Residents of the DeKalb Center high-rise apartment complex might be caught in the middle of a legal battle between the city of DeKalb and the owner of their building. The city decided to follow through with plans to intervene in the Center's management...

Ah! Children. Those were the days. Times when you could blame everthing on your innocence and your adorability would let you get away with everything. What were some of the "adults" of today like as children? First we need some scenery. One block of any...

The Student Association will voice its opinion Sunday on Mayor Greg Sparrow's 7th Ward aldermanic appointment. The SA interviewed five people for the position at Sparrow's request, and ranked the top three. Sparrow came out with his own list of recommendations...

The Board of Regents has sent NIU and the University Police into contract mediation after informal negotiations for this year's wage reopener have come to a halt. The UPs are members of the Fraternal Order of Police Union. The UPs are scheduled to be...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education has appointed an NIU math professor to serve on the 1989 Committee for the Study of Undergraduate Education. IBHE Executive Director Richard Wagner chose Robert Wheeler for a committee spot at Tuesday's IBHE meeting...

Campus and community organizations will join together to promote drug and alcohol awareness during Red Ribbon Week - Oct. 22-29. This year's slogan is "My Choice ... Drug Free". The Red Ribbon campaign began in 1985 when federal drug agent Enrique Camarena...

NIU sophomore Lannette Van Hamme recently won a $5,000 scholarship from the Coors Veterans' Memorial Scholarship Fund. Coors Brewing Company, in affiliation with B.B. Distributors, awards the scholarship monies to students who are 22-years old or younger,...

"The Gods Must Be Crazy" is a refreshing change from the stale comedies, smash-em-up action movies and tear-jerking dramas one usually rents at the local video store. This satirical peek at "modern" society will leave you both laughing hysterically and...

They practice up to fifteen hours a week, putting their bodies through grueling exercises to keep in shape and remain competitive. They play games on the weekends or after class, traveling as far as three hundred miles in buses and vans to meet opponents....

In an attempt to decrease racial discrimination on college campuses, NIU will sponsor a conference open to all Midwestern colleges on Oct. 28. "Racial Discrimination on Campus: Promoting Peer Initiatives and Student Action" will be the topic of the national...

The Holmes Student Center Gallery will be opening two separate photo exibits Sunday, Oct. 8. Sherry Lerche, an NIU student, has produced what she calls "alternative photos," using 19th Century processing. In the gallery's lounge area, NIU student Katherine...

Imagine that you are put into a box with only your head sticking out. A lab worker puts clips on your eyelids to keep them open. He puts a chemical in your eyes with a dropper. You don't know what it is. The pain starts immediately. You cry out as your...