An NIU faculty member and administrator were named to the national board of minority higher education. Walt Owens, assistant professor of physical education, who is also chairman of NIU's Commission on the Status of Minorities; and Marilyn Monteiro, Affirmative...

University Police are warning students of increased book thefts on campus after two book bags were stolen Thursday. Officer Al Eklund said police see an increased number of book thefts during this time of the year because students can return their books...

WDKI is taking another step to retain their United Press International wire service by planning a referendum proposal to be submitted to the Student Association Supreme Court for review, WDKI Program Manager Marna Coldwater said. The SA senate voted against...

In an effort to help Chinese students understand and read English newspapers, NIU's International and Special Programs will sponsor a journalism professor's trip to China. Associate professor Donald Peterson will teach a course in newspaper reading to...

NIU Law School Dean Leonard Strickman joined other law deans in supporting a merit selection proposal for the replacement of Illinois judges. Judicial vacancies should be filled by a merit system rather than an election, Strickman said. He said he supported...

Student Association President Jim Fischer is ineligible to serve as a student member of the University Council because he is not taking the required nine credit hours this semester. NIU's Constitution and Bylaws state, "Students in good academic standing...

An NIU art professor will be exhibiting his work this holiday season in a New York gallery. Professor Walter Ball, a drawing and painting instructor in NIU's school of art, will exhibit "The Mirage Series" in the Noho Gallery, located in Manhattan, from...

Two campus organizations are benefitting from the Second City show performed last month in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. Phi Kappa Sigma, sponsor of the show, donated part of the show's proceeds Thursday to the NIU Shirley W. Nelson Campus Child Care Center...

Anyone looking for Christmas spirit during these few final days of frantic exam worries can choose from holiday events throughout the DeKalb area. Friday evening at 7:30 the volunteers of Preservation of the Egyptian Theater will sponser the 8th Annual...

Last-minute preparations for Christmas are common to many, but not to McCabe's workers who prepare year-round for their community Christmas dinner. Auctioning different bar items and selling hotdogs and sodas throughout the year are just two ways McCabe's...

While many local authorities do not view Tuesday's Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty as militarily pivotal, most said it is an important first step in relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Political science assistant Professor...

While most students' minds are filled with visions of grades and finals this week, local businesses are stocking their shelves in aniticipation of the Christmas gift-giving rush. "Christmas boxer shorts are a new item this year," Nora Beck, assistant...