I went to see "Phantom of the Opera" with high expectations. I thought that it would be intriguing to see a film combine the the Faust legend with the phantom story. I also believed that it might be refreshing to see a film that artfuly blends together...

While the wait continues for Gov. James Thompson's release of the $500,000 approved last week for development of an NIU branch in Rockford, the search for a campus site goes on. Rockford Mayor Charles Box said he wants the "educational center," as NIU...

Find a penny, pick it up, and then all day you'll have good luck. Words to live by. You can usually find me around DeKalb and on campus stooping over and staring intently at the ground, as if I'd lost a precious contact lens or earring back. Actually,...

Saturday initiates a major switch in the phone system of all Chicago suburbs. Suburbs with the 312 area code will change to 708 as a result of a three year plan to accommodate the communities. "Chicagoland is running out of phone numbers," said MaryBeth...

Students and faculty can improve their educational output by participating in a one-hour workshop focusing on the Wordperfect computer program. The department of educational psychology, counseling, and special education will sponsor "Using Wordperfect...

It's hard to believe that a full length picture can be done about the first year, or even more specifically, the first class for five medical school students. However, Gross Anatomy is one movie that attempts this feat, and the attempt is not a good one....

NIU's biological sciences department will expand its research efforts and get a jump on stringent new federal regulations after $418,000 in remodeling of the animal facilities in Montgomery Hall is completed. Biological Sciences Chairman Marvin Starzyk...

The Student Association will have to wait until next month for approval to change the selection process of the University Council's 14 student members. Presently, only seven of the 14 UC appointments are made by the SA, with the remaining seven appointed...

Students might have an easier time choosing apartments and proving charges of landlord discrimination after a student apartment survey is completed later this semester. The Student Association Community Affairs Committee received approval for additional...

Representatives from NIU's administration were conspicuously absent at Wednesday's open hearing on the effectiveness of Illinois' higher education governing boards. "There is difficulty in getting true evidence when you can't get administrators to talk...

For the first time, a cruise ship has been chartered specifically for college students during spring break. The 800 passenger SS Veracruz will offer two charters. Both will depart from the Port of Tampa, Fla., one on March 12 and another on March 19....

Joan Rivers said, "Somebody said to me, the biggest stress factors in life are the death of a spouse or a loved one, a new job, and moving. I've got it all." Two years ago, Edgar Rosenberg, Rivers' husband of 23 years and adviser in business, died, and...