Maureen Josh, incumbent candidate in the race for DeKalb County Circuit Clerk, responded to charges by a campaign opponent that she mishandled bond money by saying democratic opponent Linda Finn "doesn't know the system." Finn charges that Josh has not...

Two escalators at NIU's Founders Memorial Library are out of service and the library is waiting to receive estimates for the cost of repairs. Lola Straffer, a library personnel assistant, said the "up" escalators between the second and third floors and...

NIU Provost Kendall Baker and his staff are conducting an extensive study of faculty salaries at NIU and comparable universities hoping this analysis will help improve the issue of NIU faculty salaries. Baker said the study will delve into the extent...

NIU is spending over $2 million this year for travel expenses but the university has no way of knowing if the money is being misspent or even stolen. "The accounting department is supposed to safeguard assets and make it harder for employees to steal....

Enrollment of foreign graduate students is up by 15 percent from last year despite a drop of 6 percent in the overall enrollment of graduate students at NIU. Nobody knows the specific reason. Romualdas Kasuba, College of Engineering dean, said one reason...

Margariete Montague Wheeler, 49, NIU associate professor of mathematics, died Saturday in Chicago of heart failure. Wheeler was born Dec. 10, 1938, in Oakland, Calif. She attended Mills College in Oakland and graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching...

The cooperative efforts of NIU and two Soviet universities are forging links between the United States and the Soviet Union, which could lead to future research discoveries and improved international relations. There is hope that the cooperative research...

Saturday night, another NIU student died in an alcohol-related accident, the fourth in one year. Freshman Robert Ambos, 18, 332 Lincoln Hall, was killed when the Toyota Celica he was a passenger in was struck by an Oldsmobile Delta 88 driven by NIU Senior...

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...