A member of the Sigma Pi fraternity house was found guilty of disorderly conduct that led to a brawl between members of his fraternity and members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house May 12. Sig Pi member Dino Agbayani was found guilty and received...

"If things continue to go the same as at the Board of Regents meeting last Thursday, NIU will be begging to have Martha Palmer back." Jim Fabris, a student concerned with the firing of CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer, said Monday he and other students...

Elections are being held today and tomorrow to fill seats on the Student Association Senate, but out of all the candidates who submitted petitions to run for off-campus seats, only one will not be elected. In addition to the 33 students running for off-campus...

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...

As election time nears, candidates are discussing their platforms and some are challenging their rivals to debates to educate people about how they stand on issues. On Aug. 11, Democrat Linda Finn, running for the office of DeKalb County Circuit Clerk,...

Two small subcommittees, one from the Deans' Council and the other from the Faculty Assembly, met Friday to work on a solution to the problem of summer school funding, which has plagued NIU for more than 10 years. The meeting was the first to have a general...

The U.S. Department of Education's division of foreign language and area studies has awarded a grant of nearly $65,000 to NIU's Center for Southeast Asian Studies. Michael Aung-Thwin, director of the center, said the center filled out an application form...

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...