The Student Association Parking Committee Thursday met with parking representative Henry Winsor and suggested the need for increased student representation on committees dealing with parking problems. The Administrative Parking Task Force is an advisory...

Jon Dalton, NIU vice president for student affairs, will meet with five NIU marketing students Monday to review the results of the students' tailgating surveys. NIU marketing instructor Bob Goering started the surveys as a project for his Marketing Research...

While NIU students will take a one-month hiatus from school, the women cagers will go full-force into their season. The Huskies have eight games scheduled for the next month, and they start off by traveling to Macomb, Ill., to take on the Western Illinois...

The proceeds from two upcoming DeKalb concerts will benefit the "We Care" alcohol awareness fund established by Otto's employees and customers in memory of co-worker Christine Billmeyer. A local band, 9th Street Jam, will be appearing at Otto's, 118 E....

NIU Provost Kendall Baker met with two university constituents Wednesday and Thursday to discuss a rough draft on his paper on academic priorities for NIU. On Wednesday, Baker discussed the second draft of the paper with the Faculty Assembly. "I have...

NIU ranked first on pass rates for Certified Public Accountant exams for the fourth consecutive year, a report from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy stated. The report was based on pass rates from May 1986 CPAs. NIU students with...

While most students' minds are filled with visions of grades and finals this week, local businesses are stocking their shelves in aniticipation of the Christmas gift-giving rush. "Christmas boxer shorts are a new item this year," Nora Beck, assistant...

Universities must make the effort to attract and retain minority students while the minorities are young, NIU President John LaTourette said Wednesday. "Education is not seen as important in many minority communities. We need to intervene early so the...

NIU's College of Continuing Education is holding a three-day conference for athletes, coaches and those interested in sports medicine beginning Friday. "We have speakers covering every aspect (of athletic medicine) from head to toe," Continuing Education...

A motion to test the validity of a warrant used to obtain evidence against an NIU marketing professor will be considered at a motion hearing Friday at the DeKalb County Courthouse. David Rink is charged with two counts of felony forgery, a Class III felony,...

When a coach splits up her team for intrasquad competition and the final scores are 150 to 150.1, you can bet the teams were pretty even. "I made a good guess," said NIU women's gynmastic coach Bobbie Cesarek of her choices in splitting the team into...

The Faculty Assembly voted Wednesday in favor of forming a task force charged with developing a proposal for the formation of a faculty senate at NIU. The task force members will be chosen from among all faculty and will be appointed by University Council...