A motion to dimiss the charge of resisting a peace officer will be reviewed at a hearing today for about 75 NIU students involved in the Day of Action II sit-in protest on Lincoln Highway April 13. Don Henderson, NIU director of Students' Legal Assistance...

The continuing mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union, along with the Reagan Administration's commitment to "Star Wars," are two obstacles that stand in the way of further nuclear arms reductions between the two countries. This message...

Philip Gray, NIU associate professor and chairman of the Department of Communication Studies, was invited to attend the July National Summer Conference conducted by the Speech Communication Association. The conference, which is held every 10 years, has...

What compels someone like NIU's Albert Resis to devote his academic career to the study of the USSR? Curiosity, he says. The associate professor has taught Soviet history, Soviet foreign relations and Soviet culture at NIU since 1964. "We know so little...

The successful completion of Thursday's space shuttle launch is sure to boost more than spirits for both the public and NASA. The Jan. 28, 1986 shuttle disaster resulting in the deaths of seven astronauts, including a civilian, put the space program on...

This could be the fastest game in the history of football. Now that NIU is done dealing with the mental anguish of Big Ten Conference hype, Huskie boss Jerry Pettibone was able to make light of Saturday's game against Southwest Missouri State at the weekly...

Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said the Regents' $125 surcharge message to state legislators that Illinois needs more funding for higher education must be effective, given the recent response from a state legislator. State Rep. John Countryman,...

Nationwide, college students tend not to vote, and NIU is no exception. State Comptroller Roland Burris said, "The right to vote is one of the most precious rights we have in this nation, yet fewer and fewer people eligible to vote are actually casting...

Clarence Shelley, assistant vice chancellor at the University of Illinois, encouraged a crowd of more than 100 people Wednesday night to recognize traits which "bind us to each other." Shelley began by asking members of the crowd their reasons for coming...

University Police plan no extra security measures or manpower for Saturday's tailgate or football game even though larger than normal crowds are expected. "We'll handle it the way we've always handled it," said UP Lt. Ron Williams. "We have an adequate...

The DeKalb City Council has received a lot of attention lately after 7th Ward Alderman Mark Powell started making accusations that the council is a "rubber stamp" for proposals. But because of Powell's continual disruptions of meetings and attacks on...

NIU Anthropologist and Associate Professor William Fash will reveal the progress of his Copan Mosaics Project during a presentation at 8 p.m. today in the Holmes Student Center Heritage Room. Michael Gonzales, associate professor of history and acting...