Contel workers installing phone lines on the fourth floor of the NIU Health Center Oct. 7 removed ceiling panels that allegedly contained asbestos, dropping fragments and dust from the panels onto the floor. Health Enhancement Services Coordinator Michael...

NORMAL—In an attempt to increase voter participation among NIU students, student Regent Nick Valadez said he would like to have a voter registration table in the Holmes Student Center Ballroom during class registration. Valadez said he also would like...

Peter Gogola, a legally blind NIU student, will go to trial at 10 a.m. today for the misdemeanor charge of possession of a firearm without a firearm owners identification. The misdemeanor charge stems from a July 26, 1986, incident in which 30-year-old...

Sherman Jung, a sophomore residing at 478 Grant Towers North, was arrested over the weekend for possession of a stolen vehicle, said University Police Sgt. Richard Taylor. Taylor said a check with the Chicago Police Department verified the motorcycle,...

NORMAL—NIU President John LaTourette presented a report to the Board of Regents Thursday outlining NIU's new class requirements for high school students. LaTourette said many of the changes NIU has implemented or is planning were the result of a baccalaureate...

The NIU Chamber Winds and Madrigal Singers will entertain Wednesday with music from late 16th and 20th century composers. The groups will be performing in the Music Building Recital Hall at 8:00 p.m. The performances are free and open to the public. Large...

The search is on as NIU students look for the "worst, most hated" printed advertisements they can find. The NIU Advertising Club will award prizes to students who turn in the top five worst ads throughout this week. The contest, Ad Tension, "is intended...

Although DeKalb Fire Department paramedic Tim Hughes tried finding true love on "The Love Connection," his date turned out to be an "airhead," Hughes said. Hughes, 24, was featured on the daytime TV dating game Monday and Tuesday where he picked Kat,...

The NIU personnel office will be sponsoring a variety of workshops on Unity through Diversity, supervisory skills, personnel operations and personal development. Dates and locations of the workshops can be obtained from the personnel office. Personnel...

NIU sports fans remember all too well what happened the last time a Huskie team dove headfirst into the Big Time. Don't look now, but the women's basketball team is challenging the bullies. However, head coach Jane Albright said at Wednesday's Media Day...

Neoclassical theater is rarely, if ever, thought of in the same vein as rap music. But the NIU theater department plans to end that idea when they stage a highly original production of Moliere's classic commedia del'arte farce "Scapin." "Scapin," which...

Identities of victims and witnesses of violent crimes, such as sexual assault, can be kept confidential if they come forward to the University Judicial Office and local law enforcement agencies. University Judicial Office Director Larry Bolles said information...