A new student loan is available at NIU this fall for middle-income Illinois families. Linda Dersch, NIU Assistant Director of Financial Aid, said the Illinois Opportunity Loan Program, offered by the Illinois Assistance Commission, was designed to help...

Although Illinois Gov. James Thompson has yet to sign or veto a House Bill that would add an alumnus from NIU and Illinois State University, at Normal, to the Board of Regents, a list of nominees is in the making. However, Ken Beasley, assistant to NIU...

Funding for the Wirtz Quadrangle construction, $75,000 more than orginally estimated, was approved by the Board of Regents Thursday and the project will begin in August. "The original figure was about $360,000, the new figure came in around $434,000,"...

"Law schools are failing to teach students to do good" is the title of a recent article written by Henry Rose of the Loyola School of Law. Rose claims, "American law schools are losing their souls. Entering the 1990s, the primary function of legal education...

Asbestos removal at the University Health Services has spread health care around campus and possibly into the city, but the DeKalb Clinic might be the best place available for gynecology. "There's not anything we can do about it," said Health Services...

Repairs to Lincoln Highway west of Annie Glidden Road are causing headaches for area businesses. Although the work is going to help improve business in the long run, right now the complaints are numerous. Hardest hit so far are Hardees on the corner of...

Due to a senate resolution, the Board of Regents voted Thursday to maintain tuition rates at regency universities until Jan 1991. The Regents recommended the tuition freeze for NIU, Illinois State University, Normal, and Sangamon State University, Springfield,...

Although the Illinois Board of Higher Education reports minority enrollment at Illinois colleges and universities decreased over the past decade, a report in the July 30 issue of Northern Today states minority applications are up at NIU. The IBHE study...

The University Health Services' new home is long on hallways, bathrooms and televisions, but short on usable space. Most medical services moved to the Holmes Student Center's second floor hotel rooms at the end of the spring semester so asbestos removal...

Contel's proposed merger with GTE Corp. could spell trouble for the restructuring plans which were to make DeKalb the headquarters for a six-state region. Contel planned to renovate the former Wurlitzer Company headquarters at 403 Gurler Road with plans...

Students attending classes in the summer of 1991 might have their transportation worries relieved thanks to an upcoming student referendum. The referendum, scheduled for Aug. 1, will determine whether or not students are interested in a $0.45/credit hour...

The Ithaca College Campus Activities Director stressed her ability to connect with students when interviewing for the office of NIU Student Affairs associate vice president Tuesday. Sharon Policello, the director of campus activities and orientation in...