For the first time in NIU's history, the university will welcome eight internationally-known speakers during a two-day interdisciplinary colloquium on "The Mind and Spirit of Ancient Greece." Dimitri Liakos, colloquium project director, said the students...

With the completion of candidate interviews Friday, NIU is another step closer to the appointment of a new provost by the projected July 1 deadline. Provost Search Committee Co-chairman James Lankford said the search committee currently is waiting for...

City officials are considering the creation of a special tax district in Greek Row to pay for streets which, if not repaired, might result in the banning of buses north of Hillcrest Drive. DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow said he will meet with both property...

Two psychiatrists' reports have indicated a 19-year-old DeKalb man charged with murder and three counts of sexual assault is mentally competent to stand trial. At a competency hearing for Matthew Reimann Monday in DeKalb County Court, the state and the...

Lack of fiscal review by the NIU Physical Plant led to cost overruns during the remodeling of former NIU president Clyde Wingfield's house, according to a report by the Illinois Auditor General. The report, released Wednesday, indicated NIU misspent thousands...

The outstanding academic achievements of students and faculty will be recognized on NIU's first University Honors Day April 26. The event, originated by the senior honor society Mortar Board, will include initiations and recognitions by university honor...

In response to recent restrictions on residence hall laundry room hours and to increase student involvement on campus issues, the NIU's Students' Relation Coalition has established itself as a communication link between students and administrators. The...

Because of the unsightly debris in the Kishwaukee River and in NIU's East Lagoon, the Recycling Station is initiating a clean-up project April 26. The starting point will be the restaurant It's Greek to Me, 223 W. Lincoln Hwy., and will travel to First...

An NIU sophomore and a DeKalb resident were killed in a car accident Saturday morning in a southwest Chicago suburb after the car struck a guardrail and spun several times in the air. Douglas Peterson, 20, 846 Stevenson Towers South, and Paul Oosterbaan,...

NIU will be visited next weekend by about 30 youths who have dropped out of school and their retired teachers as part of a special university project in Chicago's South Side Engelwood neighborhood. The youths, aged 16 to 20, either have completed or still...

The provost's relationship with the faculty and the university president was the main topic of discussion at an open forum Friday for provost candidate John Gruber. Although Gruber said he did not know much about this relationship at NIU, he said the...

The bronzed bodies. The scantily-clothed men and women. The crowd whistling and chanting as the lights dimmed. No, it is not a description of spring break in Florida. It is a description of the Sixth Annual Mr. NIU and Second Annual Ms. NIU 1987 Body...