NIU's judicial system is not one of punishment, but of sanction and discipline Judicial Director Larry Bolles said Monday. Bolles said his job is rewarding because of his interaction with students in an educational way. He said "The judicial system is...

The Holmes Student Center Bookstore has implemented a new security policy to be used until the installation of the proposed electronic security system, bookstore manager Stanley Shedaker said. The new policy was created in response to a $68,793 shrinkage...

Two filmmakers presented to NIU students a documentary film concerning the civil war in El Salvador, Central America. "The Situation" was introduced by producer Forrest Jones and photographer Milton Graham. The filmmakers made a general introduction and...

The Board of Regents will examine the revised NIU constitution at its regular meeting next month to give the constitution final approval. Jim Giles, Constitutional Task Force chairman, said the newly-proposed form of the constitution will be presented...

The desire to develop a bus pass policy was discussed at the Student Association Mass Transit Board meeting Monday. Vice Board Chairman Dave Emerick said there is no set pass policy and the board has received complaints and suggestions on policies from...

Confusion about a policy banning freshman CHANCE students from participating in greek activities is on the part of students not the program, Special Projects Director Tendaji Ganges said. The policy includes little sister programs and sweetheart courts,...

Trends of physical violence and harrassment at NIU are on the upswing with stress and alcohol as leading factors, NIU Judicial Office Director Larry Bolles said. "Students are under stress all day at classes so they go out and get drunk to relieve their...

Several freshmen CHANCE students were allowed to take part in a fraternity dance Saturday despite a CHANCE policy restricting them from participating in greek activities. Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity member Shawn Tate said the fraternity honors those female...

Members of the Viet Now DeKalb County Chapter learned of a new method of detecting dioxin levels in blood Saturday. Dioxin is the substance found in Agent Orange, a chemical used to defoliate jungles in Vietnam. Agent Orange is a leading cause of many...

The City of DeKalb has proposed storm water projects totaling $15 million, but a five-year capital improvement program issued in January determined $250,000 was available for storm water projects anually, City Manager Mark Stevens said. A primary issue...

The Student Association Finance Committee Saturday recommended doubling last year's budget for the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic, the governing bodies for campus fraternities and sororities. The Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic presented...

CHICAGO (AP)—Two men are charged with attempted murder and armed robbery after taking more than $800 from two suburban restaurant workers before shooting them in a washroom, police say. Bond was set at $2 million each for Charles Dabbs, 25, of River...