Sorry, NIU might save more money, but it will not get any free bikes or VCRs when it buys furniture from the government. The U.S. government, the nation's largest employer, sells surpluses of office materials which it stores in warehouses in Illinois....

The Student Association Supreme Court reached its five-member status Sunday after the senate appointed two additional justices. Cam Davis and Brad Camis were appointed Sunday night, but not without controversy about the candidate interview process. Former...

Improving the student activity center in the Holmes Student Center basement and extending the Pow Wow hours until 2 a.m. are decisions the Holmes Student Center Board of Directors will soon face. Lack of study space in Founders Memorial Library is one...

Voters can cast ballots for DeKalb school board officials and a 911 emergency telephone system referendum at the following locations today from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. District 1: Congregational Church, 615 N. First St. Districts 2 and 7: Douglas Hall, NIU District...

DeKalb County voters today will decide if a 911 emergency phone system will come to the area outside of NIU. NIU is the only location in DeKalb County with a 911 emergency phone system. If the referendum passes, the system will be available to every county...

Amnesty International will challenge myths regarding the death penalty, as AI representative Debbie Heyward discusses "The Death Penalty: Punishment or Crime?" at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday in Holmes Student Center room 305. Heyward, from AI's Chicago regional...

The Feminist Front will bring back a campus celebrity of sorts to speak on sexism. Former CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer will speak Nov. 15 on "Voices of Black Women; Sexism, Politics and Revolution." Palmer will be accompanied by Diane Lee, a black feminist...

The NIU Office of Admissions has set up the first data base to specifically inform minorities about NIU. The data base will buy the names of minority students who have taken the ACT from that company, and expressed an interest in college, said Bob Burk,...

NIU sorority members will have the opportunity to get to know each other during Sister Sorority week events. Sister Sorority Week began Sunday and will continue through Wednesday. Greek Adviser Mary Ronan said the program is like "a Greek Week for all...

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...

"Having fame is like hang gliding naked over the Grand Canyon"—Robin Williams. Have you ever yearned for fame and fortune in your own disgusting, roach-infested, little corner of the world? Have you ever wanted to know the meaning of success, the feeling...