The alcohol policy implemented this semester by the NIU Inter-Fraternity Council might face revisions after spring break because of a proposal submitted to the IFC last week. The proposal, which will be voted on at the March 21 IFC meeting, is a longer...

Parishoners file into St. Mary's Catholic Church, bless themselves and step around the paint cans and drop cloths. Dust abounds and there is a handsaw leaning against the wall. A brown, newly-painted 15-foot-high wood crucifix stares out naked, unpainted...

A recent spring break advertising supplement distributed by the Miller Brewing Company was pulled from full distribution in response to a large amount of negative reaction from readers. The section was intended to be a parody of college students' spring...

Condom machines will be installed at several locations on campus during spring break. NIU selected National Sanitary Laboratories of Lincolnwood, Ill., to install condom machines in the bathrooms on the lower level of the Holmes Student Center, bathrooms...

An NIU associate director of admissions said mandatory entrance requirements that the Illinois Board of Higher Education approved Tuesday will have little effect on NIU. Associate Director of Admission Robert Burk said, "It won't make a big change." Effective...

U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett said the federal government will contribute $15.2 billion to student financial assistance this year, despite Congress' continuous battle with the "default issue." Default is the failure to repay a student loan...

It may be the beginning of the season for the glorious American pastime otherwise known as baseball, but I'd rather it remain football season all year round. Not growing up with any older brothers around, my affection for football was latent and so my...

CHICAGO—The Illinois Board of Higher Education Tuesday unanimously voted to make stricter admission requirements to Illinois universities mandatory. The new 15-unit course requirements will take effect in fall 1990, which was the IBHE's original 1985...

NIU's increased efforts in alcohol education over the last four years have resulted in a 50 percent decrease in alcohol-related injuries recorded by the University Health Service. Alcohol-related injuries decreased by 25 percent in 1986-87, followed by...

A proposal for a gay rights ordinance in DeKalb was endorsed by members of the city's human relations commission Tuesday, but action on the effort will wait until after city elections in April. It took almost an hour for the commission to obtain the number...

Questions about the status of an NIU club suspended after destroying a university vehicle were raised when a Student Association senator proposed to remove the club's privileges associated with SA recognition. The motion, made by former SA Sen. John Martin,...

The Student Association Mass Transit Board voted to not allow Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity to use the name of the Late Nite Ride Service on raffle tickets. After 30 minutes of debate, board members decided to reject participating in a fundraiser that would...