The DeKalb City Council will discuss adding amendments designed to strengthen an ordinance pertaining to disturbing the public peace at tonight's 8 p.m. meeting at the DeKalb Municipal building, 200 S. Fourth St. The amendments to Chapter 52, which relates...

The Student Association senate decided Sunday by a vote of acclamation to send a letter to the University Council expressing displeasure about possible changes that could take away students' rights in appealing decisions regarding illegal class registration....

NIU engineering students might have to pay $5 tomorrow to park where the parking is free today. The Sycamore City Council will discuss tonight the proposal to change sections of North Cross Street in Sycamore into a no-parking zone to edge NIU students'...

A fire in C tower of the Grant Towers North Residence Hall that started when a cigarette butt ignited a wicker wastepaper basket caused $500 in damage before it was extinguished. Students noticed smoke coming from room 658 and alerted Resident Assistant...

The international public accounting firm Ernst & Whinney is establishing a named distinguished professorship at NIU that will initially go to Accountancy Professor Richard Baker. In establishing the Ernst & Whinney Distinguished Professorship...

The subject of the proposed "privatization" of the Holmes Student Center Bookstore and a bookstore credit card was brought up before the Student Association at Sunday's meeting but was not discussed by the SA. Vice President Gregg Bliss said he did not...

Don't be scared—when you see the 10 candidates for NIU Homecoming king and queen, they won't remind you of Freddie Krueger or the Wicked Witch of the West. Despite this year's Homecoming theme, when you see the candidates for Homecoming king, your hair...

Although NIU's Homecoming will be as unique an event as homecoming weekends usually are, changes have been made in NIU's traditional Homecoming celebration. One controversial change involves the Homecoming float contest. Jeff Cufaude, activities adviser...

Homecoming traditionally has been held to welcome alumni back to their alma mater, and this year NIU is upholding this tradition with several alumni activities this week. NIU Alumni Programs Director Sue Lund said an annual pre-game alumni reception will...

As the Huskies prepare to compete for a Homecoming victory, NIU fraternities and sororities are completing their own series of activities and competitions and are preparing to welcome back alumni this weekend. Fraternities and sororities pair up and participate...

Third Ward residents met Sunday with 3rd Ward Alderman Bill Hanna and Bill Nicklas, director of building and community services, to discuss improving the upkeep of yards and homes. Nicklas said that until he began driving through the neighborhoods, the...

It seems as though there are awareness weeks reserved for everything these days. Whether it's Gay/Lesbian Awareness Week or Sexual Abuse Awareness Week, we're so buried in the onslaught of awareness weeks that at times, we find it a burden to keep track...