The NIU spirit club, OPRA, will sponsor a raffle in an effort to recruit more members at the last game of the men's basketball season. OPRA, formally known as the Incredible All-Voluntary Fire Brigade, is known to most students as the rowdy group of spectators...

A DeKalb County circuit judge will decide at 1:30 this afternoon whether the case of Demetrius Glenn, 20, is ready for trial. DeKalb Police charged Glenn with reckless homicide in connection with the Oct. 4 death of NIU student Christine Billmyer, 21....

Last Thursday the NIU President's Fee Study Committee recommended a $1 per student annual refundable fee to help fund the Illinois Student Association. The fee must be approved through a student referendum this semester. Both the Champaign and Chicago...

NIU's major research projects all are not performed on campus. NIU's Social Science Research Institute, located on 3rd and Locust streets in DeKalb, has conducted several research projects since it was founded in 1980, said Paul Kleppner, director of...

The Student Association gave support for spending an additional $100,000 if necessary for repairs to the Holmes Student Center tower, although no formal vote was taken on the recommendation. Sen. Dave Stern recommended the SA favor NIU spending an additional...

NIU pledged $41,804 of their $50,000 United Way goal despite the lack of pledging from students this year. "We recieved almost no money from the students", said student fund raiser Michelle Roberts, "but we have a couple of months left to get more pledges."...

NIU student George Traynere, 22, was arrested Wednesday for setting off a smoke bomb near the eighth floor of Grant Towers South Residence Hall last semester. Another student was treated Dec. 10 by paramedics for smoke inhalation after three floors of...

The Student Association Parking Committee Monday will discuss alternatives to a plan to convert student parking lot D near Neptune Hall to a faculty lot. University Parking Committee member Shey Lowman said NIU's parking committee discussed the proposal...

Under provisions in the Illinois constitution, DeKalb could establish a "home-rule" allowing minors to enter bars, but local officials say it has little chance of passing here. The 1970 Illinois State Constitution states a city automatically has home-rule...

NORMAL_The Board of Regents agreed Thursday to allow NIU to seek bids for the replacement of the brick covering of the Holmes Student Center. NIU President John LaTourette said the first part of seeking bids consists of preparing specifications to resurface...

As the daily weather forecasts indicate, the Northern Illinois winter season is in full force, complete with pristine beauty, outdoor sports and treacherous driving conditions. Packed snow, ice, obscured views and glare are all common contributors to...

NORMAL—NIU's Southeast Asian Studies will be able to enhance its programming with a $572,000 grant to NIU. The Board of Regents approved the Luce Foundation Grant Thursday along with a grant to provide funding for NIU's Technology Commercialization...