As elections for the Student Association Senate continue, there remain two burning questions: Where have all the candidates gone, and is the election process in need of reform? This year, the SA handed out 103 candidate petition forms and packets to interested...

Students may be surprised to learn that the NIU Counseling and Student Development Center offers many services to students other than counseling. Dr. Barbara Zuber, a psychologist at the center, said many students do not utilize the programs because they...

Earning an M.B.A. degree and participating in the work force may be a difficult task, but now you can do both of these close to home through NIU's M.B.A. program in the suburbs. NIU has locations in Hoffman Estates, Naperville and Rockford that will be...

The senior staff members of Grant Towers are working toward "Better Bodies" for NIU students. Mike Dessert and Kyo Mitchell, senior staff of Grant Towers and coordinators of the Tower of Power gym, are trying to help students achieve physical fitness...

The Hike For Life, sponsored by the DeKalb County Crisis Pregnancy Center, raised more than $8,000 to help women in need of counseling and support during their pregnancies. The Hike For Life took place Saturday, Sept. 11. The 140 hikers arrived excited...

A rally for the CROP walk, which is intended to collect funds to help relieve world hunger, is being held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Newman Catholic Center. The rally is for all campus leaders or individuals who wish to participate in the walk. Sponsor...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ED WHITE CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP)—Crowded around a television, Jewish students at the University of Illinois whooped, hollered and applauded Monday as Arab leader Yasser Arafat extended a hand to Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin....

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER GREG SMITH IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP)—College-bound Iowa students posted the highest overall ACT scores among all neighboring states except those in Wisconsin, whom they tied, while the region exceeded the national average score. The...

NIU faculty members will receive five percent raises this year, based on merit points divided between classroom teaching, research and public service. Each of the seven colleges at NIU has an individualized system of rating faculty for merit raises. Some...

An increase in the crime statistics for 1992 could be from the increase in public awareness and crime prevention according to George Shur, university legal council. "The statistics are very misleading, NIU is no more dangerous than a year ago. In fact...

Adventures in Barbland is not just a play land for the children of DeKalb and its surrounding towns. The project fosters a sense of community spirit and pride that enables all members of the DeKalb community to become involved. The concept for Adventures...

In a time of budget constraints and recommended program cuts, 13 of NIU's top administrators spent over $50,000 in travel-related expenses during the last fiscal year. NIU President John La Tourette and NIU's vice presidents and college deans racked up...