The DeKalb City Council authorized the city manager Monday to select a replacement for Police Chief Joe Maciejewski, who announced he will retire Feb. 18. Maciejewski, 65, did not release a statement to the press and said he would not discuss his retirement...

One week after the election of Vice President George Bush to the presidency, three NIU administrators expressed their concerns that the nearly $3 trillion national deficit will not decrease under the leadership of the president-elect. Leonard Strickman,...

A faculty member who wants to do research and get funding for it must follow a long road before the research and consequent book or article is completed. Linda Schwarz, director of NIU's Office of Sponsored Projects, said a professor who wants to research...

Sycamore residents might be able ride Huskie buses in as early as two weeks if a contract regarding their use of the system is completed by Friday. The completion of the contract between Sycamore, the Student Association Mass Transit Board and the American...

A possible civil lawsuit against Sangamon State University President Durward Long for sexual harassment might be based on Long's attitude toward women rather than any specific incident. SSU Student Regent Brian Hopkins said there is a possibility that...

The DeKalb City Council will discuss forming a search committee at its meeting at 8 p.m. tonight to help the city manager select a replacement for Police Chief Joe Maciejewski, who will retire Feb. 18. Maciejewski discussed his retirement plans with DeKalb...

Well Now Throughout the United States, the incidence of incurable sexually transmittable diseases (STDs), such as herpes, AIDS, and condyloma, is on the rise. One of these diseases, condyloma or venereal warts, appears to be linked to the growth of a...

About 12 John Lennon Society members protested the city's loitering law Friday by marching from the Martin Luther King Memorial Commons to a downtown DeKalb bank where they joined several people at 1 p.m. for a sidewalk picnic. Dressed in army fatigues,...

NIU has seen a new breed of fraternity members roaming the streets of DeKalb since one man started a new chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity house this semester. Kappa Sigma President Bill Scheidhauer said, "I was an initiated member at the University...

Classes at the Creative Arts Center and Photography Lab provide students with an opportunity to learn a craft or skill they might otherwise not get a chance to learn. "No class credit is given for these classes; they are purely for fun and enjoyment,"...

A 25-year-old graduate chemistry student who had planned to graduate from NIU in December died after being mauled by two pit-bull dogs Thursday night. The Kane County Sheriff's Department said Kevin Cull, 25, 120 Gurler St., DeKalb, was visiting friends...