One Student Association senator is saying she will make a motion at the SA meeting Sunday to remove SA recognition from the Sigma Chi fraternity. Five members of Sigma Chi performed a skit Nov. 20 which was considered by some audience members as racially...

Sangamon State University President Durward Long, against whom charges of sexual harassment recently were filed by seven SSU faculty members, spoke to members of the Board of Regents during their meeting Thursday about the sexual harassment policies at...

A settlement was not reached in a pretrial hearing Thursday for a Board of Regents eminent domain lawsuit filed last fall. The Regents filed the suit Oct. 14, 1987 on NIU's behalf to determine how much land south of the NIU campus the university can obtain...

Relatively elaborate security measures, prompted by threats of student protest, were taken for Thursday morning's Board of Regents meeting in the Holmes Student Center but ultimately proved unnecessary. Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs,...

The Board of Regents approved a 10-year acquisition contract for the property at 801 N. First Street, DeKalb, formerly known as the Palmer Music Building. The approved contract-for-purchase of the facility, located on the eastern edge of the NIU campus,...

Victorious politicians from November's elections were sworn in to office yesterday at the DeKalb County Courthouse. Newly elected Judge Phil DiMarzio, State's Attorney Mike Coghlan, Circuit Clerk Maureen Josh and Coroner Dennis Miller pledged to uphold...

At NIU's AIDS Awareness Day Thursday, guest speakers lectured in the sparsely-filled Holmes Student Center's Regency Room about the facts, myths and proper precautions to take concerning AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). The awareness program,...

The Black Theater Workshop will present its last play of the semester, titled "Sign of the Times" on Dec. 3 in the Music Building's Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Tony Carter, president of the Black Theater Workshop, said that all acts and dances of the play...

Students for the Freedom of Martha Palmer carried out their promise to demonstrate at the Board of Regents' meetings at NIU Wednesday with a six-hour protest during which they demanded the board listen to their grievances about institutional racism at...

Some students might get to spend semester break in Venezuela. NIU's International Travel Club is sponsoring a trip to Curacas, Venezuela, and the country's Riviera beach region for 15 days. The tour group will fly straight to Curacas from O'Hare International...

Holmes Student Center Bookstore Evaluation Committee members voted Wednesday 8 to 1 in favor of retaining the bookstore as an NIU-run operation. In discussions before and after the vote, several members said they intended to vote in favor of NIU's retention...