The Georgia Satellites, the southern rockabilly band from Atlanta, is set on course for the Duke Ellington Ballroom tonight. Only two of the original Georgia Satellites—Dan Baird and Rick Richards—still are with the band, which formed in 1980. The...

Although May 1 is the deadline for summer Guaranteed Student Loans, two other loan programs with higher interest rates are available after this date. Students who apply for a GSL before the May 1 deadline have a good chance of having the forms processed...

Contrary to what former Student Association vice president Michele Begovich said Monday, action taken at Sunday's SA meeting is not in question, said Cam Davis, SA Public Relations adviser. Begovich said Monday the meeting could be considered illegitimate...

AIDS patients have been dubbed the new "lepers" of society, but aggressive education can dispel myths about the disease and reduce society's fear of the epidemic, according to one AIDS specialist. Dr. Renslow Sherer, an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...

During the past six years, many NIU students might have wondered why the $2 million crosswalk between Founders Memorial Library and Swen Parson's law library is closed. The crosswalk was built by the same structural engineering firm that built the skywalks...

The State Universities Civil Service Merit Board's 5-1 vote last week to eliminate service bonus points caused a stir among university union employees and Illinois legislators. Actions have been taken in an attempt to restore the service bonus point system,...

At an open forum Tuesday, provost candidate Kendall Baker of Bowling Green University in Ohio said he wants the "very best relationship with students as possible." "Students really are the life of the university. The provost should be in contact with...

A concern about the Athletic Board's size arose on the University Council's part when the engineering college was being approved, said Jim Giles, executive secretary of the UC. Giles said when the engineering college was added last year, the Athletic...

No charges will be filed against a Northern Star photographer detained last Thursday by University Police during a disturbance near the West Lagoon, but charges against NIU student Greg Thomas will not be dropped. The decisions were made by DeKalb County...

Unless funding can be found to reconstruct north Greek Row streets, No. 3 buses will be restricted, said Mayor Greg Sparrow and his staff Sunday. Sparrow told the Student Association Senate that he also is making this recommendation to the DeKalb City...

The "situation was peaceful" when DeKalb Police arrived at NIU's West Lagoon Thursday night at the request of University Police, DeKalb Police Chief Joe Maciejewski said. Maciejewski attempted to clarify the DeKalb Police's role in the incident at a press...

NIU student Greg Thomas, 19, was arrested early Friday morning at his dormitory room in connection with Thurday night's "riot" incident between police and students at the West Lagoon. Thomas said two University Police officers came to his room, 715 Grant...