NIU might cut their budget by 1 percent in the coming fiscal year because of a projected loss in state revenues. Gov. Jim Edgar's office is projecting a $400 million to $500 million shortfall in state revenues in FY 1992. The forecast is determined from...

Prepare for the interview by researching the organization and arrive for the interview a few minutes early. Reading current articles written about your chosen field and/or company will help. Dress appropriately and professionally because the first impression...

The University Council should grant the temporary faculty their own representative council. NIU's temporary faculty have come together to get a voice in university happenings. The more than 400 faculty members that fall in this category are not represented...

In a meeting the Student Association president characterized as "informative," the president's fee study committee decided to stick with the current Bond Revenue Fee. James Harder, vice-president of Business and Operations, indicated "he was pleased that...

More fallout from Saturday's showdown between NIU's men's basketball team and Wisconsin-Green Bay which beat the Huskies 61-53—Phoenix coach Dick Bennett said he'd like to meet the Huskies again. UW-GB has beaten the Huskies twice this season. "If we...

The Northern Star has frequently commented on, and published the comments of others, about the noise in the university libraries. There is a lot of variation noise, but the total noise generated by library users moving among the stacks, writing or even...

A recycling contest is pitting residence hall floor against floor in a drive for free pizzas from J.P. Hannigan's. The Student Association contest will last all semester. The floor which recycles the most aluminum, newspaper, mixed paper and glass for...

Many concerns were raised when a NIU commission on persons with disabilities held their first meeting Monday. The Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities mainly heard problems brought up by people at the meeting. NIU Legal Adviser George...

The search for a new university president is under way in Springfield. The Board of Regents Sangamon State University Presidential Search Committee will meet March 8 to review applications for the president's position, said committee member Carol Spence....

A one-car crash on I-88 left a woman dead late Sunday afternoon and a DeKalb resident and a another man critically injured, Illinois State Police said Monday. Mechelle Fritz, 21, of Sauk Village, the right front passenger, died from injuries suffered...

Because of the break-neck pace of Monday night's women's basketball game between NIU and the Valparaiso Crusaders, rebounds and inside points became two highly coveted commodities. Huskies' forward Tracy Mondek proved to be a chief shareholder of both...

Green Bay is the place to be, believe it or not, for NIU basketball fans. The postseason tournaments for the Mid-Continent and the North Star Conferences will both be held in Packers country. At stake is a guaranteed NCAA Tournament berth for both squads....