Fall 1988 enrollment for freshmen and transfer students will be down from last year's enrollment by approximately 500 students. According to Nick Noe, NIU director of institutional research, enrollment will drop from last fall's 5,582 students to anywhere...

Michael Bakalis, chairman of the "Dukakis for President" campaign in Illinois, will address the DeKalb community at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 at Inn of DeKalb (formerly Holiday Inn). The purpose of the meeting is to establish and coordinate concerned...

The DeKalb City Council postponed on Monday a vote concerning extending hours on local bars so that more information about the community's attitudes is gathered. If approved by the council, drinking establishments could remain open on a trial basis for...

Four NIU students accused of shoplifting in an allegedly racist incident at the Holmes Student Center Bookstore last semester took advantage of the opportunity to harass bookstore employees after increased security surveillance, according to an investigative...

Ah, the plight of the smash debut album. Many fresh, new groups have dazzled the world with a brilliant first album, only to disappoint newfound fans later with a mediocre second. While the Smithereens' Green Thoughts doesn't quite fall on its face musically,...

The Board of Regents has given NIU the go-ahead to pursue renovation of the Sycamore Arts Annex, used by the NIU art department, 2111R Sycamore Road, and has cleared the way for NIU to either purchase the property or continue leasing it. At their June...

NIU officials are not sure what will happen to salary hikes for faculty and staff if a proposed tax increase is not passed. Kenneth Beasley, assistant to NIU President John LaTourette, said pay increases are tentatively linked to a tax increase. In the...

Police arrested 25 people and seized $70,000 worth of drugs and $11,000 in cash during an investigation resulting in what police call "the largest drug bust in DeKalb County." Drugs confiscated during the nine-month investigation included cannabis, psilocybin...

A five-month search by the Board of Regents ended with the appointment of Thomas Wallace as the new president of Illinois State University. Wallace, chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne, said it was "indeed an honor to be selected."...

Applications for the 6th Ward alderman position will be accepted by DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow through June 30. Sparrow said he hopes to appoint someone by August 1 to fill the vacancy opened by Alderman Steve Brody's resignation. Applicants must be registered...

Heavy drinking by students at NIU is greater than at the average American college, according to a drug and alcohol survey conducted last fall by the NIU's Health Enhancement Office. Of 484 NIU students responding to the survey, 60 percent were heavy drinkers...

"We have a singles' group dance at Matthew Boone's (Restaurant and Lounge, 122 S. First St.) on the second and fourth Sunday of each month," group coordinator Carollyn Mapes said. The next dance will be held June 26, at 8 p.m. with a 1950s and ‘60s...