About 40 NIU students volunteered this February to help teach elementary school children about hearing impairments. Barb Peterson, student education coordinator for the award-winning Learning About Handicaps Program, said the classroom sessions had effected...

Just wonderin‘.... If Chicago Cubs manager Don Zimmer's nickname is "Popeye," doesn't that make his sidekick, Jim Frey, "Wimpy"? When the ECAC North Atlantic Conference holds its postseason tournament, wouldn't the most obvious site be NIU's very own...

Concerns questioning the design and safety of the proposed DeKalb County Landfill expansion plans were raised in testimony during yesterday's hearing. Rodney Engstrom, owner of the landfill located near the intersection of Somanauk Road and Interstate...

Due to a lack of academic space on the NIU campus, graduate art students who previously worked in Altgeld Hall art studios now must travel to the Art Annex in Sycamore. "We were told that this (Altgeld) was our temporary space," said Carl Hayano, graduate...

The Crystal Pistol, 1312 W. Lincoln Hwy., recently won three awards from DeKalb County Magazine for the best steak, best seafood and most romantic atmosphere for a restaurant in DeKalb County. "I'm very pleased with these awards," said Crystal Pistol...

Last Saturday, The Jungle got the bright lights and big city as DeKalb band JP And The Cats shot a video as part of a promotion package. Originally scheduled to be shot at either Chicago's Traffic Jam or maybe the Baja Beach Club, Jim Tulk, the lead singer...

During a time when teachers around the nation are pleading for more money, the NIU Faculty Assembly addressed their position and concerns to alleviate the problem of low salaries at NIU. These concerns were expressed to NIU Provost Kendall Baker at yesterday's...

How many times have you wanted to see live bands perform only to be disappointed when you were unable to enter the bar? Unfortunately, lovers of live music who are under 21 have few opportunities to check out the local music scene. And even if you are...

An additional elevator in the Holmes Student Center might be considered to make the lower level of the center accessible to the handicapped. The Student Services and Activities Space Study Committee will meet Friday at 3 p.m. in Room 506 of the student...

Bill and Ted are two "dudes" with a serious problem. In order to pass their history class (and high school, for that matter) they have to get an A+ on a class presentation. As if that's not bad enough, Ted, upon flunking, will be sent to a military school...

NIU students were treated Feb. 20 to the jazzy sounds of Jiggs Whigham, an internationally acclaimed trombonist. Besides performing with the NIU Faculty Jazz Quintet, Whigham also hosted an improvisation clinic and lectured music students. Although he...

We're standing inside the tiny popcorn stand at the corner of Second Street and Lincoln Highway. Barely an arm's span wide, the stand is lined on one side with a display shelf, sink, freezer, counter space and shelves for napkins, plastic cups and forks....