Kappa Sigma fraternity became fully recognized by NIU's InterFraternity Council when the organization received its charter from the national chapter at its Installation Banquet Saturday. Kappa Sigma President Mike Benson said the fraternity began as an...

NIU can develop a full dance program after the conversion of a Gabel Hall gymnasium into dance studios. NIU Project Manager Conrad Miller said the $207,000 remodeling project will include a new floor, electrical improvements, and partitions to divide...

It was Parents' Day and you had your parents for the weekend. They stood in your room staring at your roommate's beer posters as you tried to decide what to do with them next. You needed to take them to a clean, decent event. A ha! The Chinese Magic Revue...

NIU fraternity and sorority pledges indicated that educational programs are beneficial, but still need improvement, in a survey about their views regarding alcohol and male/female relationships. Mike Williams, graduate assistant for Greek affairs conducted...

The Boston Globe Mornings look a lot easier now on the "Today" set. The baton has passed and with it the alarm clock. The critics have slowed their speculation about the menage a trois in the morning: See Jane and Deb Fighting Over One Job! Indeed, the...

The DeKalb Area Support Group for Multiple Sclerosis will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the DeKalb Senior Citizens' Center, South Fourth and Grove Streets. The guest speaker will be Tim Dunlop, a physical therapist in the DeKalb area. Dunlop will share information...

Today the NIU Marketing Honor Society will present the Award for Excellence in Corporate Achievement to the partners of Arthur Andersen and Company, an accounting company based in Chicago. NIU President John La Tourette will present the award to company...

The Illinois Senate Thursday confirmed Gov. James Thompson's two reappointments and one new appointment to the Board of Regents. Newly appointed is 60-year-old Dave Murphy, past president of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association and present...

NIU's lack of foresight in providing equipment and space for televising athletic events cost the university $2,300. SportsChannel Chicago charged NIU $2,300 above the basic costs of renting transmission equipment for televising the Oct. 7 and Oct. 21...

To be in an apartment or not to be: that is a question many NIU students face. Yet making the correct decision about where to live and why does not always come easy. Mary Clark, a tenant at West Ridge Apartments, 400 E. Hillcrest Drive, said DeKalb apartment...

The Student Association will discuss plans to evaluate the System of Systems, which governs all Illinois public universities, at their 6 p.m. meeting Sunday in Grant North cafeteria. The Board of Regents, which governs NIU, Illinois State University in...

Well, well, well look who's in Japan. Former western star Ronald Reagan, oh yeah and his most famous role, former president of the United States. Why is it he is still the star of the media? Could it be his charming personality? BLEET, try again. His...