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...

Columnist's Note: This is the first in a series of occasional columns presenting the author's arbitrary thoughts, thought-provoking questions and wild suggestions. The Buck$ Stop Here Department: Budget cuts to higher education? Hah! That should be no...

Area residents who have had to travel to the Ecker Center for Mental Health in Elgin will now be able to seek their counseling in a new Sycamore office. The Ecker Center will open its doors at 1101 DeKalb Ave. to the people of Sycamore and the surrounding...

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...

Students angered by a hard-to-understand book, an allegedly ineffective teacher, and an excessively large class size walked out of their MATH 101 course the day before a test last week and started a petition outlining these problems, said Samantha Hellenga,...