Faculty, staff and students from universities statewide will hold a press conference today at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield to protest the effects of budget cuts to higher education. The news conference, a "State of the State Address," is sponsored...

Students will be surveyed by the Student Association Mass Transit Board in mid-February to determine their use of the Huskie Bus Line. The board will survey 1,000 students, 500 off-campus and 500 on-campus. The survey will be conducted through the mail...

Future graduates and alumni can learn how to write a resume, interviewing skills and can find the "right" job through NIU's Career Planning and Placement Center. Center Recruiting Coordinator Jean Callary said the center, located in Swen Parson Hall,...

Career planning strategies offered by NIU's Department of Counseling and Student Development prepare students for the job market by helping them match interests and abilities with employment opportunities. "We help students in the decision-making process,"...

Students should know how to dress for an interview because wearing the wrong outfit can affect the outcome. "Students should dress professionally, as if they were reporting for their first day at work," said Gary Scott, NIU's Career Planning and Placement...

No two job interviews are going to be alike, but there are some basic guidelines that can apply for all interviews job-seekers can keep in mind. Thomas Priola, owner and vice president of Bubba's Frozen Yogurt, 2500 Sycamore Road, said every interview...

Students can learn skills at NIU's Career Planning and Placement Center that employers seek in applicants such as strong communication skills, the ability to learn quickly and a genuine interest in the company. Jean Callary, recruiting coodinator for...

Is Jim Rosborough's job in jeopardy? He has led his NIU men's basketball team to a 4-16 record thusfar against a not-so-difficult schedule. They've won only 13 games in the last two seasons. They've lost 10 games in a row. It has been over a month since...

The Administrative Ad Hoc Parking Committee will recommend several parking lot changes to NIU President John LaTourette. The committee met Monday and their recommendations will be given to LaTourette as soon as possible, committee chairman William Parker...

Freshmen and sophomores who have not yet decided on a major can attend Freshman-Sophomore Career Night for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium at 7 p.m. tonight. Assistant Academic Affairs Adviser JoEllen Simpson said...

NIU is facing a street repair problem, and finding a solution might be difficult. NIU-owned roads near the west residence halls were constructed about 20 years ago, when there was not a bus service of any kind, said Conrad Miller, physical plant project...

A DeKalb resident was chosen by the United States Jaycees as one of their Ten Outstanding Young Americans for 1988. Gerald Kilian, 35, was nominated after being selected for a similiar award on the state level in 1987. Kilian moved to the DeKalb area...