While WNIU's damaged transmission tower remained unrepaired, the station began broadcasts Dec. 31 over a new radio tower located at Route 69 and Interstate 39. The new tower will be used for all WNIU broadcasting but it will not "totally" replace the...

A building located many miles from campus plays an important research role at NIU. The Social Science Research Institute located in downtown DeKalb houses NIU's Public Opinion Laboratory (POL). NIU President John LaTourette gave a press conference at...

DeKalb Firefighters' "save rates" for the resuscitation of clinically dead patients is on the rise, and their efforts have been recognized by the DeKalb City Council. Firefighter/Paramedic Larry Haler said that paramedics have recently been able to save...

In response to an apparent lack of effective English communication in the classroom, a university committee has been formed to examine and help correct the fluency problem. Acting Provost Daniel Wit, committee chairman, said the Committee to Promote Effective...

Beginning next semester, students might have to pay an additional $8.40 in fees if a recommendation, passed by the Revenue Bond Review Committee Dec. 18, is approved. The increased fees will help pay off a $300,000 bond used to purchase, repair and maintain...

Co-workers', paramedics' efforts to save fail Janis Priede, an employee of the NIU Budget and Planning Department, died Monday morning of an apparent heart attack in his Lowden Hall office. Although co-workers and DeKalb Fire Department paramedics attempted...

Diners in The Junction Eating Place, 816 W. Lincoln Hwy., got a scare Monday night when a fire broke out in the restaurant, filling the building with smoke and forcing its evacuation. Employees said the fire started in the kitchen area. "It started on...

Former State Representative J. Dennis Hastert, R-Yorkville, was formally sworn in Tuesday as a member of the 100th United States Congress. The swearing in of Congressman Hastert, along with 434 of his colleagues, ceremoniously opened the House of Representatives...

A new one-page financial aid form intended to cut the red tape in aid applications could cause confusion for students at NIU. The new form called the Application for Federal and State Student Aid (AFSSA) is available from the Illinois State Scholarship...

The Northern Star received a Five-Star-All-American rating Monday by the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) for the 28th of the past 29 semesters. Star Editorial Adviser Jerry Thompson said, "The ACP is a national organization which critiques and rates...

Students interested in off-campus classes in Liberal Arts and Sciences can attend one of three open advisory nights at the College of DuPage, Harper College or Rockford Regional Academic Center on Jan. 13, 14 and 15. NIU advisors from the College of Liberal...

With President Reagan's proposed 1987-88 budget calling for further cuts to city funding, the DeKalb City Council will have to continue looking for new ways to raise revenues and cut expenses. In a special meeting of the city council Monday, aldermen...