Police reports indicate NIU student Karri Botz, 17, 751 Grant Towers North, had been drinking prior to the Saturday morning accident that claimed her life. Botz was killed when a motorcycle and a car struck her while she was crossing westbound on Annie...

Donald Grubb, former NIU journalism professor and founder of the NIU journalism department, will speak Wednesday night to all interested students about the beginnings of NIU journalism. The event is sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists,...

Motorists arrested for driving drunk might find themselves not only penalized with possible imprisonment and a stiff fine, but also in need of a ride home. A new state law, signed by Gov. James Thompson, which passed through the Illinois House of Representatives...

The way things look now, Sue Haas will have a lot of trouble getting to her classes this winter. Haas is one of about 16 handicapped NIU students who use the Student Association Mass Transit Board's handicapped transportation service. But the transit...

More and more women age 30 and older are attending NIU, yet many feel alone on campus. The Office of University Resources for Women, located in the Wirtz House, opposite the Holmes Student Center, is just one NIU program to help these women cope. One...

Undergraduate students were the group of individuals most assisted by NIU's ombudsman's office last year, a recent report states. Ombudsman Bertrand Simpson said, "There are two reasons why we help them (undergraduates) the most. Number one, undergrads...

Promising to underwrite costs, the DeKalb City Council approved a bid Monday for constructing a new fixed base operator building at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, 2100 E. Pleasant St., and officials hope to break ground in October. The city will...

The SA Senate "election" begins today. But the choice of candidates that NIU students have this semester to represent them and decide how their money should be spent is akin to the "elections" held in the Soviet Union. With the candidates that are on...

Throughout their college careers, business majors have several opportunities to find and obtain a job that is right for them. For many, that first opportunity comes Sept. 27 at the Sophomore Major/Career Choice Night. College of Business secretary Bonnie...

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of DeKalb is looking for volunteers who are interested in befriending children of single-parent households. Two fall orientation meetings will be held to inform volunteers of general information and program requirements. Susan...

The traveling exhibit "Art Across America: Artists and their Students" is making its final stop here in DeKalb in Gallery 200 of the Visual Arts Building now through Oct. 2. Curator Moira Geoffrin, a professor at the University of Arizona, organized the...