Education. It used to be one of the top priorities of both national and state government. The nation's leaders believed a well-educated populace brought higher per capita incomes, higher gross national product figures, a generally healthier economy, a...

The NIU School of Music kicked off its semester of fundraising events Oct. 17 with the performance of Ron Modell's "Sentimental Journey" band. About 100 people attended the performance of 40s music, which raised $1,373 dollars, NIU Jazz Ensemble Conductor...

Artist Pat Oleszko will create "War ‘N Piece: Where Fools Russian" at the Egyptian Theatre for her audience Wednesday at 8 p.m. The 50-minute mixed-media performance using live costume- sculpture presents a political satire confronting nuclear armamentation...

When I was a child, I couldn't understand why the white girls had the pretty blonde curls, and I had to have my hair pressed to make it straight. I couldn't relate to why I was so much darker than everyone I attended school with, and I was ashamed to...

A "Truth About Rock" seminar will be sponsored by the Salvation Army Thursday to present the controversial subject of rock musician's lyrics and lifestyles. The seminar, at 7 p.m. at the Egyptian Theater, will be conducted by Dan and Steven Peters, authors...

A recommendation to reconstruct portions of Seventh Street and the appropriation of $5,000 of motor fuel tax for the design of Sycamore Road traffic signal improvements will be considered Monday by the DeKalb City Council. Assistant City Manager Gary...

In a close vote, the Student Association Senate rejected President Jim Fischer's nomination of Tom Rainey to sit on the University Committee on Reserve Officer Training Corps. Fischer said the committee's purpose is to advise and develop policies for...

Illinois Circuit Court Judge Carole Bellows said in a lecture Friday she is pleased with the increasing number of females entering the law profession. Speaking to a group of about 25 students, Bellows said about 40 to 50 percent of the law school population...

One of the most difficult things for a journalist to do is admit being wrong. Writing a retraction or a correction always carries with it the red face of embarrassment and the empty feeling of having messed up. On occasion, I made references to the John...

An important match is coming up for the NIU volleyball team when it takes on the Eastern Michigan Hurons at Chick Evans Field House Saturday at 4 p.m. The Huskies are going to have to prove themselves after a poor showing against the Iowa Hawkeyes Wednesday...

Soccer coach Willy Roy might forget the bus and have his Huskies pull him by dogsled to Wisconsin this weekend. NIU travels to Madison Friday and Green Bay Sunday where several inches of white stuff fell Thursday. But Roy said he would not mind playing...

Besides fighting against 11th-ranked Northwestern, the NIU field hockey team had to battle a strong wind which continually blew one of the scoring cages over in yesterday's match. The Wildcats prevailed 4-1 over the Huskies. "I thought the wind would...