The Office of Educational Services and Programs is an often-misunderstood system which encompasses several programs to aid and increase student retention. ESP has grown and changed since it was established in 1971 under the name Office of Special Projects....

A special panel asked to analyze Illinois' "system of systems" is likely to endorse status quo, despite criticism calling for major structural changes within the state's higher education system. The state-wide panel convened last November and December...

NIU paraprofessionals belonging to American Federation of State, City and Municipal Employees accepted NIU's offer Thursday for a 9 percent pay raise effective July 1, 1989. Fifty-five of the 77 AFSCME employees took a break from their duties yesterday...

A mentoring program has been created to increase the current NIU graduation rate of 49 percent. Although NIU's graduation rate is considered typical of a school with a 25,000-plus enrollment, project co-chairperson Deb Cassidy, faculty member in the human...

The Duke Ellington Ballroom does not have the thrills and chills of Disney World, but does have comparable lines during course completion. Hundreds of NIU students have been waiting in lines at the Holmes Student Center for late registration, schedule...

Robert Martucci, an NIU student arrested by DeKalb Police and charged with sexual assault, might face university charges. Martucci, 21, 906 Kimberly Drive #4, posted $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 15 for charges of sexual assault...

An unknown number of copies of a Marietta, Ga.-based newspaper promoting white supremacy were stuffed into issues of Thursday's Northern Star. Copies of "The Truth At Last" were found in newspapers in the Holmes Student Center. The Star does not know...

The quickest way to find out if NIU is open during bad weather is from radio or TV broadcasts. DeKalb-Sycamore stations carrying special NIU weather-related announcements include WDEK, WKDI, WNIU, WSQR, and Cable 8 TV. Aurora stations notified of major...

The Student Association Supreme Court issued a temporary restraint after three hours of deliberation on the $4,000 SA executive board allocation to help fund black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan's visit to NIU. At 1:15 this morning, Supreme Court Justice...

A new Illinois law making insurance companies cover the cost of mammograms, a procedure detecting breast cancer, for women over age 35 will aid in catching the disease early. Eileen Coppens, a Country Companies insurance agent in Sandwich, said pressure...

"Always" transcends the boundaries of the stereotypical love story and entertains the audience with tales of adventure and intrigue. Starring Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter, "Always" is directed by the renowned Steven Spielberg with the high degree...

OK, yesterday we discussed the Faculty Assembly. Today, we journey into the world of the University Council. The University Council consists of 30 full-time NIU faculty members, including department chairs. A Supportive Professional Staff member and Operating...