The Environmental Protection Agency released a preliminary report saying the July 18 pesticide spill at the DeKalb-Taylor Municipal Airport was contained. DeKalb Assistant City Manager Gary Boden said a final report will be made after the EPA checks additional...

The NIU office of student housing has decided the third floor of Gilbert Hall will be used for student residences this year, reversing last semester's decision to convert the space for other uses. Donald Buckner, NIU director of student housing, said...

NIU political science professor Kevin McKeough will be Milton Rosenberg's guest Monday night on WGN-AM radio's "720 Extension." Program producer Cordee Maloney said McKeough, U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon, and Paul Green, from Governor State University political...

Contemporary Theatre in Great Britain, Outdoor Education in Hawaii, Industry and Technology in Brazil. These are just some of the courses offered to students by NIU's Foreign Studies Program. A large number of NIU students take advantage of this program,...

The NIU chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity will host about 1,300 fellow Sigma Chi members at the fraternity's 41st annual Leadership Training Workshop Aug. 11-14. Bram Hornstein, NIU chapter president, said this is the third time the fraternity has hosted...

A proposal for a new building that would house some student service functions and alleviate many space problems for student organizations is being drafted by Jon Dalton, NIU vice president for student affairs. "The first thing to stress is the idea is...

Commencement has arrived once again for many NIU students, as 1,238 graduate and undergraduate students will graduate this Saturday. Lea Houdek, NIU assistant director of Registration and Records, said August commencement is different than spring commencement,...

City water supplies for DeKalb residents remained plentiful throughout the summer despite the drought because of large storage capacity geared toward accommodating NIU's student population. Gary Boden, DeKalb assistant city manager, said at an Aug. 5...

Year after year, DeKalb area residents enjoy the fun, music and food during DeKalb's annual Cornfest, but few realize the months of planning that go into the festivities. Cornfest Chairman Pat LaVigne said she began planning last November. She said although...

Architects for the Holmes Student Center tower renovations are trying to reduce project costs by exploring alternatives for securing stone to the tower's exterior wall. Gerry Orr, an architect for Ware and Associates, the firm which originally designed...

Kubinka Air Force Base, U.S.S.R. (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci boarded the Kremlin's new secret bomber and watched war games on tours Tuesday of two bases that had been off-limits to Westerners. The visits to Kubinka including the bomber...

The purchase of a new computer system for the Student Association approved by the summer finance committee was suggested "to avoid embarassing situations" like those which have occurred in the past, but before this situation is over the SA may find itself...