The NIU women's athletic program officially gained membership to the North Star Conference Wednesday after the Athletic Board voted to accept a formal invitation from the league. As a result, NIU will join Notre Dame, DePaul, Marquette, Dayton and Valparaiso...

A fire at the Kishwaukee Professional Building, 8 Health Service Dr., caused $250,000 worth of damage to a dentist's office Monday afternoon, a DeKalb Fire Department report stated. The cause of the fire, which began in the office of Dr. Dennis Collins,...

NIU raised more than $40,000 for the 1986 DeKalb United Way Campaign, bringing the total city effort to $312,000, said campaign chairman Jack Felver. "This is the first time we surpassed the $300,000 mark. We raised just over $13,000 above our goal, which...

M. Michelle Byrne University Police arrested three men Monday night after one man allegedly pulled out a gun at the Chick Evans Field House. Alan Shubert, 21, 1307 W. Lincoln Hwy., was arrested at 11:19 p.m. Monday at his residence after an argument which...

The Corn Fest Committee, celebrating its 10th anniversary and DeKalb County's 150th birthday, is having a logo contest open to all artists high-school age and older. olf Langehaug, DeKalb High School art teacher, is a member of the Corn Fest Committee....

The Rev. Jesse Jackson will be at NIU Saturday to discuss issues related to Black History Month and his views on world peace. Jackson, who ran against Walter Mondale in the 1984 Democratic presidential primary elections, is the founder of People United...

More than $17,800 was approved Sunday for four organizations' 1987-88 budget requests by the Student Association senate. A majority of the Residence Hall Association's $14,924.40 budget was approved for events related to Black History Month and for various...

A proposed $6 increase in student athletic fees could wipe out the athletic department's $370,000 deficit within the next two fiscal years. The proposed increase was discussed but not approved at Thursday's President's Fee Study Committee meeting. A decision...

The DeKalb County Farm Bureau will celebrate its 75th anniversary Saturday with a dinner and dance at NIU's Holmes Student Center. "This is a big event for the DeKalb area—with 1,200 to 1,300 people expected to attend," Don Guehler, County Farm Bureau...

Police say factional struggle bloodiest in three years; neighborhoods blazing BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP)—Shiites fought an alliance of Druse and communist gunmen for the third day Tuesday in a battle for control of Moslem west Beirut that has caused scores...

Unifying the goals of different college programs which train childhood teachers will be the theme of a workshop conducted by NIU professor Billie Thomas at an education conference in Chicago. Billie Thomas, associate professor of the department of Curriculum...

A high school student in Illinois wants to go to college, and only can afford in-state tuition. He applies to two state schools and has qualifications well above the admissions standards of each. But he gets turned down by both schools. This will happen...