Five fraternities on campus will be liable for parties serving alcohol since their respective national chapters implemented a risk management policy this summer. NIU fraternities that must follow the new policy are Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Pi, Sigma Nu,...

Planning for a $2.7 million addition to Faraday Hall is underway and waiting for the construction approval of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. According to the Campus Master Plan Executive Summary, Faraday II will adjoin the hall, which is located...

For the first time in five games this season, NIU had a chance to savor a win near the end of a game. A 17-3 victory over Southwest Missouri State at Huskie Stadium Saturday added a nice touch to Parents' Day in that the Huskies were able to get a lot...

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...

Computer-shy students hunting for books in NIU's Founders Memorial Library might not find what they're looking for in the library's card catalog. The library's seven computer terminals now store most of the information needed to locate library books,...

About 60 homeowners and residents of the 3rd Ward met with city officials Sunday and formed a steering committee to address problems of vandalism, noise and garbage. Residents expressed concerns about their neighborhood to DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow, 3rd...

An audience of NIU professors, graduate and Russian culture and history students attended a one-hour, lecture/slide presentation on the plight of the Russian Orthodox religion in the U.S.S.R. and its churches last Wednesday night. Marshall Winokur of...

At their Sept. 15 meeting, the Board of Regents approved a $10 million proposed budget for NIU Program Improvements and Expansions for fiscal year 1990. The Board of Regents Chancellor's Report states that $1 million of the total $10,051,700 recommendation...

DeKalb Circuit Court Judge Douglas Engel will decide in two weeks whether or not a charge of resisting a peace officer should be dropped for about 75 NIU students who were involved in a Day of Action II sit-in on Lincoln Highway April 13. At a hearing...

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,...