Getting a job after graduation may be a challenging ordeal for eager students, but when that difficulty is further compounded by discrimination, the road to employment could seem rocky. Gary Scott, director of NIU's Career Planning and Placement Center,...

To gain practice at giving people the third degree, or to fulfill your suppressed urges of objecting to everything you hear, you have to go to law school. Although the thought of answering those deep soul-searching questions on the applications may seem...

The Student Association is sending out a letter to general education instructors asking for their help in giving students information they can use in planning class schedules. SA President Abe Andrzejewski released the letter Monday. It asks instructors...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER were detected on battlefield WASHINGTON (AP)—Low levels of chemical agents were detected several times on battlefields during the Persian Gulf War, a Marine chemicals expert said Tuesday during testimony on mysterious ailments...

The paint is still drying and the front lawn is still growing at the new Alpha Sigma Alpha house on Ridge Drive. Throughout this time of change, the sorority has remained active. This activity has taken them to the position of House of the Week. The sorority,...

The debate over a new FM cable service in DeKalb became a bit more heated Monday night at the DeKalb City Council workshop session. Since Oct. 6 the franchise agreement dealing with FM service between DeKalb and Warner Cable has been suspended, because...

First impressions are very important. How many times have you heard this? Now you can learn how to make that vital first impression everyone has been warning you about. June Taylor, president of Pretiquette, Inc., will be on campus tomorrow to let students...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER KAREN BALL WASHINGTON (AP)—The Senate voted Tuesday to arm the Justice Department with new powers to stop abortion clinic blockades and go after violent protesters. Senators rejected complaints they were stepping on peaceful...

The University Council will meet at 3 p.m. today in the Clara Sperling Skyroom of the Holmes Student Center to discuss changes in UC student representation. University Council Committee C, the university affairs committee, is recommending revisions to...

The conflict between NIU and a student has been resolved by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. The result of the investigation concluded NIU was complying with all the laws. NIU student Paul Robinson filed a complaint against...

The 13,000 students of NIU who have applied for financial aid in the past year will see a major change when they reapply for aid for the 1994-95 school year. Charles Ogundipe, the assistant director of financial aid, wants to inform the students of the...

NIU students will have a chance to tour a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home that is only open for night-time tours once a year. This year, the rare tour of the Dana-Thomas House is scheduled for Dec. 19. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is sponsoring...