Newspapers will have to become more customer-oriented and advertising-conscious if they want to survive the 1990s, said a leading industry official who spoke at NIU Tuesday night. Gary Watson, president of the community newspaper division of Gannett,...

"Rhyme" is the second solo album from Marty Willson-Piper, guitarist for the Australian band The Church. Like "Art Attack," his first solo album, "Rhyme" is full of very melodic, personal songs which document Marty's international vacations. "Rhyme" is...

The following mini-exam won't affect your GPA, but it could affect your entire life and health. Are you: a.) stressed out over exams and papers? b.) juggling schoolwork with a demanding job on the side? c.) smoking packs of cigarettes a day to relieve...

Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) recently awarded an NIU student, Leo Castillo, with $500 for a logo he designed for the organization. The ISAC recently changed it's name from Illinois State Scholarship Commission. Because of this change,...

"More than any other band they define the ‘Chicago sound.'" So says Ed Dante in the liner notes of The Effigies' new LP, and never was a truer word spoken. Much like their contemporaries Naked Raygun, Articles of Faith and Big Black, The Effigies found...

Illinois Gov. James Thompson earlier this month reappointed two long-time Board of Regents members and named one new member, David T. Murphy of Cary, Illinois. The Regents govern NIU, Illinois State University in Normal and Sangamon State University in...

What's the longest amount of time you've ever been away from home? A couple of weeks, perhaps? Maybe a month or two, or even a semester? How about two years? ("What?!" you say, "I'll get homesick!!") Even better, these two years will be spent in a far...

Associate Judge Robert Jenkins has announced his intention to run for the circuit judgeship in the 16th District which covers DeKalb, Kendall and Kane Counties. Candidates for the new position of 16th District circuit judge, as well as for a vacated judgeship...

The likes of George Bush and Michael Dukakis met face to face regularly in Grant Towers North residence hall last year. Confidently hung, the life-like posters of these figures enhanced the differing opinions of roommates Tom Elkins and Chris Rudders....

Although NIU and DeKalb have approved preliminary plans to rebuild Lucinda Avenue, final approval from the Illinois Department of Transportation is necessary before funding can be appropriated. Ralph Tompkins, DeKalb assistant director of engineering...

A concession area in the NIU Office of Campus Recreation might become a conference room for staff and student groups, after the Student Association Recreation Committee gave its approval and a vote of confidence Tuesday night. SARC Adviser David Burke...

The Student Association will reassess NIU's handicapped accessibility for the first time in more than a decade Saturday as it conducts a campus-wide audit to highlight problem areas. The walking tour and inspection of more than 15 buildings will evaluate...