 38, 1100 W. Lincoln Hwy., Apt....

NIU students might be able to begin using their student IDs as charge cards for purchasing books at the Holmes Student Center bookstore by next fall, although the store's director said he knows little of the proposal. Mitchell Kielb, the bookstore's director,...

Well, the cold and flu season has arrived in full force. This year as a special treat, they brought their friend, the measles. As if barfing and exploding sinuses weren't enough, we can now look forward to colored spots all over our bodies. The weather's...