An NIU professor is expected to propose a vision statement that would be more representative of the faculty than a previous version at today's Faculty Senate meeting. Geology professor Eugene Perry is scheduled to ask the senate to develop its own vision...

The recent start of the ground war in Kuwait has had varied effects on recruiting in the U.S. Armed Forces. Army recruit numbers have increased significantly, said Sgt. Robert Harper of the Army Reserve Recruiting Station in DeKalb. Along with the routine...

To talk about Tom Gullikson's success would be almost impossible without mentioning his brother Tim. Or vice versa. The identical twins, who graduated from NIU in 1973, shared identical success during their collegiate tennis careers. Both became impact...

As NIU wades through a budget crisis, a proposed flat 25-cent activity fee increase for undergraduate students came under scrutiny at the President's Fee Study Committee meeting Monday. Also under the proposal, graduate student activity fees will surge...

"Home Sweet Home" has rarely been sweeter for the NIU men's basketball team. Monday night was "Senior Appreciation Night" as NIU's seniors performed in front of 3,589 fans in the last regular-season game of their careers at the Chick Evans Field House....

A student advisory board could receive almost $4800 in additional funding next year as part of NIU's health service fee. Rosemary Lane, director of the University Health Service, proposed the 1 cent per-credit-hour fee for the Student Health Advisory...

The fight for an added stop on Huskie bus route 3B continued Monday as a member of the mass transit board produced a petition in support of it. Pete Donnelly, a Student Association Mass Transit Board member turned in a petition of 39 signatures asking...

Bad thoughts usually come to mind when talk surrounds Greek Row or the residence halls. Images of snobs, tugs, cafeteria food and debates why housing should only be called "residence halls" are a few examples. These stereotypes are somewhat true, but...

NIU's promotions and marketing director Mary Mihelich has been looking into a job opening at Northwestern University for an associate athletic director position. "I haven't applied," Mihelich said. "I'm taking a look at the situation." The deadline for...

Supporters of a downtown site for a Rockford graduate studies branch need to stop yapping before they find themselves empty-handed. NIU President John La Tourette is fed up with the constant bickering against his decision to locate the center just outside...

Acquiring a head coach was very beneficial for the NIU hockey club. As a result, it won the Illinois-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Association Championship on Saturday. "We had a problem pulling together as a team," captain Jim Kopka said. "Having a coach...

Veteran NIU women's swimming coach Mike Burt will be leaving DeKalb and NIU after the current season ends. Burt said he is retiring from coaching after 16 years, the last five at NIU, and will not seek another coaching job. "This was a personal decision,"...