Jobs for communicative disorders majors can emphasize either deafness rehabilitation or a combination of speech pathology and audiology. At the graduate level, they must pick one of those three. Earl Sever, the chair of the communicative disorders department,...

More than 10 organizations providing food and shelter for homeless in DeKalb will receive funds handed down from the DeKalb County Board in December. DeKalb County was awarded $33,617 to be distributed among not-for-profit organizations and governmental...

No one knows which family member will sexually abuse a child, but with a grant an NIU professor will study the situation. Joel Milner, a psychologist specializing in domestic violence, received a $500,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health for...

Safe sex should be a part of a person's everyday concern. Nonetheless, the Campus Activities Board is sponsoring Safe Sex Week along with Health Enhancement Services, the Residence Hall Association and the Gay/Lesbian Union on Dec. 1 through Dec. 7. Throughout...

A gloomy future awaits Illinois higher education unless some trends do an immediate about-face. That's what three university officials told about 30 university professors, students and other representatives attending Thursday's panel discussion on the...

Because the existing mainframe computer is saturated and not upgradable anymore, NIU is purchasing a new mainframe computer. "Because usage is continuing to grow we can't upgrade this one anymore, we had to get a new platform that could add capacity,"...

About 25 disgruntled NIU employees displayed their discontent with an informational picket line Thursday. Topping the list of concerns is pay equity. The picketers said they want their salaries increased to compare with other universities and nonunion...

NIU Junior Patrick Sanchez's family is going to the White House to have dinner with first lady Barbara Bush. The Sanchez family was chosen as one of three top Hispanic-American families in the United States. One family from California, Texas and Illinois...

It's about time ... and it's right on time. Dave Broustis, recycling adviser for the Student Association, has had it with the group he's served for years. In fact, he's so put-off with the ineffectiveness and belly-aching that goes on, he wants to know...

The public is not invited to the meetings that will determine how much control the Student Association has over student money, NIU officials said. The Northern Star was shut out of the second meeting between the SA executive board and NIU officials after...

Most students believe the number of touchdowns they score or home runs they hit gives them a better shot at a free ride to college. But they're wrong. At least in DeKalb. NIU statistics show more academic scholarships are awarded than athletic scholarships....

The Office of Resources for Latinos received a $5,000 grant Thursday from All-State Insurance Company. The requests for the grant went out about a year ago, through the Office of Sponsored Projects, to a number of companies, but All-State was the company...