The Student Association has proposed more than 10 changes to the NIU judicial code in an effort to update the system. One change would be to divide the current code's general harassment charge into three categories, including ethnic and sexual harassment...

An NIU anthropology professor directed a team of students and scientists who uncovered spectacular 1,200-year-old jade and flint artifacts in an ancient Mayan city. William Fash led 12 students to the discovery in Copan, a Mayan city in western Honduras....

NIU will host the annual spring meeting of the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association for the second consecutive year on April 9. "The meeting will be held at NIU again for convenience. More and more NIU students are starting to work in the (journalism)...

GIVE BLOOD! This is also the message given by the Aurora Area Blood Bank this month as it sponsors the second annual blood drive competition between NIU and Western Illinois University. NIU, which won the contest last year, needs to have 2.9 percent of...

The possible ban of buses from North Greek Row will be discussed at an open forum tonight at the Delta Upsilon fraternity house. David Baum, Student Association Academic Affairs adviser and DU member, said 1st Ward Alderman Ron Matekaitis will attend...

Foreign language classes not only are helpful in getting a diploma, they also might help your career, said Elizabeth Weiss, member of an international foreign language honor society. Phi Sigma Iota will be sponsoring a career conference Monday emphasizing...

Hearing dates have been set in April for the charges of unfair labor practices brought against DeKalb Community School District No. 428 by the DeKalb Classroom Teacher's Association. April 8, 10, 15 and 16 have been set by the Illinois Education Labor...

An outbreak of mumps at NIU and other Illinois universities has spurred an investigation by the national Centers for Disease Control. NIU reported five cases of mumps since Jan. 1, 1987, and that number is expected to rise, said Tom Schafer, a spokesman...

The issue of towing generated more controversy Monday when one of DeKalb's three licensed relocators voiced satisfaction with the city's new towing ordinance. Bill Lovett, of Lovett's Towing, 1154 S. Fourth St., said the DeKalb City Council acted reasonably...

The appointment of a permanent director of NIU's Physical Plant has been approved by the Board of Regents, filling a post which had been held by acting directors for several years. John Harrod Jr. has been named to replace acting Physical Plant Director...

The Student Association Mass Transit Board last night endorsed a proposal to provide additional transportation for handicapped and disabled students at a cost of $11,195. Busing graduate assistant David Agazzi said the board is required by law to provide...

The results of a survey sent to NIU professors last semester questioning whether teacher evaluations should be published were released by the Student Association Monday. "As we improve, redefine and revise the questions, we are finding that the teachers...