For incoming freshmen or any other students who want to be involved in an organization with many responsibilities, NIU offers the Student Association Senate. Jim Fischer, 1987-88 SA president-elect, said, "The SA is the student government responsible...

LaTourette: students, faculty are keys to future growth, improvement at NIU "We have all the key ingredients—fine students, good academic programs, good athletes and excellent faculty," said NIU President John LaTourette, emphasizing "the need to encourage...

George A. Kourvetaris, NIU sociology professor, will be one of five initial recipients of the Heritage Award presented by the Greek-American Community Services Office of Chicago on May 1. The purpose of this award is to honor those who have been active...

Kishwaukee Community Hospital will present another series of the "I Can Cope" program for diagnosed cancer patients and their families. The program focuses on the problems and stresses of cancer which the patients and families might encounter. "The stress...

A definition of harassment and additions to the NIU constitutional bylaws concerning non-discrimination were two recommendations made by the Discrimination Task Force. A complete report will be given to the University Council at its last meeting of the...

The Student Association Finance Committee over-budgeted by about $1,200 Tuesday when ratifying organizations' summer budgets. Organziations requested about $36,000 for summer funding, but the committee only had about $26,000 to allocate. SA Treasurer...

Residents of the third floor of Douglas Hall's D-wing will be fined an undetermined amount of money for damage to study furniture and walls on their floor that occurred early April 23. Floor resident Craig Boledovich said residents of the floor began...

With a new session of City Council beginning, two NIU alumni said good-bye Monday to their leadership roles as DeKalb City Council aldermen. Both Ron Matekaitis and Jay Stein, who served on the City Council as students and representatives of student-inhabited...

NIU engineering students will be able to work next semester on a new computer system worth about $350,000, which was given to the university by the Harris Corp. The computer system, a Harris HCX-9, was given to the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering...

Former NIU geology Professor Samuel Goldich will be one of several people receiving awards from the NIU Graduate School during commencement ceremonies on May 9. Goldich, a professor who taught geology from 1968 until his retirement in 1977, will receive...

Student financial aid might be the subject of a study by the Illinois Board of Higher Education this summer which might be used to convince legislators to increase funding for financial programs. The IBHE will vote on a recommendation to establish a committee,...

NIU athletic department personnel gave mixed reviews of the internal committee's report which was released Tuesday. Men's Athletic Director Robert Brigham said Wednesday he would be in favor of implementing the recommendation to have only one athletic...