Awards of up to $200 in "Downtown DeKalb Dollars" will be given to some citizens who participate in Downtown DeKalb's Spring Open-House Sweepstakes Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. The event, in approximately its twelfth season, is a kickoff for the spring...

Literary classics, science fiction, mystery, poetry, romance and cooking books will be sold April 26 and 27 at Founders Memorial Library to raise money for library materials. The sale is being held to raise funds for NIU libraries, and proceeds from the...

NIU students heading home for the summer who have a 12 month lease are responsible for finding a subleasee for the summer. Student Legal Assistance Director Don Henderson said students ask for advice about subleasing their apartment for the summer. He...

Western countries should not shy away from imposing economic sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa, a South African scholar said. Speaking to NIU students yesterday in the Illinois Room of the Holmes Student Center, Saths Cooper, a visiting...

SPRINGFIELD—A bill that would tie tuition to the higher education price index failed Wedneday to pass the Illinois House of Representatives subcommittee on higher education. At a hearing to discuss house bill 2904, nine committee members voted in favor...

NIU faculty members Ahmed Rifai, William Johnson and Randall Newsom have been designated as three of NIU's finest educators and recipients of the 1988 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. These teachers were chosen for recognition by members of...

Although exposure to asbestos fibers creates an unknown health hazard, the Illinois Department of Public Health has identified six risk factors. These include the following: physical damage to material water damage to material type of material potential...

Concern about potential hazards from asbestos in state-supported universities and community colleges prompted a survey that revealed asbestos abatement could cost an estimated $216.5 million. Ten universities, including NIU and 50 community colleges receiving...

A memorial service to commemorate U.S. veterans and others killed in Central America will be held at 3:30 p.m. today. Sponsored by the John Lennon Society, the service will be held near west Stadium Drive, said NIU student Tom Rogers, who is coordinating...

A new interest group was recognized by the InterFraternity Council Tuesday, which is the first step to becoming a recognized fraternity. Kappa Sigma, a national fraternity with more than 200 chapters, including locations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,...

Coming up is NIU's annual reminder that the school year is almost over—Spring Fest, April 22 through April 31. Every April for the past 10 years, the Campus Activities Board and other NIU organizations have sponsored week-long activities to celebrate...

After reviewing the Music Performance Activities budget recommendations for a second time, the Student Association Finance Committee decided Wednesday to keep the budget at $9,405. The SA Senate asked the committee Sunday to look over the budget again...