With March 1 approaching soon, the priority deadline for financial aid consideration is near. Nearly half of NIU's 23,248 students receive financial assistance through various programs, including scholarships, grants, loans and student employment. But...

The NIU Alumni Association is asking students to help contribute to a "mange fund" which will be used to purchase a new suit for Victor E. Huskie. Susan Lund, Alumni Association acting director, said the board of directors met Jan. 31 and decided to "challenge"...

In order to relieve the hassles of NIU students who must travel from one apartment complex to the next looking for housing, the Student Association Tenant Union is hosting a Housing Bazaar Feb. 18 and 19. Carey Ward, SA Tenant Union adviser, said landlords,...

A DeKalb High School student was suspended last Wednesday after posting fliers on school walls protesting nuclear testing. Andy Shankman, a junior, was suspended for five days. He said he feels his constitutional rights of free speech and free press have...

The Illinois Sheriffs' Association plans to award more than 100 scholarships, up to $500 each, to students planning to attend an Illinois public college or university next year. DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said the scholarships will be awarded statewide...

The American Poultry Hall of Fame recently welcomed a six-decade bird watcher: NIU professor W. Elwood Briles. His induction honors nearly 60 years of work in the poultry industry — mostly studying genetic makeup and inherited traits of chickens, as...

Every time a person eats a cupcake or gulps down a cool chocolate milkshake, the amount of fat entering the body is likely to cross one's mind. There are, in fact, many ways to find out just how much body fat you have, said Becky Lewis, fitness coordinator...

Another friend of murder suspect Yaphet Davis provided damaging details Wednesday on the circumstances surrounding the Oct. 9, 1999, shooting of Eddie Hall near University Plaza. Davis, of Robbins, is charged with first-degree murder in Hall's death....

Students in search of a new cultural experience while studying can find exactly that in the upcoming program "Media and Culture in Ireland." The program, held from June 24 to July 20, provides an opportunity to earn credit in communication or English...

The Big BrothersBig Sisters of DeKalb will be sponsoring a bowl-a-thon beginning March 15 to help support the program. The "Big BrothersBig Sisters Bowl for Kid's Sake" fundraiser will consist of volunteers from local businesses, schools and social agencies...

What's his motivation? "God and children," says Roosevelt Griffin III, a senior music education major. As president of the Epsilon chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Griffin takes daily steps toward his career at a time when many students are...

The Council on Instruction discussed catalogue changes, reviewed high school admission requirements and talked about the development of an undergraduate council Thursday. Council members discussed whether the words "statesman" or "manpower" should be...