The Washington Post WASHINGTON—"If Washington's drug problem were centered in the white neighborhoods," a fellow guest at a dinner party said the other evening, "the powers that be would have cleaned it up a long time ago." Others in the group quickly...

NIU libraries reported the replacement of 10,000 pages of mutilated library journals in 1987. Elizabeth Titus, university libraries' assistant director for public services, said the amount of materials damaged each year is about the same, and the problem...

At Sunday night's Student Association Senate meeting, SA Vice President Gregg Bliss commented on senators' efficiency: "We're not doing our jobs. We're worried about looking stupid." Although there might be much truth in Bliss' statement, he obviously...

The NIU InterFraternity Council won two awards at the Mid-America InterFraternity Council Association conference held the weekend of March 3-5. IFC President Jim Valentine said this year's conference was the first one at which NIU competed for the Jellison...

Jim Rimmer is used to fighting for the underdog. Rimmer, an NIU assistant physical education professor, said growing up in New York City gave him a passion for helping the neglected. This passion brought him to the rural surroundings of DeKalb, where...

A median of trees bisecting Lucinda Avenue from Annie Glidden Road to the Kishwaukee River will cost the city of DeKalb between $1.6 million and $1.75 million. Ronald Naylor, director of public works, said the median will be 15 feet wide and Lucinda Avenue...

The Satanic Verses has received a harsh attack over the past few weeks. I have heard Salman Rushdie, the author, condemed for blasphemy, blamed for riots and pointed to as the quintessential devil in the controversial events that have been taking place....

University food services and area supermarkets have removed imported Chilean grapes from menus and store shelves in response to warnings by the Food and Drug Administration. Two grapes from the South American country were found to be injected with cyanide...

About the same percentage of students graduate from NIU as graduate from other Illinois universities. Statewide funding problems as well as other factors have caused students at other Illinois universities to have similar problems in terms of graduation...

Six John Lennon Society members joined the Student Political Education and Action Committee March 7 to plan a mass meeting for a possible Day of Action III. JLS member Ed Bluma said the previous Days of Action received a lot of attention even though the...

A new NIU women's organization is seeking Student Association recognition this month, which has been designated Women's History Month at NIU. The constitution of the organization, which is called the Women's Alliance, states that the group "was created...

Delta Phi Epsilon sorority received an award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for outstanding donations and community service efforts. Lynn Potucek, consultant to the executive board of Delta Phi Epsilon, accepted the 1988 Service Club Award Feb. 5...