Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity will participate Saturday in a cleanup of Safe Passage, a domestic violence agency. Director of Safe Passage Pam Wiseman said Safe Passage is a domestic violence agency which offers help for battered women and their children....

The Women's Forum, held Wednesday and Thursday, provided positive feedback about NIU's campus and also offered suggestions for further improvements in university programs. Anne Kaplan, assistant to the president, cited the need for NIU to access how it...

"While at Northern, I found a way to accomplish what I really wanted—to become an officer." Although the weather fell below freezing, cadet Lt. Col. Mike Weis mustered more than enough enthusiasm for this semester's Field Training Exercise. Each semester,...

The Board of Regents has approved construction funds of more than $42 million for NIU for fiscal year 1991 that include a new steam tunnel, a new engineering building and an addition to Montgomery Hall. Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves recommended...

New transfer student enrollment increased more than any other enrollment category at NIU this fall, compared to last year's figures. Last fall, 1,754 students transferred to NIU. This year, 2,130 transferred, reflecting a trend that has seen more graduating...

The Student Association Thursday recommended former NIU student Nick Valadez as alderman for the student-dominated 7th Ward. DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow asked SA President Huda Scheidelman to choose a candidate for the empty 7th Ward City Council position...

Patrons of Founders Memorial Library will soon be free of long waits for elevators and tedious stair climbs if escalator repairs are completed as scheduled in early or mid_October. NIU Project Manager Conrad Miller said the library escalators are in the...

The Board of Regents recently approved an amendment to the NIU Constitution that allows for the development of an NIU Faculty Senate, which will replace the existing Faculty Assembly and extend faculty representation to as many as 80 members. Interest...

The Boston Globe This is what it must have been like to be in Jim Wright's district, or in Tony Coelho's. The scandal this time is starring Barney Frank, the guy from your own district, the 4th district of Massachusetts. The story breaks like an accident...

The Department of Student Affairs held an awards program Thursday for various "Unity in Diversity Week" competitions in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center. Award categories included poster design, speech and freshman essay. The competitions...

The construction of steam tunnels on the east side of campus should have been completed in August, but the new target date is the end of October. Conrad Miller, assistant director of the Physical Plant said, "Making ready to provide steam to those buildings...

Otto's is "one of the classier bars in De Kalb," said Otto's manager Chris Como. Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Hwy., has been serving the public for almost four years, consistently offering an entertaining time to all its patrons. An Otto's customer can find...