Any NIU undergraduate with an eye on graduate school can get a boost from the university. The College of Continuing Education is offering review courses for those taking the Graduate Record Exam, the Law school Admissions Test, or the Graduate Admissions...

If you are a student with questions or doubts about your career after college, the Founders Memorial Library has numerous resources to help you in your search for information. Byron Anderson, the library's computer reference coordinator, specializes in...

If you think college can be difficult, try studying one of the problems with today's society—child abuse. While treatments for perpetrators abound and there's an international trend toward prevention, predicting who might abuse children sexually is...

"Be there or be square." That's the message Head Women's Gymnastic Coach Bobbie Cesarek has been stressing to NIU fans, in reference to the upcoming quadrangular meet hosted by NIU. The Huskies will be holding the Mississippi Valley Gymnastic Classic...

Residence hall dwellers will be pressed to be more energy-conscious in an effort to reduce energy waste on campus. "Two basic reasons for increasing our historical commitment to energy conservation are deteriorating equipment that reduces efficiency and...

Student Association officials and administrators are waiting for answers from the Board of Regents about how much control the SA senate should have over student fees, an NIU official said. Gary Gresholdt, assistant vice president of Student Affairs, said...

To honor Martin Luther King, Jr., no classes will be held Monday, Jan. 21. In addition, NIU's Office Of Public Information announced the closings of other NIU offices. The Huskie Buses will operate on the weekend schedule Monday. Student Association Mass...

U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)" played Thursday while emotions ran high the day after America went to war. About 200 people showed up in the King Memorial Commons Thursday at noon and about 30 people spoke their minds in an open-microphone forum. Those...

Automobile users can expect prices to stay near $1.29 per gallon at least through the weekend, a survey of local gas stations revealed. "Gas prices were inching up before the air raid," said Steve Daggers, spokesman for the Triple A Motor Club in Chicago....

Students aren't the only ones who must learn. County clerks must, also. DeKalb County Clerk Sharon Holmes and two members of her staff, Jane Albrecht and Nancy Marchiando, spent Jan. 9 and 10 in Dixon, Ill., at a seminar on election procedures. "It was...

At a time of war and uncertainty in the Persian Gulf, some campus ministries are holding special programs and keeping chapels open for prayer. The Wesley Foundation, 633 W. Locust St., will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Saturday. On Sunday,...

Lisa Foss etched her name in the Huskies' record book Thursday night as the NIU women's basketball team pounded Wright State, 91-52. In an otherwise uneventful contest, Foss displayed why she is being considered for a spot on the All-America squad. The...