Anyone with an ear for truly supreme music had better pay attention. Jazz legend John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie is on his way to perform in DeKalb. Thanks to the tremendous efforts of the Campus Activities Board, Gillespie will be working his magic on stage...

Four DeKalb area homes and the Ellwood House are open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, when the Ellwood House Association holds its 21st annual "Tour of Homes." The 30-room Ellwood House, 509 N. First St., DeKalb, was built in 1879 by...

Many of you think of famous rock stars such as Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, and U2 when the phrase Amnesty International is mentioned? How many of you realize that there is much more to Amnesty International than just musical messages? How...

Although the Woodstock music festival took place over 20 years ago, many people in Germany still think hippies are a part of the American scene. This was one of the discoveries made by a group of American consultants, including NIU political scientist...

Unity in Diversity is here at NIU for the third year in a row, yet many people are not sure what it is or what it stands for. University Programming and Activities Program Coordinator, Z. Ahmad, said the purpose of the events is to create an appreciation...

An open microphone rally pitted pro-choice supporters and anti-abortionists head-to-head in a battle of words and ideologies Wednesday. Pro-choice supporters rallied at the Martin Luther King Commons to protest government interference in attempting to...

The InterFraternity Council will not participate in the decorated car/float division of the Homecoming parade. Rob Martin, IFC representative for Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, made the motion Sunday not to participate in this division of the parade "to take...

"Dixie." This word may conjure up thoughts of a laid back atmosphere where everyone is called "honey", beautiful mansions and Southern belles straight out of "Gone With the Wind." The movie "Heart of Dixie" has all of these elements but unfortunately...

The Illinois Student Association will present Rep. John Countryman, R-DeKalb, with a "Legislator of the Year" award during its fourth annual statewide summit this weekend. The award shows the students' appreciation for the extraordinary efforts of legislators...

Illinois might have a law dictating academic requirements at state universities by 1993. Governor Jim Thompson said that requirements need to be flexible enough to admit "students who did not have the opportunity to take the required courses or disadvantaged...

The Holmes Student Center space study committee, exploring the possibilities of acquiring more space, has hit a dead end. The student center space committee was originally headed by Jon Dalton, former vice president for student affairs and co-chaired...

Suggestion: think twice about breaking up with your girlfriend. Just when you thought it was safe to end that not-so-perfect-anymore relationship with your girlfriend—or boyfriend, as the case may be—you pick up the Saturday Chicago Tribune and read...