In the wake of questions about her authority over the Student Association budget, NIU's vice president for student affairs is beginning to develop a process to iron out budgeting problems between students and administrators. Barbara Henley said she's...

Helping El Salvadorans to combat a government whose actions against its citizens include bombings, tortures, kidnappings and killings prompted Brooke Webster to quit school. Webster left Eastern Illinois University after her freshman year to work full-time...

Whether people go greek during Rush, sign up for an athletic club, or share time with others in a religious fellowship, they are joining an NIU student organization. Each student group campaigns year-round to recruit new students. This year, the call...

If you found out that your best friend had only eight weeks to live, you would probably do everything in your power to make life today better for them. That is what volunteering at the DeKalb County Hospice Center is all about: making today better for...

If you think you're the only one who wants more money, think again. Along with approving a step toward a fall 1991 semester tuition hike, the Board of Regents, NIU's governing board, might approve a fiscal year 1992 operating budget that reflects a total...

A misunderstanding interrupted a student fundraiser Monday when University Police shut the function down for about 40 minutes. Students from the Public Relations Student Service Association holding a booth outside DuSable Hall were told the street was...

You can never know too much. Students might think they know everything about sexual assault, but it still happens, said Judy Skorek, director of University Resources for Women. Sexual Assault Awareness Week started Monday and Sexual Assault Task Force...

Although rising costs in Illinois colleges and universities might chase students out of state, higher-education officials said tuition is not the main culprit. Ross Hodel, deputy director of public affairs at the Illinois Board of Higher Education, said...

NIU's eight black fraternities and sororities are under a membership freeze until their national chapters decide on a program to replace pledging. This summer the national chapters of all the organizations made official their February plans to ban pledging...

NIU's Christian Campus Ministry is attempting to break down cultural barriers with its new Campus House. The house, located at 701 Lucinda Ave., has reached its capacity of 11 residents. Five of the residents are caucasian, two are black, three are Oriental...

As NIU plans to build a center in Rockford, the University of Illinois will pursue a piece of the action. At the Sept. 5 meeting of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, U of I President Stanley Ikenberry said NIU did not keep in touch with them on...

NIU officials are tight-lipped about a news conference tonight where NIU is expected to announce a branch campus in Hoffman Estates. The campus is reportedly enhanced with incentives from Sears Roebuck and Co. and Hoffman Estates. However, the expected...