The Center for Black Studies has moved into its new location. The new building is located just south of its previous location on the 700 block of West Lincoln Hwy. The old building, which stood on Lot 15, south of the Founders Memorial Library, was razed...

Construction on the NIU campus is in high gear as students near the end of summer school. Work continues near Williston, Lowden, McMurry and Altgeld Halls, and work has begun between Stevens and Gabel Hall causing the periodic closing of University Circle...

It's been a busy summer for the students, faculty, and staff who chose to remain at NIU. Important issues have arisen and been decided in the last three months which affect not only NIU's students, faculty and administration, but also the DeKalb community....

If you are searching for a job, on or off campus, NIU has many resources available to guide you on that quest. The university offers many services to help students find jobs including Job Location and Development, the student employment office, major...

The procedures of Sorority Rush will be changed somewhat this year in an attempt to better accommodate students, however the main focus will remain the same. Rush will take place after the start of classes this year rather than during the week before...

Going away to college isn't always easy. But the employees of the Counseling and Student Development Center at NIU are ready to make the move much easier. Kathy Hotelling, director of the Counseling and Student Development Center, said the center offers...

As the fall semester approaches, sponsors all over town are preparing for this year's edition of New Student Welcome Days. But don't let the name fool you. New Student Welcome Days is not limited to incoming freshmen and transfers as the name implies....

Well you've made the plunge and decided to achieve your degree of higher education at Northern Illinois University in the city of DeKalb. Many of you are from bigger cities or suburbs which are closer to metropolitan areas so this will be a big—no I...

Students bitten by the acting bug or those who just love to see a good play should take note of the Theatre Department's offerings this fall. The department is putting on five productions this fall and five during the spring semester. The five productions...

Students who transfer from a community college to a four year university sometimes face problems adjusting to the new lifestyle. For many transfer students, NIU will be their first home away from home. For some, making the change in the middle of their...

Students interested in the mass media and its effects will be able to get general education credit this fall in an introductory class on the subject. Journalism 150, Introduction to Mass Communications, was approved this summer as a general education...

PITTSBURGH—For an agonizing four hours on the operating table, without even a tranquilizer to take away the nervous edge, Marilyn Nicholson had to remain alert enough to be able to lead a surgeon through the minefield of her brain. This was a landmark...