A proposal to create additional campus space for student-oriented offices is expected to be completed by the end of the fall semester. Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, said he has been meeting with students to discuss space needs for the...

A decision on what, if any, sanctions should be given to the suspended Sigma Chi fraternity will be made today at a meeting between the fraternity and Jon Dalton, NIU vice president for student affairs. Sigma Chi was placed on suspension Nov. 21 after...

The world ecology is in jeopardy, and, according to Andrew Tenachel, the only way for the situation to improve is if the people of the world start to realize their "individual responsibility toward a global environmental improvement." Tenachel, from the...

"Remember that a small group of people began the protest of the Vietnam War ... don't be discouraged by your small number." Chicago 9th Ward Alderman Robert Shaw encouraged the Students for the Freedom of Martha Palmer with these words at a student hearing...

The NIU Campus Activities Board concert committee conducted a survey last week on the musical tastes of students and what concerts they have attended at NIU. Committee Chairman Diane Dravillas said, "We wanted to find out what kind of music students listen...

A New York touring company will perform "42nd Street" tonight at 8 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second Street in DeKalb. "42nd Street" opened on Broadway in 1980 and won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 1981. Steve Duchrow, director of University...

A chance to explore the myths and magnificence surrounding Greece's and Holland's "Monuments, Masterpieces and Old Masters" will be offered to Alumni Association travelers this spring. Dimitri Liakos, associate professor of art history and appreciation,...

Although no criminal charges have been filed against the owner of two pit bull terriers which fatally attacked an NIU student Nov. 10, one or both of the dogs might be destroyed. Patrick Jaeger, chief of the Kane County state's attorney's Civil Division,...

A cooperative admissions policy with Rockford College that was approved by the University Council this spring still awaits final approval or rejection by the office of Provost Kendall Baker. Rockford College Provost Joel Rodney said Monday the college's...

DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow announced Monday he will seek re-election in April. "I'm announcing today I will seek re-election to a third term as mayor of the city of DeKalb," the 37-year-old mayor said. "I look forward to a spirited campaign." Sparrow,...

In a recent report to the University Council, Sociology Professor Frederick Seymour told council members that the State University Retirement System is "in good health," noting that SURS investments are diversified and receiving better-than-average returns....

The Student Association Mass Transit Board voted Monday to allocate $8,700 to purchase and operate a used, handicapped-accessible van which NIU's Transportation Supervisor has twice advised against purchasing. "I pray to God it runs," said board member...