Two bus routes serving the Sycamore Road area have been consolidated after several weeks of discussion by the Student Association Mass Transit Board. A motion to combine routes 7 and 9 failed at last week's board meeting but passed Monday by a 9-1 vote....

A contract was signed last week allowing the WNIU radio station to borrow $650,000 to convert and move into the Palmer Music Building one year from now. The foundation, which owns the building on north First Street in DeKalb, will borrow $650,000 from...

The Pittson miner's strike that has captured national headlines for the past eight months found itself at NIU Monday, thanking area supporters and vowing to continue the struggle for all laborors. Tony Kujawa, district 12 executive board member of the...

There is nothing petty about apartheid—at least not any more. Last Thursday, South African President Frederik W. de Klerk announced an end to "petty apartheid" by declaring all beaches open to all races and by promising to scrap further apatheid restrictions....

NIU's Physical Plant is expanding its computerized system which monitors the heat and cool air flow in university buildings. Expanding the service to the Office of Campus Recreation and Lincoln and Douglas Residence halls is estimated to cost $385,000...

The Student Association is working on a plan to publish teacher evaluations each semester. SA Academic Affairs Adviser Willie Fowler said the publication of NIU teacher evaluations would help students make informed class selections. "If students pay $6,000...

NIU's Late Night Ride Service might expand to every weeknight early next semester. Student Association Mass Transit Adviser David Pack said the current mass transit budget does not allow expansion until sometime next semester. "Right now, it's been put...

The DeKalb Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is sponsoring a free potluck dinner at 6 p.m. and a video tape showing at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. For more information, call Jonathan Reich at 758-6737. Symphony holds concert The Fox River Valley Symphony is...

The parents of Paul Avon, a former NIU meteorology student, have donated $2,500 to NIU for a weather satellite video display station in memory of their late son. Avon, a 21-year-old from Skokie, was struck and killed by a commuter train last December...

The DeKalb Fire Department is understaffed by five employees, most of whom are on disability leave. However, DeKalb Fire Chief Jeff Long said the department has a complete emergency response team. The fire department's operation despite this temporary...

Over the past couple weeks I've noticed one or two bizarre things around campus. I was waiting for a friend in the Holmes Student Center and suddenly I heard a "Gasp!," a "Sigh!" and a "Say What?!" I turned to discover a group of about 50 students watching...

While anticipating a possible second wave of measles patients, NIU health officials are vaccinating those willing to pay a $15 fee or those vaccinated before 15 months of age. Because the 12 NIU students who contracted hard measles at a sorority dance...