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...

"Captain Swing" is the third Polygram release from Michelle Shocked. I suppose the title comes from the heavy use of big-band sound on the album. Unfortunately, the excessive orchestration is what kills the effect of the songs. Her first album, "The Texas...

The Holmes Center isn't the only building in DeKalb undergoing a facelift. The Northern Lights Bookstore has changed its facade and gained a next-door neighbor, Bessamay clothing store. Construction began last May and will be completed in a few weeks....

In about 150 cities across the nation Sunday, pro-choice activists rallied against threats of women's rights to have abortions. The focus of the rallies was at the nation's Capitol, where 150,000 - 200,000 people assembled under the direction of the National...

For those of you who deemed it necessary to stay away from the Duke Ellington Ballroom while the Pixies played all I have to say is HA! HA! Don't ever complain that NIU cannot attract good talent for concerts. NIU Campus Activities Board Concert committee...

Most of the followers are sick, yet there is no epidemic. Their beliefs are not illegal; their methods of worship are. Their god is not real but their suicides and sacrifices to appease Satan are very much so. In the last decade, more and more reports...

Joseph Mankiewicz's "Suddenly, Last Summer" is a fine film adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play. The film features a stellar class including Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Katherine Hepburn. The provocative screenplay was written by Gore Vidal...

Picture this: The film "Dad" is playing in the DeKalb area and was skillfully directed by a protege of Steven Spielberg. It contains top-notch performances from the well-balanced cast of Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson and Olympia Dukakis. "Where does the line...

A major brewing company will sponsor a memorial scholarship fund for the children of American military veterans. The 1990 Coors Veterans' Memorial Scholarship Fund will award $500,000 in scholarships to a minimum of 100 sons and daughters of American...