Huskie wrestling coach Ed Vatch is hoping that a pair of victories this weekend will open the eyes of the athletic administration. "It's been kind of hard to get attention," said Vatch, who has stated his desire for more scholarships. "Hopefully, we'll...

Frank Wendland Beezhold, a retired NIU music professor, died Wednesday at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. Beezhold was 72 years old. Oscar Haugland, Beezhold's colleague and friend, described him as "a wonderful, warm human being," saying that...

Most college basketball players have four years plus to mature, both on and off the court. While Stacy Arrington still has two more years and 10 games to perfect his pull-up jump shot, the 6-2 NIU guard has commpacted the off-court maturity process into...

The Northern Illinois University Alumni Association is sponsoring tours to the Orient and Europe for DeKalb residents and NIU students this spring, and the association has dubbed the European trip "Monuments, Masterpieces and Old Master." Ross Guest,...

For students who are looking for more in church than sitting through sermons, DeKalb's Newman Center might be a fresh change. The Newman Center, 512 Normal Road,is a Cahtolic parish which opens all its programs and services to anyone wishing to attend....

Two education assessment seminars will be presented at NIU Feb. 6 and 7 by William Lyons, professor of political science at the Uniersity of Tennessee in Knoxville. The first session, geared for an audience of students as well as adminstrators, will begin...

The fourth annual Miss Black NIU African Cultural Pageant, schedule for Feb. 25 in the Music Building Concert Hall, will offer the NIU community a rare presentation of Afro-American culture. Pamela Bozeman, Miss Black NIU Pageant choreographer, said,...

There are no concrete leads into the investigation of an NIU student who allegedly murdered his former girlfriend's parents and wounded her and her younger brother last August. The suspect, Richard Church, 19, Woodstock, Ill., has been a fugitive since...

Renovations of the Martin Luther King Memorial Commons and the permanent closure of Carroll Avenue will be delayed until the recladding of the Holmes Student Center tower is completed. According to the Campus Master Plan Executive Summary, construction...

Farmers and consumers alike are concerned about the effects of last summer's record-breaking drought and the resulting higher food prices, as well as the future of farmers' crops as a new growing season approaches. David Whitson, agriculture adviser for...

An eminent domain lawsuit filed by the Board of Regents last fall will end today upon the final approval of settlement documents by the Regents and local residents. The Regents filed the suit Oct. 14, 1987, on NIU's behalf to determine how much land south...

SPRINGFIELD—Contract bids for the repair of the Holmes Student Center tower will go to the Board of Regents for approval at today's Regents meeting. NIU President John LaTourette said Wednesday that if the bids are approved today, reconstruction of...