Racism has been painstakingly interwoven into our society and intervention is necessary if this is to be changed, Charles Morris, vice-president for administrative services at Illinois State University, said at a lecture Thursday night. About 30 people...

What do you get when you cross an idea from the 50s with people of the 80s? The answer might not be obvious to many, but to George Salemi the answer is quite clear. Salemi, who is the owner of Big Ray's Silverfross Drive-In, 1420 E. Lincoln Hwy., believes...

Kansas State University swept the NIU Women's Volleyball Triangular tournament over the weekend to increase its season record to 6-0. The Wildcats took it to the Huskies in the opening match of the tournament, winning by scores of 15-11, 15-12, 10-15,...

Students are back and loud parties have begun, some of which have drawn neighbors' complaints about noise. Larry Bolles, director of NIU's Judicial Office, said several people have complained about noisy neighbors. He said NIU professors that live near...

While Gov. James Thompson and the members of the Illinois legislature sit back biding their time until the right moment comes along to support public education institutions in the I-88 research and development corridor, private institutions in Illinois...

The University Women's Club's fall reception will be held at NIU President John LaTourette's home on Sept. 22 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will focus on the 1988 general elections campaign. The reception is organized to welcome back existing members and...

DeKalb County Sheriff's Police and Sycamore Police have recovered the large amount of highly dangerous and potentially fatal drugs that were stolen Sept. 5 from a parked ambulance near Sycamore. Two Sycamore juveniles were arrested Wednesday and charged...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved a $40,000 grant allocation Wednesday to fund the development of the new Northern Illinois Regional Academic Center in Rockford. Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said, "The first step on the plans...

Disagreements over compensation from last April's fish kill in the Kishwaukee River following a farm accident have left the Environmental Protection Agency and Lincoln Land Hog Farm owner Charlie Schelkopf at a standstill. "No agreement has been reached...

Six charges of unlawful towing practices by the City of DeKalb against Michael Fitzgerald, owner of NI Towing, will be heard at a jury trial Oct. 26. James Minnihan, Fitzgerald's attorney, said Fitzgerald has entered a plea of not guilty to the six "nuisance"...

Three of the four student members of NIU's parking committee have not been present at the committee's monthly meetings since January, said Bob Bornhuetter, committee chairman. Bornhuetter noted the students' absences at the committee's first meeting of...

The NIU Huskies Athletic Association will be the new name to replace both the Huskie Club and NI Club, several members of the Huskie development program confirmed Thursday at the weekly coaches luncheon. Although the name has changed, the product is still...