A former NIU student accused of rape pleaded guilty to battery Wednesday and received a 60-day prison term from a DeKalb District Court Judge. Christopher J. Fette, 23, was found guilty for the Dec. 10, 1988, battery of Kimberly A. Howard. Howard accused...

What do Lilly Tomlin, Bill Cosby, Joe Paterno, NIU President John La Tourette, and DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow have in common? If you said that they are all honorary members of Golden Key National Honor Society, you are correct. Spanning from the East Coast...

A two-car, DUI-related accident causing two deaths, one arrest and several injuries was staged near the Carroll Avenue crosswalk late Wednesday morning as part of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. The accident had all the trappings of a real...

In my quest to find a decent band in Dekalb I journeyed far. From the reaches of the barren wasteland called the dorms I ventured to the hallowed land known as John St. Here I found some of the more interesting bands roaming around campus. The first band...

A passerby rescued the black student attacked Saturday by five white males before he might have sustained more injuries than 12 stitches to his face. NIU Judicial Office Director Larry Bolles said the victim told him he was saved by a "healthy, muscular"...

The NIU Health Service has undergone a few additions and modifications to make it a safe and pleasent place to work. Dana Mills, Health Service associate director, said renovations to the building's fourth floor and asbestos exposure have been completed...

Today, women in America can be seen sitting on plushy chairs dictating letters to the Chairman of the board, out in the streets doing construction, or on the Supreme Court. To insure further women development, NIU promotes three women's groups. Between...

After six years as WNIU's news director, Marc Magliari is leaving for a job with United Press International. UPI has finally proposed an offer that could be accepted by Magliari, after several years of propositions. Bureau chief at UPI's Champaign bureau...

DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow was unexpectedly caught up in history when he attended Tuesday's third game of the World Series at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. An earthquake registering 6.9 on the Richter scale, stronger than last year's quake that leveled...

The black hair of a Nicaraguan orphan turns red because of malnutrition. is stomach swells from lack of food. Crops meant to feed him were destroyed by a recent hurricane. Interfaith Network, a ministry of 12 area churches, is working to help such homeless...

NIU's graduate student minority recruiting program is one of the top programs in the state according to one NIU administrator. Provost Kendall Baker, at Wednesday's Board of Regent's meeting, told the academic and student affairs committee, "NIU is doing...

An NIU political science assistant professor has written the first book to examine the foreign policy implications of Soviet involvement with national liberation movements in South Africa. Daniel Kempton's book, entitled "Soviet Strategy Toward Southern...