With the approach of the next decade, students might face larger classes taught by less qualified professors due to a projected teacher shortage which has already affected NIU's English department. Although faculty were hired in greater numbers in previous...

The Illinois Student Association will present Rep. John Countryman, R-DeKalb, with a "Legislator of the Year" award during its fourth annual statewide summit this weekend. The award shows the students' appreciation for the extraordinary efforts of legislators...

Illinois might have a law dictating academic requirements at state universities by 1993. Governor Jim Thompson said that requirements need to be flexible enough to admit "students who did not have the opportunity to take the required courses or disadvantaged...

The Holmes Student Center space study committee, exploring the possibilities of acquiring more space, has hit a dead end. The student center space committee was originally headed by Jon Dalton, former vice president for student affairs and co-chaired...

Suggestion: think twice about breaking up with your girlfriend. Just when you thought it was safe to end that not-so-perfect-anymore relationship with your girlfriend—or boyfriend, as the case may be—you pick up the Saturday Chicago Tribune and read...

In response to decreasing graduation rates at NIU and other public state universities, the Illinois Board of Higher Education is developing strategies to help minority retention. Although 3,758 freshmen entered NIU in 1980, only 2,116 eventually graduated,...

The state has appropriated $900,000 in planning funds for a new engineering building to be built on NIU's campus. "The money came out of the state revenue base," said Eddie Williams, Vice President of Finance and Planning. The state appropriation for...

The Student Association Senate recognized more than 50 campus organizations Sunday night at its first meeting, although no new senators were sworn in. After Sen. John Fallon made a motion to approve the entire list of committees with one vote, Sen. Mark...

NIU's student Regent and the Student Association will keep close tabs on the Board of Regents this week when the Regents meet to discuss policy changes. The proposed policy changes outlined this summer by Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves will be discussed...

A scuba class was closed and others transferred from the Anderson Hall Pool Natorium after a delay in renovation materials forced the pool to close until mid-October. Nancy Hungate, aquatics coordinator for physical education, said classes that used the...

Edwin Simpson, director of the NIU Faculty Development Program, works with faculty on programs to vitalize their career development. Simpson was recently appointed to the position and describes his job as being "responsible for planning the program" by...

Everyone gather around. A serious situation has recently been brought to my attention and I think you all need to listen. Two girls were vactioning abroad and ran into some Canadians. Being in Europe, it was a joy for both parties involved to have a conversation...