Men and women interested in serving their country without the obligations of active military duty can look into the Civil Air Patrol, as one NIU student did. The Civil Air Patrol is a non-profit, volunteer civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force established...

A presidential search committee will be formed to search for a replacement for the Sangamon State University president. At the Oct. 18 Board of Regents meeting, plans were discussed to form a presidential search committee to find someone to replace SSU...

Although he was appointed just two weeks ago, the Student Committee on Financial Aid adviser already is thinking of ways to bring NIU students and their financial aid money closer together. Committee adviser Victor Carranza, who was appointed by SA President...

The Board of Regents will wait another year to determine if the three presidents of the universities they govern are doing their jobs. An advisory committee to the Regents agreed with its decision to stall the regular five-year evaluations because one...

The College of Continuing Education is not in the process of being dismantled, and there has never been any intention to do so, said NIU Provost Kendall Baker. The provost's office has taken over control of the college—removing the dean and changing...

NIU Provost Kendall Baker has offered his apologies for what he said was a well-intentioned but misguided attempt to bring faculty to a mandatory group counseling session. After feeling pressure from the Faculty Senate for a response, Baker said he plans...

The United States is on the brink of recession. Khan Mohabbat, a professor in NIU's economics department, said a sure sign of a recession is a drop in the stock market over a period of several months. Mohabbat said the drop will "usually precede a recession...

The Washington Post William Raspberry A man I know was driving his 11-year-old son home the other night when the youngster hit him with a question from out of the blue. "Daddy," he wondered, "do white people take drugs?" Of course they do, my friend answered....

The debate between college and the "real world" has been long and painful, but it's becoming apparent what the answer is: If college is the real world, the Santa Claus is the guy that hides Easter eggs. Don't believe it? Read on. In the real world newspapers...

Life before NIU, for three of its faculty members, was filled with "interesting" teaching experiences at other well-known universities. These professors have shared their knowledge with students in the western world from Hawaii to Paris, France. The NIU...

Masses of sick students waiting for health care in a narrow hallway for long periods of time are a common sight at the University Health Service. Since the health center moved to the Holmes Student Center's second floor, things haven't been easy for staff...

The doughnut-maker from Dunkin‘ Donuts will be saying, "It's time to turn back the clocks," instead of, "It's time to make the doughnuts." It's that time of the year again, when the confusion and hassle of turning back the clocks begins. Daylight savings...