The NIU office of student housing has decided the third floor of Gilbert Hall will be used for student residences this year, reversing last semester's decision to convert the space for other uses. Donald Buckner, NIU director of student housing, said...

NIU political science professor Kevin McKeough will be Milton Rosenberg's guest Monday night on WGN-AM radio's "720 Extension." Program producer Cordee Maloney said McKeough, U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon, and Paul Green, from Governor State University political...

Contemporary Theatre in Great Britain, Outdoor Education in Hawaii, Industry and Technology in Brazil. These are just some of the courses offered to students by NIU's Foreign Studies Program. A large number of NIU students take advantage of this program,...

The NIU chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity will host about 1,300 fellow Sigma Chi members at the fraternity's 41st annual Leadership Training Workshop Aug. 11-14. Bram Hornstein, NIU chapter president, said this is the third time the fraternity has hosted...

A proposal for a new building that would house some student service functions and alleviate many space problems for student organizations is being drafted by Jon Dalton, NIU vice president for student affairs. "The first thing to stress is the idea is...

Commencement has arrived once again for many NIU students, as 1,238 graduate and undergraduate students will graduate this Saturday. Lea Houdek, NIU assistant director of Registration and Records, said August commencement is different than spring commencement,...

City water supplies for DeKalb residents remained plentiful throughout the summer despite the drought because of large storage capacity geared toward accommodating NIU's student population. Gary Boden, DeKalb assistant city manager, said at an Aug. 5...

Year after year, DeKalb area residents enjoy the fun, music and food during DeKalb's annual Cornfest, but few realize the months of planning that go into the festivities. Cornfest Chairman Pat LaVigne said she began planning last November. She said although...

NIU housing officials are to be commended for the handling of their last-minute decision to convert the third floor of Gilbert Hall back to student housing. A decision to close the third floor and possibly turn it into office space was announced last...

NIU's Office of Publications and Printing was recently the recipient of several national awards. The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), a national higher education support group, gave the publications office three awards. Under...

The NIU colony of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity was disaffiliated by the national chapter's grand council Aug. 1. Mark Fite, general manager for Tau Kappa Epsilon's national chapter, said the Tekes were unable to meet a set of 16 requirements required...

A spontaneously-formed Student Association committee voted Sunday to allocate itself $8,500 in summer student fees for the purchase of a new computer system. The system was among almost $14,000 allocated for supplemental funding for student organizations....