Digging through garbage is becoming more acceptable everyday as recycling becomes commonplace in DeKalb. DeKalb County Recycling, Inc. has placed a 20 cubic-yard, tan container between Suburban Apartments, Annie Glidden Road and Suburban Estates, Twombly...

Three NIU students said they plan to run for a DeKalb County Board seat in the March 20 primary. The DeKalb County Board runs a variety of local agencies, but its primary function is to collect and distribute local taxes, County Administrator Ray Bockman...

Contel and the Public Relations Student Society of America are sponsoring "708 Day" at NIU on Friday. Activities will be held on campus from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. One of the events to be held is a balloon lauch outside the Holmes Student Center at noon. Friday...

The NIU Art Annex is negotiating another five-year lease renewal on Sycamore Road. The Art Annex is under a short-term, six-month lease as a transition to resolve the five-year extended agreement from the original lease, said Eddie Williams, vice president...

The percentage of students at NIU who are older than 25 lags behind the national percentage. In a Jan. 29 speech at NIU, George Keller, a nationally-known education writer from the University of Pennsylvania, said more than 44 percent of the nation's...

A new student organization for motorcyclists will promote safety and provide companionship for cyclists at NIU. The NIU Motorcyclist Association has "a great deal of potential," said Rick Kieltyka, one of the association's faculty advisers and director...

Editor's note: This is the final story in a three-part series examining financial aid at NIU. For students who do not qualify for low-interest loans, grants or scholarships, there is always one way of trying to meet college costs—employment. About 3,500...

Some are upset about poor student attendance at meetings held to determine student fee recommendations. NIU President John La Tourette's Fee Study Committee was not delayed Monday by the absence of Student Association President Huda Scheidelman and SA...

Students and faculty placing themselves in boxes can escape their shyness and inferiorities by learning to be more assertive. Wednesday, Judy Skorek, a Research Associate for the University Resources for Women, held an informal meeting, called a "brown...

An NIU alumnus spoke to the College Republicans and republican county volunteers on party unity to gear up for the March primaries. Judge John Nickels, a 1958 NIU graduate and candidate for appellate court judge, and several other republican candidates...

A nationwide trend toward drinking less alcohol by college-aged students is being reflected at NIU. The American Council on Education Cooperative Institution Research Program Survey was given to more than 215,000 incoming public college freshmen across...

NIU men and women are choosing traditional majors for their sex, according to NIU statistics. Nearly 90 percent of students majoring in education and professional studies at NIU are women, while 90 percent of students in engineering are men, according...