University Police Lt. Ken Kaiser said there were two criminal sexual assaults this past weekend in the dormitories. "The University Police did not have any reports of sexual assault until this weekend. This weekend we have had two, one Friday evening...

A lawsuit charging that a DeKalb alderman failed to pay wages to a campaign supporter has been dropped. Former NIU student Thomas Fessler said Monday he dropped the lawsuit against 7th Ward Alderman Mark Powell because the matter was settled out of court....

DeKalb City officials are considering the prioritization of about 30 stormwater management projects needed to improve flooding conditions in the city. Ron Naylor, director of public works, said the cost of the projects total more than $13 million, and...

At its first Chicago conference, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy awarded an NIU associate dean of professional studies a fellowship to its organization. About 3,000 people, including representatives from England, East Germany,...

Second City will perform in the Duke Ellington Ballroom tonight at 9 p.m. for Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity's philanthropy project. Tickets are $4 and are available from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in Cole, Wirtz and DuSable halls and in the Pow Wow Room. This is...

Freshman English classes are being held in the Douglas Hall computer lab for the first time, and the department plans to extend the number of classes offered there next semester. Director of freshman English Rosalie Hewitt said the classes using the computer...

A new member of NIU's history department received a prestigious Southern history award last week in New Orleans for his book dealing with the colonial cultures of Chesapeake region located in Maryland and Virginia. Assistant Professor Allan Kulikoff,...

NIU's chapter of Students Against Multiple Sclerosis will hold the first informational meeting of its 1988 campaign at 9 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center's Heritage Room. NIU's SAMS program is part of a national student movement on about 200 campuses...

Author of 30 books, NIU English Professor Lucien Stryk will present a reading of his new poems Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the Chandelier Room of Adams Hall. Stryk said the topics of the poems will be diverse. The collapse of the stock market and its impact...

NIU faculty voiced their concerns about Provost Kendall Baker's "Working Priorities" paper at a forum Nov. 10. One major faculty concern about the paper is that it is not very specific in regards to reallocation, former University Council Executive Secretary...

Students living in residence halls who have not paid their room and board might face eviction from their rooms. Housing Services Associate Director Jack Felver said if students have outstanding bills, they will be sent eviction notices. Financial Aid...

The history and growth of political science was the topic of Stanford University Professor Gabriel Almond's lecture sponsored by the NIU Social Science Research Institute Friday. Almond said the title of the lecture, "Political Science: Growth and Growing...