The Voluntary Action Center in DeKalb and the DeKalb County Police Department have become active in efforts to encourage safety belt usage and decrease injuries. National Safety Council statistics show that about 80 percent of all injuries and fatalities...

Although some NIU students had to wait up to six weeks to receive financial aid checks last year, financial aid officials say they do not foresee delays in the 1988-89 academic year. Jerry Augsburger, NIU financial aid director, said he does not anticipate...

The case of Demetrius Glenn, 20, charged with reckless homicide in connection with the Oct. 4 death of an NIU student, is still pending, DeKalb County State's Attorney Philip DiMarzio said. A Dec. 21 pretrial has been continued to Jan. 25, when the judge...

Anonymous letters threatening racist actions on campus during this semester were sent to five NIU administrators and student leaders last month. Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, was quoted in a press release dated Jan. 12 as saying, "Just...

If you were late for class, 10 yards from the bus, and saw that it was ready to pull out, would you be fit enough to run to catch it? The majority of the U.S. population would miss the bus. The benefits of fitness are numerous. Getting fit not only increases...

The University Council approved NIU's proposed constitution Dec. 16 despite student concerns regarding changes in the amendment procedure. In the current document, a three-fourths vote is needed to amend the constitution. However, in the revision the...

NIU Marketing Professor David Rink was fired effective Dec. 17, 11 days prior to a court decision dismissing evidence against him for the charge of two counts of felony forgery. A five-member NIU faculty review committee recommended the firing of Rink...

A budget recommendation of nearly $112 million for NIU's operation and grants for fiscal year 1989 was approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education Jan. 5. Eddie Williams, NIU vice president of finance and planning, said the IBHE's recommendation...

Several Midwestern college administrators in association with the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators will gather at NIU on Feb. 4 to discuss ways of combating recent waves of racism on American campuses. The all-day conference at...

The expeditions of a NIU assistant anthropology professor have inspired plans for a spring break trip to the ruins of Copan, Honduras. NIU's anthropology department and the international and special programs department are finalizing plans for the trip...

With the help of four external grants, an NIU geologist is researching the evolution process of earth's lower crust. "Little is known worldwide about the nature and origin of the lower crust," said Ruth Kalamarides, assistant geology professor. The lower...

Several events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. will take place at NIU as millions of Americans reflected yesterday upon the life of the late civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. NIU Professor John Ewell, a former classmate of King's, said...