A new policy endorsed by the Faculty Assembly Wednesday to patent inventions by members of the NIU community will give the inventor first rights in the use of the invention. Larry Sill, a member of the president's commission to develop a patent and copyright...

Students might be a few steps closer to their banking needs next semester if the Student Association is successful in obtaining a charter for an on-campus credit union. The SA randomly surveyed 260 students by telephone in March on whether they would...

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...

Faculty and staff members at Illinois state colleges might not get a 6 percent pay raise next year due to a lack of support for Gov. James Thompson's proposed tax increase. oss Hodel, Illinois Board of Higher Education deputy director of fiscal affairs,...

Arguments for and against drug testing of intercollegiate athletes were put head-to-head Monday night in a debate organized by NIU's Forensic Speech and Debate Team. Two opposing teams with two members each presented cases regarding drug testing of athletes....

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...