FREEPORT—NIU announced its intention to the Illinois Board of Higher Education Tuesday to offer a master of arts degree in library and information studies at the Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center in Rock Island. NIU President John LaTourette said the...

The NIU Wind Ensemble will perform its first concert tonight in the newly renovated Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, located in the Music Building. The concert will be directed by NIU Wind Ensemble Conductor Stephen Squires and will feature NIU music Professor...

"Play It Safe...Plan Your Escape!" is the theme for Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-9, said DeKalb Fire Chief Alan Berg. Berg said planning a way of escape now, before the fire, is essential because by the time the smoke alarm sounds, it is too late to stand...

While the rest of campus was sleeping in late and/or recovering from Friday night's festivities, about 104 NIU students were gathering in front of Stevenson Towers South early Saturday morning. Some were there to help pay for their education. Others were...

Faculty salaries, plans to offer a graduate degree off-campus, a synopsis of Illinois public universities and a review of Gov. James Thompson's stance on different legislation will top the agenda of items affecting NIU at the Illinois Board of Higher...

A well-traveled art lecturer from England will give a speech and slide presentation on metalworking and jewlery tonight. Susan Fortune is a senior lecturer at the City of London Polytechnic. NIU art Professor Lee Peck said Fortune is noted in the fields...

Musical and magical entertainment will be performed daily this week at noon in King Memorial Commons. The entertainment, sponsored by the Student Association as part of the homecoming festivities, will be performed each day from noon to 1 p.m. SA Homecoming...

Despite the tailgating fiasco three weeks ago, NIU students are getting one more chance to enjoy a custom other schools take for granted. It was announced recently that tailgating before NIU home games will be allowed to continue. There will be a few...

The NIU Graduate Council Monday approved four changes to the Graduate School's catalog which were submitted by the Graduate Council Standards Committee. Graduate School Dean Jerold Zar said up to nine semester hours of law now will be credited to any...

In response to concerns by faculty members over campus parking problems, NIU administrators will address the issue at Wednesday's Faculty Assembly meeting. NIU President John LaTourette, James Harder, interim vice president for business and operations...

A female Lincoln Hall resident had a violent reaction Thursday night after coming back from a party on another floor, and, according to a close friend, acted like she had been drugged. The student, who was taken to Kishwaukee Community Hospital by a DeKalb...

NIU's first Presidential Awards Convocation will honor about 150 undergraduate merit scholarship recipients tomorrow. The assembly will be held in the Sandburg Auditorium in the Holmes Student Center at 3 p.m. A reception of punch and cookies for the...