Although new roommates can cause frustration and stress, many students develop friendships through the experience. Most students switch roommates after their freshman year and stay with their second roommate for a couple of years, said Willard Draper,...

The Martin Luther King statue, which has brought some mystery to NIU, is still inching toward completion. You have to understand the history of this (statue) goes on for years," Student Association President Huda Scheidelman said. "I think it's very unfortunate...

Sometime throughout the year, students might wonder how they got their particular roommate. How could two people be put together and be expected to live in harmony? John Felver, NIU associate director of student housing, said students are put together...

For students who want to live off campus in the fall, now is the time to decide their future. Jim Mason of Mason Apartments, who rents Colonial, 1001 Lincoln Hwy., and Old Orchard Apartments, 1004 Lincoln Hwy., the next 30 days are the best time to sign...

NIU freshmen consider themselves more politically and socially conservative—a trend reflected nation-wide, according to a survey. The Cooperative Institution Research Program Survey, conducted annually by American Council on Education and the University...

Some DeKalb volunteers plan to have housing for the homeless by fall 1990. Andria Rusian, organizer of Jubilee Service, said she hopes to be able to offer DeKalb homeless temporary housing this fall. Rusian said the project should get approval for a grant...

The tenant is favored in this year's race for housing. With fewer incoming students and more off-campus units available, students will be less crunched for time and have more choices when signing a lease for next year. Although the student population...

A panel discussion on the upcoming Nicaraguan elections and United States intervention in Central America drew a crowd of about 50 people Sunday night. The event was sponsored by the DeKalb Area Interfaith Network and featured panelists Michael Gonzales,...

Members of the Student Association will try to answer questions, concerns and suggestions students have about anything at NIU with a "passing the buck" service. Students can put their comments in any of the "passing the buck" boxes located in Altgeld...

At any time during the semester, about 3,500 NIU students are employed on campus. Most campus employers are near their capacity for students this semester, but some positions open during the semester, said Melody Amundsen, NIU coordinator of student employment....

Jean Moreno is a foot soldier in the battle for nurses in the growing war known as the nursing shortage. Moreno is a recruiter from St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island, Il., and she has been in the war zone at 12 job fairs since last September. "We attend...

An NIU men's basketball player will face 12 months of court supervision after charges stemming from an alleged robbery of a bag of cannabis were dropped Jan. 19. The state's case against Robert Smith, 20, 322 W. Neptune Hall, was dismissed by request...