The organizers and participants in this year's Unity in Diversity week have their work cut out for them. But such education for Americans is necessary. A recent poll by the Los Angeles Times concluded most Americans believe immigrants have had a negative...

In what is being called a "close election in both districts," the fall 1988 NIU Student Association Senate roster was announced late Wednesday. Election Commissioner Robert Perry said 751 students voted in the election, and ballots were counted four times...

A decision about where to make $240,000 of cuts to the Founders Memorial Library's materials budget should be made by early next week. Library Director Theodore Welch said NIU Provost Kendall Baker has reviewed three options for the cuts and will give...

DeKalb Police are still investigating Saturday's accident in which NIU student Karri Botz, 17, was killed after being struck by a motorcycle and a car on Annie Glidden Road, just north of Crane Drive. DeKalb Police Lt. Charles Beierlotzer said the police...

The amount of $100,000 has been appropriated for NIU's Academic Affairs Division to subsidize an affirmative action program which affects all academic departments. NIU Provost Kendall Baker said the program will "facilitate hiring minority faculty." Departments...

NIU's Sexual Assault Task force is sharing the $340 cost of printing a poster that is spurring nationwide interest. Blanche McHugh, task force director, said the force is helping fund the printing of 1,000 copies of a poster designed by NIU's Interfraternity...

James Thomson, who has worked to make the idea of young people running small businesses a top priority in American education, will discuss youth entrepreneurship at a seminar Friday. Thomson is the Midwest regional administrator for the Small Business...

The reduction of NIU on-campus enrollment by 655 students this fall from last fall will have both a positive and negative impact on NIU and the DeKalb area. John Lewis, NIU director of corporate relations, said the result of the reduction, or "downsizing"...

Criticisms about the conviction rate of the DeKalb County State's Attorney's office have ended in a dispute between the incumbent and the democratic state's attorney candidate. Jerry Shapiro, democratic nominee for state's attorney, said, "Between December...

Molly's Eatery and Drinkery, a new turn-of-the-century-style pub, restaurant and wine bar, will open for lunch at 11 a.m. Saturday. No special events are set for the opening, although plans call for an Oktoberfest and special music nights. Molly's, 1022...

The Board of Regents is hoping the $125 tuition surcharge they passed last week in place of a straight tuition increase will send a message to state legislators that Illinois needs increased higher education funding. However, some legislators have said...