Solving crimes is not limited to local police officers. Now, there is "Crime Stoppers," a program in which DeKalb County citizens can anonymously phone in information about crimes. Ed Pevonka, Crime Stoppers Coordinator, said more than $24,000 in stolen...

WASHINGTON (AP)—The Reagan administration's top nuclear arms negotiator says it would be "highly unfortunate" if the Senate amends the U.S.-Soviet treaty eliminating atomic-tipped missiles from Europe. "I don't think a condition is in the best interests...

Sexual Assault Awareness Week and "hitting" target populations are two main goals of NIU's Sexual Assault Task Force for the spring semester. Martha Ruel, assistant university judicial officer, said the task force has set goals that will educate students,...

Four black NIU students accused of shoplifting at the Holmes Student Center Bookstore on Jan. 21 are considering filing formal harassment complaints against bookstore employees. The students are offended by the way the bookstore's employees handled the...

The University Council task force for the possible formation of a faculty senate plans to establish a spring semester agenda at its first meeting Feb. 5. UC Executive Secretary Judith Bischoff said she has received affirmative replies from 10 of the 12...

A new committee will evaluate and select designs and solutions for the repair of the Holmes Student Center tower. The formation of a new committee was announced at Wednesday's Student Center Advisory Committee meeting. Physical plant project manager Conrad...

A man by the name of Professor Allan Bloom, currently teaching at the University of Chicago, wrote a book called The Closing of the American Mind, and Santa Claus put it in my stocking. The book was on the best seller list for quite sometime, primarily...

During a two-hour speech Wednesday, Playboy Adviser columnist James Petersen covered topics such as AIDS, birth control and sex in the ‘80s. When speaking about AIDS, Petersen said, "Before there was herpes, and now there is AIDS. The only difference...

Activities marking this year's Financial Aid Week begin next Monday at NIU. The week, designed to acquaint high school and college students nationwide on state, federal and private grants available to needy students to help them complete their education,...

PORTALES, N.M. (AP)—A homeless Chicago man offered a chance at a new life in rural New Mexico says he doesn't mind the hard work or long hours his job requires. Harold Thomas, 35, arrived in Portales Jan. 16 to work for Roy and Ethel Gilman. The couple...

BOSTON (AP)—People have taken aspirin since ancient times, but the ubiquitous white tablet has become a glamour drug of modern medicine, good for a growing list of seemingly unrelated ills. "It's an absolutely amazing drug," says Harold J. DeMonaco,...

NIU's Student Legal Assistance office is holding seminars to help students deal with landlord/tenant issues. The seminars are held each year for people renting apartments for the first time, said Lynn Richards, legal assitance attorney. What to look for...