Students might feel less guilty about eating junk food if a Wisconsin food researcher's study of cheeseburgers and cancer is correct. Michael Pariza, director of the Food Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, said last month fatty...

Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha, Martha. You never cease to amaze me. Your antics can best be described as humorous, and your behavior at Day of Action III can best be described as despicable. I'm not much of a fan of demonstrations. It seems there are...

This week, bands will perform at "nooner" concerts in the King Memorial Commons as part of NIU's annual week-long Springfest. Four bands will play this week: the NIU JazzTech Big Band on Monday; Park Avenue on Tuesday; Happy Hunting on Wednesday and Redline...

The DeKalb City Council will meet tonight to decide on a design for the Lucinda Avenue reconstruction project. According to a city administration report, NIU's environmental committee has decided on a design that would result in the removal of the first...

The eight-month nation wide search for a former NIU student charged with the murders of his ex-girlfriend's parents has not produced any substantial new leads to his whereabouts. Richard J. Church is being sought for the Aug. 22 deaths of Raymond and...

Organizers of Day of Action III said the rally was successful in accomplishing its goals, but some said the event could have been shorter. "We got over 40 letters (to Illinois legislators requesting more state funding for NIU), over 1,000 people to sign...

At a time when higher education funding is at a low, administrative costs should be a target for cutbacks, NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said. Valadez suggested the Regents reduce administrative spending in the Chancellor's office and throughout the...

A dramatic increase in drug-related crimes statewide has overburdened Illinois' criminal justice system and is contributing to exploding jail populations and higher court caseloads, authorities say. "With the end of the Baby Boom, planners figured jail...

Although making the Holmes Student Center completely accessible to the handicapped will have to progress in "increments," Student Association President Paula Radtke said she is determined to see the project through. "It will take time, but within five...

The DeKalb City Council will meet with the Greater DeKalb Partnership Board of Directors next Wednesday to "clear the air" about the partnership's commitment to various downtown issues, said City Manager Mark Stevens. In a letter to GDP Vice President...

The DeKalb County Farm Bureau board of directors has agreed to support the creation of a separate governing board for NIU. The 38-member board also urged other county farm bureaus and the Illinois Farm Bureau to endorse NIU's split from the Board of Regents....

Two bills requesting a separate governing board for NIU and three tuition bills were discussed at Thursday's Board of Regents meeting in the Holmes Student Center Skyroom. The Board of Regents, which governs NIU, Illinois State University in Normal and...