For the fourth year, four NIU juniors have a chance to receive $300 for the 1988-89 academic year from the Board of Regents Scholar Awards. The Regents' scholarship was designed to recognize a student's academic achievement, leadership and services, scholarship...

An approval by the Student Association Mass Transit Board of a late night ride service was postponed Monday because the board agreed the proposal was not complete. Board Chairman Phil Kessler said, "We're not going to let something incomplete go through."...

Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series about operational difficulties in the Student Association Senate. Changes in the structure of the Student Association or in the attitudes of the SA members are needed if the senate is to be an effective...

A black entertainment television channel might replace student-produced programming on NIU's TV-8. The Black Entertainment Network, which distributes black-oriented programming to cable systems throughout the country, is in the process of negotiating...

CHICAGO (AP)—A management-led investor group is buying the Montgomery Ward department-store division from Mobil Corp. in a $3.8 billion leveraged buyout that Ward's president said Monday will give the operation new flexibility. "I firmly believe that...

A survey conducted last fall to determine NIU's image among the business world found undergraduates are seen as well educated and students are considered well prepared for jobs. NIU's Public Opinion Lab surveyed 200 corporate and civic leaders from businesses...

The countdown has long since begun. No, no, I'm not referring to the end of the NIU basketball season. I'm talking about what is happening next week at NIU and all month at universities around the nation. Ever since the spring semester began, many NIU...

The state Democratic Party chairman, Vince Demuzio, is working hard to prevent a repeat of the 1986 primary catastrophe. Election followers will remember that in 1986 the supporters of Lyndon LaRouche managed to make their way onto the Democratic ticket,...

Students having difficulty understanding foreign faculty or teaching assistants will have until the end of the semester to make their complaints. Acting Assistant Provost Lynne Waldeland said last semester, students were limited to the first few weeks...

The decision on which design will be chosen to rehabilitate the Holmes Student Center tower might be postponed until student input is collected Wednesday. Three designs will be presented today to the committee which will select an architectural design...

Students wanting to look attractive to the opposite sex while on the beach during spring break should protect themselves from poor eating habits and drinking too much as viewed from a calorie standpoint. Sondra King, human and family resources assistant...

The NIU Hunger Project is sponsoring a "Skip-a-Meal" program which is expected to raise $8,000 for the underprivileged. Cathy Raidna, NIU Hunger Project vice president, said the skip-a-meal program is taking place in the residence halls. Residents who...