NIU's food service is again faced with a shortage of student employees despite a pay increase of 40 cents an hour and strong recruiting efforts. Student Employment Coordinator Melody Amundsen said overall on-campus employment has risen this semester,...

The mariachi band music plays softly in the backround, and the mouth watering aroma of chimichangas wafts through the kitchen doors. Perhaps most famous for its chimichangas, Eduardo's, 214 E. Lincoln Hwy., has been offering DeKalb its tantalizing Mexican...

Although the Swen Parson Gallery is grateful for the $1,210 grant it received from the Illinois Arts Council, additional money for the program is needed. Director of NIU Galleries Lynda Martin, said the amount Swen Parson Gallery was awarded is appreciated,...

Illinois taxpayers will have their rights and responsibilities as taxpayers outlined in a new state law. The law, which created the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, not only outlines the rights of taxpayers, but helps them resolve disputes with the Illinois...

The definition of an abyss is a bottomless gulf or chasm in the earth - one that is too deep for measurement. The creators of the movie "The Abyss" sure dug their own bottomless hole when they tried to combine a thousand different elements into one story....

Controversy has surrounded the Board of Regents' chancellor's position since its creation in 1984, when William Monat was named for the job. Previously, the board was headed by an executive director, Franklin Matsler, who served for 16 years in the board's...

The nights of September 8 and 9 will be hopping at the O'Connell Theatre as the Northern Illinois Stage Company production of "Noises Off" returns for two encore performances. The original play was written by Michael Frayn in the early 1980's, was first...

Susan is an NIU sophomore and has no idea what she wants to do with the rest of her life. She filled in "pre-business" on all documents, but now finds herself dangerously close to failing her tool courses. She glumly estimates she will graduate a year...

The Student Association does not have enough names on their election ballot to fill the available seats. Only 35 people turned in petitions for the 45-seat senate by Wednesday's 4:30 p.m. deadline. Candidates had to collect 200 in-district student signatures...

Theft in the NIU community has increased 70 percent and theft arrests in DeKalb have increased by 12 percent according to the DeKalb and University Police annual reports. The most common theft on campus is bookbag theft, because everyone knows bookbags...

Students with personal or career problems can get help from a counselor at NIU's Counseling and Student Development Center. "We assist students in development. People here are psychologists," counselor Barbara Zuber said. The counseling and student development...

Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves' proposal to increase the power of the Regency system, after NIU's attempts to distance itself from the Regents, will help the cause for an NIU separate governing board. Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, said Groves'...