The DeKalb Center, 1100 W. Lincoln Hwy., has in two weeks repaired all but three of its 104 structural code violations. Community Services Director Bill Nicklas said repairs remain for the three largest negotiating items; the roof, the brick facade, and...

NIU faculty member James Lankford, through research funded jointly by Mobil Ear, EAR division of Cabot Corp. and NIU, has discovered and isolated some of the causes of hearing loss in farmers. Lankford and his staff tested 576 farmers in three days at...

The third annual fall "Concerto in Crafts" Arts and Craft Show will be held at the Piano Factory in St. Charles, Ill., on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free and about 60 crafters will be featured. Jazz Lab Band concert The NIU Jazz Lab Band,...

Iota Phi Theta fraternity, a social service organization for minorities, is starting a chapter at NIU. Hank Sawyer, a NIU senior, is a transfer student from Eastern Illinois University where he was a member of Iota Phi Theta. NIU's Student Association...

Increasing the awareness of the effects of drinking and driving is the purpose of the "Think...Don't Drive and Drink" program from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today in the Campus Cinema parking lot, 1015 Blackhawk Drive, DeKalb. "It (the program) is an experience,...

Although it was demanded earlier, the attendance of three NIU officials was not required at Tuesday night's mass meeting to discuss recent violent attacks on the NIU campus. Attendance at the meeting was demanded of NIU president John La Tourette, Judicial...

NIU's College of Business will continue to use Chicago's western suburbs for its extended master of business administration programs through 1991 at a cost of more than $210,000. According to a report from Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves,...

The low retention rate for minorities is not only present at NIU but at high schools as well, and one determined individual is making a big difference. Maria Dominguez, who is working towards her education degree at NIU, has helped cut the Hispanic dropout...

DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott has announced his bid for reelection in 1990 for the four-year position. "I really like the job," said Scott. "I'd like the opportunity to keep going (as sheriff)." Scott has held the position for the last five years....

Warrants were issued Friday for the arrests of two NIU students in connection with a drug-related robbery. Robert E. Smith, 21, 322 W. Neptune Hall, and Donnell C. Thompson, 1325 W. Lincoln Hwy., Apt. 504B, are wanted in connection with an incident of...

On most Saturday afternoons Eric Wenckowski can be found putting himself on the line for NIU—literally. Wenckowski starts on NIU's offensive line, affectionately known as the "hogs", at its most pivotal and often overlooked position, center. "In any...

The Student Association is looking into the possibility of obtaining health care and retirement benefits for two student assistance attorneys who really deserve it. Students' Legal Assistance attorneys Don Henderson and Lynn Richards provide legal advice...