As he sat in his newly-acquired director's chair, Doug Davis paused to take it all in. "I'm one of the last of the original staff." Davis, formerly the Cooperative Eduacation Coordinator became the program's new director on Aug. 1, 1990. The program allows...

Students who feel their cars were ticketed unjustly by NIU can appeal to the University Parking Appeals Committee. The committee hears appeals of students, faculty and staff, said Todd Allen, Student Association mass transit board adviser. There are 13...

If NIU were to correct the mistake of making The Northern Star fee non-refundable, it would cost more than the $40,800 the Star gets. In an Aug. 21 letter to Student Association President Robert McCormack, NIU President John La Tourette stated making...

America loves fads. According to Peter Buck, guitarist for the rock band R.E.M., and Jefferson Holt, the band's manager, no one remembers little memorabilia like the Edsel, Nehru jackets, hula-hoops and celebrity bowling. More than that, look at the comics....

Work is underway on a project designed to curb jaywalking across Normal Road near the Holmes Student Center. According to the Normal Road Pedestrian Control Project, several large landscaped natural barriers will run along the road and culminate at limestone...

The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor said he and Neil Hartigan promise to streamline Illinois' wasteful tax spending. Democratic candidate Jim Burns said in a Northern Star interview Thursday that if he and Attorney General Neil Hartigan are...

Careless errors by NIU President John La Tourette's Fee Study Committee, La Tourette himself and the Board of Regents made the fee for The Northern Star non-refundable this year. But officials believe correcting the mistake would be a bigger headache...

NIU's fraternity and sorority system might be changing from a social to an educational extreme, but its members appear supportive of the changes. "I have noticed more emphasis on getting grades up and keeping them up since I've been here," said Karen...

Prospective fraternities at NIU will have to follow all the rules if they want to become active members of the Interfraternity Council. All chapters of national fraternities recognized by NIU, the Student Association or IFC will be responsible for following...

If the state gives NIU more financial support, tuition might not soar next fall. But if state universities would increase its graduation rates, they might get more money. So goes Wednesday's dismally attended meeting against rising tuition. At the meeting,...

"This is Shawn, he rocks. I'm Clyde, I roll," is how the opening act for Arlo Guthrie introduced themselves Monday night. Brothers Clyde and Shawn Brown performed before "the largest crowd they've ever played for," said Shawn's wife Donna. Clyde, 37,...

Four NIU minority students were awarded scholarships totaling $2,000 from the Cooperative Education Program. The scholarships, issued for $500 per academic year, are renewable for up to two years. The applicants who received the scholarships are Jonathan...