Witnesses who saw an unknown assailant break one man's nose and punch another's face on campus Friday night cannot identify any possible suspects, University Police said. "Officers have determined from talking to witnesses that they are either unwilling...

Finding the right student organization to join can be made easy by attending NIU's second Organizational Expo. "All students can see what NIU can offer," said Z. Ahmad, University Programming and Activities program coordinator for student organizations....

The Illinois Student Association gave NIU ample time to find a candidate for a statewide tuition committee despite objections from NIU Student Association officials, ISA board members said. ISA Chairman Susan Hall said the ISA discussed the need for candidates...

You're back to school and are so happy to be away from your nagging parents. All they do is tell you when to come home, what to do and what to avoid. They ask you silly questions and try so hard to understand your life - something you want to keep secret....

Nearly a third of NIU students each year flip burgers and push paper in jobs with the university. Melody Amundsen, NIU student employment coordinator, said about 8000 of NIU's nearly 25,000 students find work on campus annually. Between 3000 and 3500...

Although some people might not agree with President George Bush's stand on the Persian Gulf Crisis, some members of NIU's ROTC take the same stand. At a Sunday morning press conference in Helsinki, Finland, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev emphasized...

The word is finally getting out and petitions are coming in for students to be included on the Student Association senate election ballot. SA President Robert McCormack said 51 students took petitions for 40 senate seats. Twenty-three of the petitions...

With all the hype and high expectations floating around this season for NIU's football team, Saturday's 60-14 loss against 10th-ranked Nebraska may have knocked the hope out of some peoples' minds. However, Head coach Jerry Pettibone and his 1-1 Huskies...

If several groups have their way, a cultural pluralism class to educate students about different ethnic groups and to reduce discrimination will be mandatory for all NIU students. A cultural pluralism section should be added to the existing general education...

Three fraternity members charged with abusing NIU credit cards to buy alcohol and other items were bounced between NIU officials for four months while officials passed the disciplinary buck. The NIU Judicial Office is investigating a case that suggests...

DeKalb legislators, led by an NIU student alderman, voted Monday to create a temporary city environmental committee. Seventh Ward Alderman Jeff Monroe proposed an Ad Hoc Citizen's Environmental Committee, consisting of 12 DeKalb citizens, to make recommendations...

The face of the NIU greek system is changing with reforms legislated by national chapters and carried out by the Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils. "The greek system is moving away from the social extreme toward the educational extreme," Martin...