The presidential election does not have to be exciting to only those familiar with the issues. The Student Committee on Political Action is sponsoring a political-awareness festival at the East Lagoon today at 5 p.m., SCOPA Co-chairman Rene Lilly said....

Questions of experience and qualifications remain in the race for circuit judge, after candidates in last night's debate each maintained they are more qualified. Democrat Ed Diedrich again charged State's Attorney Phil DiMarzio of not having any experience...

State Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, is questioning where the Board of Regents will obtain funding for former NIU president Clyde Wingfield's salary while Wingfield is on an administrative leave in Washington, D.C. Welch said the funding of Wingfield's salary...

Missouri Lt. Gov. Harriet Woods and State Rep. Peg Breslin will replace Ohio Gov. Richard Celeste as speaker in today's speech, "Making Higher Education Affordable." The presentation will take place at 10 a.m. in the Holmes Student Center's Carl Sandburg...

Jerry Pettibone's grin rarely left his face at the weekly coaches luncheon Thursday. Despite last week's 33-20 upset to Toledo, the NIU football coach was humored by his weekly antagonizer—soccer coach Willie Roy—and this week's guest coach, men's...

Ohio Governor Richard Celeste will speak at NIU Friday on behalf of the Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen presidential ticket on the issue "Making Higher Education Affordable." "If Dukakis and Bentsen are elected, they will be putting an end to the Reagan/Bush...

Founders Memorial Library has received a $214,000 budget cut, which is about $26,000 less than the reduction originally expected for the fiscal year 1989 budget. Library Director Theodore Welch said the amount of the cut was reduced from $240,000 because...

With the recent wave of "Elvis is alive" rumors and stories, I'm surprised there haven't been any nationally publicized John F. Kennedy sightings. In case you haven't noticed, JFK has made the news quite a bit lately, but not because of any physical resurrection....

The NIU men's basketball program will begin in a "mad" way this Friday night with the Midnight Madness promotion. "I think it is a good way to heighten interest in the program," said coach Jim Rosborough. "Friday night will highlight the beginning." For...

Two of NIU's star women basketball players met with the team physician on Tuesday and discussed their rehabilitation and how soon the players will be ready to go all out. Guards Lisa Foss and Toby Meeks received mixed news from Dr. Robert Jarrett about...

"Political Prisoners in the United States," a subject many people are unaware of or refuse to believe exists in America, will be the topic at a meeting this Sunday at the First Methodist Church in DeKalb. "We want to bring to people's attention that there...

From a hug, to a kiss, to rape—any unwanted physical contact constitutes sexual assault. Margaret Bassett, a counselor from the DeKalb Safe Passage shelter for abused women, said during a special program sponsored by the Kappa Delta sorority Wednesday...