A proposed policy which would limit the areas where smoking is allowed will be the discussion at a forum today. The forum will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center in room 506. "It's an opportunity for people to voice their opinions,"...

While the undergraduate grade appeal process is being reviewed by the University Council, three students are currently having problems with their appeals. One student, James Mertes, said he thinks the wording of the procedure is vague. "It is difficult...

Beginning in 1988, DeKalb Police Department personnel could be required to participate in a health maintenance program outlined by the Police Training Institute. Commission Chairman Richard Anderson said the new health plan, once adopted at the December...

Despite reports an early childhood studies program will not be jointly developed by the Department of Human and Family Resources and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, a proposal to join the two forces is still being reviewed by the two departments....

NIU Associate Professor of geography Timothy Spangler is the first member of a university faculty to be appointed to the American Meteorological Society's Board for Certified Consulting Meteorologists. Charles Trott, associate dean of Liberal Arts and...

The Student Committee on Political Action last night discussed plans to bring a debate involving liberal and conservative activists to campus in the spring. SCOPA Chairman Tom Rainey said the committee is looking into sponsoring a debate between Phyllis...

During the last 20 years more than 2,500 NIU recipients of the Guaranteed Student Loan have neglected their loan payments resulting in more than $8 million in defaulted funds. Former college students defaulting on their GSLs has become a recent concern...

Students might have to pay more money in the future for health care on campus to cover a debt situation predicted to develop within two years. Although the NIU University Health Service is not requesting a student fee increase for fiscal year 1989, an...

NIU students who believe minority organizations on campus lead to racism and discrimination prompted the Student Association Minority Relations Committee to organize a forum. Minority Relations Adviser Larry Robertson said many students are questioning...

Displeasure and questions about the commitment of administration and the Board of Regents toward salary increases were the main reactions from NIU faculty after the state legislative session ended last week. "(Raises) should have been won last spring,"...

A DeKalb City councilman is being sued in small claims court for allegedly failing to pay a campaign supporter. Seventh Ward Alderman Mark Powell is being sued for $184 in campaign bonuses and back pay excluding court costs. Former NIU student Thomas...

A survey finding how farm-related noise exposure affects farmers' hearing was conducted Monday at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau by NIU's Communicative Disorders Department. Communicative Disorders Professor Jim Lankford said 170 people came to have their...