Remember when you were a little kid, and you used to get in arguments with the bullies on the block? You used to say, "Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me." You would sometimes go crying into your house and mom would say,...

As the weather warms, University Police foot and vehicle patrols will become more frequent around campus, said UP Officer Albert Ekstrom. "When the weather is nicer, we come to expect an increase in certain types of criminal activity," Ekstrom said. Due...

Dream teams—they've been talked about in every sports bar throughout the country. Basketball aficianados sitting around savoring the idea of gathering the United State's best athletes and having them compete internationally. Well sports fans, dream...

NIU faculty members have cast their ballots, and they have decided to approve the neccessary changes needed to form a Faculty Senate. The constitutional changes to create a Faculty Senate consist mostly of changes in wording and assorted passages in the...

CHICAGO (AP) - Residents of the nation's third-largest city may be in for some changes - ranging from expanded auto emission tests to gasoline rationing - to fight ozone pollution, officials said Wednesday. More drastic measures would include gasoline...

NIU and the Board of Regents will have to wait five more weeks for a decision concerning a separate governing board, while the two proposed pieces of legislation are heard in committees of the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives. The bills outline...

The NIU Black Choir will celebrate its 20th anniversary this weekend, beginning with a reception for alumni Friday at 7 p.m. in room 171 of the Music Building. A choir rehearsal with alumni is scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in room 173...

Pell Grant recipients convicted of possessing or distributing controlled substances could have their financial aid suspended in the 1989-90 school year, according to the Drug-Free Workplace Act. On Nov. 18, then-President Ronald Reagan enacted the Anti-Drug...

The West Lagoon has undergone a major cleanup by NIU Physical Plant workers due to excessive garbage in the lagoon and the surrounding area. Conrad Miller, administration and support services project manager of the physical plant, said "spring of the...

While a bill calling for a separate governing board for NIU awaits a hearing in the Illinois Senate, a review of the contributions of the Board of Regents, NIU's current governing body, reveals several accomplishments of the Regents. While governed by...

A new $141,000 cooling system for Reavis and Watson halls is being installed and will be completed in May. Atique Ahmed, a mechanical engineer for the Physical Plant, said the job should be completed by May 22. Conrad Miller, administrative and support...

The University Council Wednesday will discuss the proposed NIU Faculty Senate, as well as hear the first reading of additional bylaw changes to the NIU Constitution. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in the Clara Sperling Skyroom in the Holmes Student...