A recent Carnegie Foundation poll indicated elementary and secondary public school teachers do not believe they have an adequate amount of influence in classroom life. But does this also go for higher education instructors? NIU history department Chairman...

Junior business majors will get a taste of the "real world" from NIU alumni at the annual College of Business Career Day to give them career advice and information. The Career Day, sponsored by the Career Advisory Board, will be held Sept. 14 from 9 a.m....

The Sigma Pi fraternity house will receive sanctions today for a fight in the spring between some of its members and members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house. Jeff Cufaude, activities adviser for University Programming and Activities, said, "It...

Cathy Holmes has a lot of things to talk about, yet she would be the last one to say anything. The senior NIU volleyball co-captain led the 1987 Huskie squad in kills (321), kills-per-game (2.79), solo blocks (42) and block assists (138). She was praised...

NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell said the position of associate athletic director is still open after it was vacated by Susie Pembroke-Jones last month. "We are in the process of initiating the paperwork to hire someone for the position," O'Dell said....

"If it saves one rape or accident in a year, it's worth it," said Dave Pack, a member of the Student Association Mass Transit Board. Pack was referring to NIU's first ever late night ride service which the transit board is offering in an effort to curb...

The Aug. 21 stangulation of DeKalb resident Lisa Garretson is still "under investigation" by the DeKalb police, who report no new information about the case. Sgt. Chuck Kross, who is heading the investigation, said that after interviewing more than 100...

Exploration of different forms of non-violent resistance is the basis of a seminar titled "Considering Civil Disobedience" to be held Tuesday at the Wesley Foundation. The seminar also will focus on theory and practice for building an affinity group in...

NIU professor Clyde Wingfield will be taking an "administrative assignment" with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in Washington D.C. for the next 12 months rather than the nine-month academic year. NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez...

Two NIU chemistry professors vouch for the reliability of different parts of a standard urine test given for drugs. The Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) tests, part of a standard urine test...

Central American support groups from around the state gathered at the Newman Center on Saturday to address the continuing conflicts in the Central American region. Richard Grossman, a panel member and representative from the Nicaraguan Solidarity Committee...

Illinois will remain in competition with one other state to host the $4.4 million Superconducting Super Collider that would increase employment and business in Northern Illinois. NIU Assistant Physics Professor Daniel Kaplan said, "The super collider...