The state has allocated $20.4 million to NIU to begin construction of the new Faraday Hall II addition. Eddie Williams, vice president for finance and planning said in fiscal year 1987 NIU's finance and planning office had monies appropriated for the...

In today's fast paced world it is tough to find a restaurant that serves good take-out or dine-in meals at a decent price. For 25 years The Dill Pickle, 817 W. Lincoln Hwy., has been offering the public a tasty alternative to costly, preservative-filled...

A blood shortage has cut a path through nine Illinois counties within the past two to three months due to the high number of traumas that require blood types O Positive and O Negative. This is the worst shortage in 47 years, said Ann McKanna Aurora Heartland...

NIU's Student Association has formed a new committee to better relations with the city of DeKalb. The Community Affairs Committee serves as a tenant union "plus a whole lot more," said Brian Subatich, committee adviser. The committee will deal with the...

What happens when an entire cast of actors, the stagehands and even the director allow their personal lives to affect their work? One might conclude that the result would be absolute chaos. Anyone who had the extreme pleasure of seeing the production...

"Casualties of War" is a rivoting, compelling movie about what happens to men in the face of death, destruction and violence. Though we've recently been bombarded with films about Vietnam, "Casualties of War" exceeds its bloody predecessors "Platoon",...

Most of my friends equate the word negativism with newspapers. Everyday, people are bombarded with bad news. Everyday newspaper personnel follow up leads so they can meet their deadline that passed 10 minutes ago in order to get something in the morning...

A security phone system originally proposed in March 1988 is tentatively scheduled to be installed at the end of the month. Pat Hewitt, assistant to the vice president of budget and planning, said Motorola Corp. will probably begin installing the system...

Due to pressure for higher faculty wages, competition between universities for qualified instructors, and larger classes, a nationally anticipated teacher shortage has hit NIU. Junior education major Carolyn Millen said, "I was closed out of three of...

The pictures speak for themselves. Shouting students, smiling yet tense government officials, tanks, soldiers, bodies ... these images of pro-democratic events in China are being displayed on campus to honor the Chinese students who gave their lives in...

A one-time NIU student on the run for more than a year after allegedly slaying his girlfriend's parents was positively sighted Tuesday in DeKalb. Richard J. Church, Woodstock, Il., was seen shortly before 11 a.m. by two female NIU students at the intersection...

NIU has increased financial support for the Educational Services and Programs office by $388,133 to allow the office to expand its services to academically underprivileged students. The additional revenue pushes the office's total general revenue to $934,576....