One man is in critical condition and another is in fair condition after a helicopter leased by Commonwealth Edison apparently suffered engine failure and crashed in Huber Park Wednesday. Com Ed employee Robert West, 51, Rockford, Ill., was transported...

"We should recognize the good times while we have them because they are lost so easily, and once they are lost they are lost forever." This is what Director Patricia Ridge wants the audience to realize when they come to see NIU's production of "Diviners."...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Thursday to raise the hourly minimum wage from $3.35 to $4.55 by October 1991, rejecting a more modest increase proposed by President Bush and sending the partisan battle to the Senate. The House adjourned for a week-long...

The InterFraternity Council voted at Tuesday night's meeting to implement a revised IFC alcohol policy to replace the policy currently in effect. The first IFC alcohol policy emphasized the control and distribution of alcohol at fraternity parties and...

CHICAGO (AP) - Underdog mayoral candidates Edward Vrdolyak and Alderman Timothy Evans traded insults in a televised debate Tuesday night and fired barbs at front-runner Richard M. Daley, who skipped the show for a night of campaigning. Asked at a fund-raising...

"Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out." Unfortunately, that ticket was round-trip, and your dreams eventually came to an end. Yes, spring break is over. You're back in DeKalb. Back to the wind, rain, snow, cold and classes. Welcome to the real...

In honor of Women's History Week, members of the NIU Theater Department will present the play "Mother Hicks" on March 24 and 25. It will be in Cavan Auditorium, located in room 126 Gabel Hall. Performance time for both shows is 8 p.m., and admission is...

Cyrous Hashemian pedals furiously through the blinding snow, shifting his body weight to avoid falling on the icy stretch of road. He glances at the thermometer on his bicycle, feeling every blast of the subzero temperature and wind chill. He has cycled...

NIU's campus parking committee has added funds to its budget for the hiring of an additional ticket agent due to the addition of campus parking spaces. Lynn Fraser, campus parking manager, said the committee has approved the budget for the next fiscal...

NORMAL—In an effort to maintain quality and in trend with the diminishing supply of professional nurses, NIU has decided to reduce the size of undergraduate admissions for the College of Nursing. The nursing reductions were discussed at the Board of...

NORMAL—The Board of Regents finance and facilities committee members questioned Wednesday the necessity of two proposed NIU student fees. One of the fees in question is for the installation of a campus-wide security phone system. egents Chairwoman Carol...

The DeKalb Human Relations Commission will decide April 4 whether or not to send a proposal for a gay rights ordinance to the DeKalb City Council. "I'll bring it up to the commission myself, and it will be voted on and hopefully sent to the city council,"...