Student Association President Jim Fischer's appointment of SA Sen. Joe Annunzio to the University Committee on Reserve Officers Training Corps was approved by the SA senate Sunday. Annunzio was the only appointee Fischer brought to the senate this week....

Local health officials said victims of sexual assault should report to a hospital immediately in order for evidence to be obtained and medical attention, including counseling, to be administered. Donna Lalley, Kishwaukee Hospital clinical nurse specialist,...

A five-year $450,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute is enabling an NIU associate professor to probe the molecular processes involved in causing cancer. Biological Sciences Associate Professor T. Daniel Griffiths applied for the grant and is...

In a unanimous vote, the Student Association Senate approved $6,800 in supplemental funding for Towers magazine this Sunday night. SA Treasurer Todd Lipscomb said the additional funds will replenish monies which, he said, were erroneously taken out of...

NIU Provost Kendall Baker will discuss his "Working Priorities" paper dealing with NIU's budget when he meets with the Council on Instruction Nov. 19. The council decided Nov. 5 they would develop a list of questions to address to Baker. In addition,...

Eight balloons drifted to Canada from Huskie Stadium, the launching pad for Sigma Sigma Sigma's Balloon Ascension Contest. More than 1,000 balloons were released by about 35 Tri-Sig women for their national philanthropy project during the National Anthem...

Two sexual assaults which occurred locally within the past three weeks are under investigation, DeKalb Police Sgt. Charles Kross said Friday. Although rumors about a string of rapes have been circulating on Greek Row, Kross confirmed only two assaults...

NIU President John LaTourette Saturday assured Hispanic students of his personal interest in helping them obtain degrees from the university. While addressing students' parents, who gathered at a potluck organized by the University Resources for Latinos...

NIU's new Grievance Committee now will accept complaints from faculty members dissatisfied with the actions or conduct of staff, faculty or administration. Joel Swift, College of Law associate professor, was elected chairman of the committee, which is...

A $21,000 bronze statue of Martin Luther King Jr., in its second year of planning and development stages, might stand in NIU's King Memorial Commons as early as May. The bronze statue will stand 6 feet tall on a 3-foot pedestal near the center of the...

Featuring two graduate conductors as well as two award-winning student soloists, the NIU Philharmonic will perform its final concert of the fall semester Nov. 10. The performance in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at the Music Building will begin with a...

Editor's note: This is the last of a four-part series about alcohol-related problems in the Greek Row area. Part four focuses on sexual assault at NIU. While NIU cannot prosecute cases of sexual assault, the judicial board can take action against persons...