The fate of Wirtz House, located in the Martin Luther King Memorial Commons, has "not yet been decided," said Eddie Williams, vice president for finance and planning. The renovations of the commons, scheduled to begin in the summer of 1990, originally...

Six Sangamon State University faculty members have signed papers charging SSU President Durward Long with sexual harassment. Richard Battles, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Human Rights, said the faculty members signed the charges individually...

Economic relations between Japan and the United States could be very important for the internal economy of the United States, said Clark Neher, NIU professor of political science. "At this time, Germany is the United States' most important trading partner,...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education has requested $100,000 for fiscal year 1990 from the Illinois General Assembly for the assessment of NIU. Bob Wheeler, assessment steering committee chairman, said the purpose of assessment is to measure whether...

They call themselves "Surfistas." They are the young daredevils of Rio de Janeiro who perform a ridiculous stunt known as "train surfing." The less-privileged youth of Rio, without money to purchase surfboards made of wood or fiberglass, opt to exercise...

An arson fire early Sunday morning in the lower level of the Holmes Student Center caused an estimated $25,000 worth of damage. The fire is under investigation by the DeKalb Fire Department and the University Police Department. University Union Night...

Controversy exists over the legitimacy of the Student Association Supreme Court decision to disband the SA Senate after the court ruled Thursday that the 1986 SA senate voting redistricting plan is unconstitutional. Since the supreme court ruled the senate...

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,...

SPRINGFIELD - NIU students will be asked to pay a $1 refundable fee beginning in the 1989 fall semester in an effort to help stengthen the Illinois Student Association. The Board of Regents approved the fee without discussion at their meeting in Springfield...