Republicans and Democrats are banding together in the DeKalb community to support a senate bill that would grant NIU its own governing system. Senate Bill 0001, submitted by Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, would remove NIU from the Board of Regents' control...

By this time of the year, even the most well-intended of resolutions made for the new year have become just that—well intended. Now come on, you can admit it. It does seem to be the perfect time to put the past behind and break forth into the New Year...

Two NIU students will spend their spring semester conducting research at prestigous national nuclear laboratories through a two-year-old program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. The pair, both enrolled in NIU's honors program, are Christopher...

NIU graduates with ambition to succeed in life, as well as polished communication skills, will have excellent chances of finding promising jobs, when they enter the work force, according to Gary Scott, director of NIU Career Planning and Placement. Scott...

A nationwide search will begin this spring to fill the position of former greek advisor Jeff Cufuade who left NIU to take a similar position at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Michelle Emmett, University Programming and Activities director, said...

An advisory committee to NIU President John LaTourette met Dec. 9 to begin the review of an increase in student fees for fiscal year 1989 requested by the University Health Service of about $4.32 for 12 credit hours. Dana Mills, associate director for...

Marilyn Skinner, chairman of the NIU Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, protested the possible demolition of the Wirtz House at the Dec. 14 University Council meeting. In the Master Plan, a schedule for campus development, Wirtz House will...

My roommate was bent over into the toilet, imitating a government OSHA inspector. His communion with the Tidy Bowl man was punctuated by the wretching sounds that customarily accompany overindulgence in spirits. It was the first time this naive boy from...

Lines ran long and tempers ran short last week when more than 7,500 NIU students attempted to obtain a class schedule they "could live with," as one student put it, through schedule completition and late registration. Theresa Viskocil, a junior majoring...

With Paul Avon's last final examination behind him on Dec. 17, he anticipated his May graduation from NIU and believed nothing could stand in his way. Paul relaxed as most college students do when four years of college are almost completed. He went downtown...

Calling his proposal "the first phase of a long-term process," NIU Provost Kendall Baker outlined a possible system of awarding faculty with promotional salary increases at last Wednesday's Faculty Assembly meeting. Baker's proposal to the Board of Regents...

A proposal for an enclosed shopping center drew criticism from Sycamore merchants and support from DeKalb city officials at a DeKalb County Board meeting Jan. 11. epresentatives from Wilmorite Inc., a New York-based development firm, presented tentative...