Holmes Student Center Bookstore Director Stanley Shedaker will leave NIU on September 16 to take a job as a marketing developer for Missouri Book Services. Shedaker, whose last few months at NIU were fraught with controversy over the allegedly racially-induced...

The Board of Regents Executive Committee held a telephone conference call meeting Aug. 18 mainly to discuss personnel transactions at Illinois State University and NIU. Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said the meeting was of routine character. He said...

NIU is following a new trend among Big 10 schools to reduce and limit on-campus drinking. A revised alcohol regulation policy for NIU will work toward protecting the safety and welfare of students as well as educate them about alcohol abuse. Jon Dalton,...

Increased funding for higher education is crucial if NIU is to fulfill its mission as a "modern land grant university" in the future, NIU President John LaTourette reiterated in his state of the university address last Thursday. LaTourette said poor state...

More than 5,000 NIU students attempted to register for classes last Wednesday and Thursday at schedule completion, said Richard Durfee, director of records and registration. The 2,421 students attending schedule completion last Wednesday totalled 400...

NIU Professor Clyde Wingfield, who will be taking a paid leave of absence from NIU for the next academic year, said he has no intentions to leave NIU after his fellowship with the American Associaton of State Colleges and Universities ends. Wingfield...

NIU administrators will be meeting with students to discuss a proposal to increase student input into management of the Holmes Student Center—a proposal which could alleviate problems which Student Association President Paula Radtke calls "a form of...

Last-minute schedule changes can be hectic for students who have to wait in long lines, but in the future, these changes can be made by telephone from anywhere in the world. NIU is now developing software which will one day enable the installation of...

Police are searching the Wisconsin Dells area for NIU student Richard Church, who is charged with the slayings of his ex-girlfriend's parents. Woodstock Police Chief Herb Pitzman said a fugitive warrant was issued Aug. 25 for Church, who had crossed the...

When it comes to a positive attitude, NIU soccer coach Willy Roy provides it. Roy was hired in August 1987 after former coach Jerry Collins resigned. Although his squad finished the season with a 6-10-2 record, the former Chicago Sting boss is ready for...

School's back—and it's that time of year again when students flock to keggers, bars, house parties and other get-togethers to mingle with old friends and meet new ones. Imbibing alcohol doesn't have to mean abandoning common sense. Misunderstandings...

Dozens of campus jobs went unfilled last year because there were not enough students who wanted to take them, and they are likely to remain vacant. Student Employment Coordinator Melody Amundsen said last month there are about 80 unfilled work-study jobs....