Today and tomorrow students can vote for their favorite candidates in the race for Student Association executive offices. Candidates running for SA president are Phil Chihoski, incumbent Jim Fischer and Mike Murvihill. SA vice presidential candidates...

As the NIU constitution undergoes review, faculty members are requesting changes which would give them more representation on the University Council. Mary King, administrative aid to the Provost office, said faculty want a stronger voice in the council....

The NIU Opera Workshop performs its most ambitious undertaking of the semester with "Dialogues of the Carmelites," an opera by French post-impressionist Francis Poulenc. This production explores many new directions for the opera workshop. Past shows used...

An NIU student was injured Sunday afternoon when he fell 30 feet from a fraternity house fire escape. Larry Picchiotti, a member and resident of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity house, 503 College Avenue, fell from the fire escape at about 5:30 p.m. Picchiotti...

NIU students interested in traveling, helping others and learning about different cultures can attend a Peace Corp film seminar tonight at 7 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center. "The Peace Corps is a good opportunity for people to gain experience in their...

The Student Association will have a debt of about $40,000 by the end of this academic year because of its lenient policy toward approving budgets, according to SA Treasurer Lisa Schlepp. Schlepp said the SA will be in a deficit situation which means some...

A bill allowing families or individuals to set aside tax-exempt funds for continuing education is being co-sponsored by 14th District Congressman Dennis Hastert, R-Oswego. Hastert, whose district includes DeKalb, said the accounts are similiar to Individual...

William Campbell, director of community affairs for WLS Channel 7, will speak Tuesday at NIU about the issue of black stereotyping in the television industry. NIU's Center for Black Studies is sponsoring the event at which Campbell will discuss topics...

A flat fee for the towing of vehicles is likely to be set by the DeKalb City Council when it votes tonight on amendments to the existing towing policy. The council will again consider revisions to the municipal towing ordinance, including recommendations...

A 36-year-old man was charged with indecent exposure by the University Police Friday after he turned himself in to authorities. University Police Sgt. Roger Taylor said Michael Ryan, 36, of Rockford turned himself over to his lawyer, DeKalb attorney Scott...

In a failed attempt to halt the destruction of trees where the Psych-Math building now stands, a dozen NIU students were arrested 16 years ago Sunday. Paul Bisgaard, a DeKalb resident who was among those arrested, said, "Students were protesting the construction...

The NIU Foundation's board of directors Thursday voted in favor of moving all the organization's common stock assests to a mutual fund free of any investments in South Africa. The foundation will transfer about $150,000 from the Equity Fund to the South...