6 p.m. Opening and Introduction Kimberly Hines, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., mistress of ceremony 6:05 p.m. Speakers NIU President John La Tourette, S.A. President Robert McCormack, Black Student Union President Wanessa Malone 6:10 p.m. Black Choir...

After 18 years away from NIU, a former fraternity chapter is back on campus and looking for a few good men. Last fall, Alpha Kappa Lambda had their first formal rush. With 30 members, AKL has plenty of room for students interested in joining. AKL was...

Preparing for the "real world" often times does not become "real" to the average college student until it's time to put together a resume and by then many are left scrambling to fill in the blanks. Undergraduates can avoid the senior year panic by keeping...

NIU's journalism department has bought 27 new computers that will provide them with some of the newest technology available. The Northern Star recently reported that 100 new computers were bought by the NIU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences department,...

NIU chose today to honor slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. But today's lesson is one that simply must be carried every day. Racial justice shall only be achieved when people do what King did and not just repeat his immortal words. It is...

The Newman Catholic Student Center will be offering six religious education classes beginning next week. "I feel that these classes give students the chance to learn more about their faith and also deepen it at the same time," said Carla Rutter, one of...

Throughout all the controversy, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. still commands respect. is accomplishments are well known. His legacy lives on through the people he strived to help the most—the young. Most people will say courage and values should...

Experts have differing viewpoints on just how much education is necessary to be comfortable in business, but there is little debate that engineering and the sciences are the pladce to cash in on a post-graduate degree. Gary Scott, director of Career Planning...

Although one in 500 U.S. college students are infected with the AIDS virus, so far no NIU students have tested positive to the virus at University Health Service. The U.S. Center for Disease Control reported in the Nov. 29, 1990 issue of The New England...

Frank Nowik, a vital and important member of NIU and the DeKalb community, will be retiring on the first day of February this year. Nowik, a long-time employee of NIU, has most recently served as the assistant provost for NIU's personnel department. Nowik,...

Business Expo takes place The Business Organization Expo will take place Jan. 23 and 24 in the Wirtz Light Court from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is sponsored by the Council of Business Organizations, founded in 1989, to encourage greater integration between...

NIU students and faculty are saving themselves some money. The police department towed 21 vehicles over the holiday and "there was not one car from the whole university area," DeKalb Police Chief Donald Berke said. "It's the rest of the community that...