Students who want to smoke in the library might cost NIU $7,000, but some feel the money would be better spent restoring the facility's learning materials. Student Association President Huda Scheidelman said all students pay to use Founders Memorial Library...

NIU programs for the handicapped were slighted by President Bush's new budget proposals although they need the money for improvement. NIU handicapped and deaf-blind programs will see nothing from Bush's education programs proposal for fiscal year 1991—close...

Next year's almost-doubled NIU student insurance premium is symptomatic of a nationwide menace. Insurance consultant Steve Beckley of Byerly and Company, Englewood, Colo., helped NIU analyze new insurance carrier bids for next semester. "Many businesses...

A six-day sit-in at the University of Wisconsin at Madison against the Reserved Officers' Training Corps policy that bans homosexuals ended when police dragged-out the protesters. Beginning April 18, about 100 students sat outside Chancellor Donna Shalala's...

So much to do, so little time. That is the case during this week's "Hot! Hot! Hot! Springfest 1990." "This is the week before finals to take a break and relax," said Lisa Ahern, Campus Activities Board Publicity and Promotions director. CAB is sponsoring...

It's spring and the DeKalb Park District is getting ready for kids of all ages who want to have some fun. In addition to the regular schedule of flower planting that the park district will complete in late spring, it will offer more activities for both...

One of five female college students are alcohol dependent and might be in more danger of sexual assault, a recent study shows. The study of 277,000 New York female undergraduates said about 21 percent are alcohol dependent, reporting signs of blackouts...

The Day of Action isn't what it used to be. Tom Rainey, member of Marxist/Humanist Thought, said today's Day of Action will not have the significance of previous DOAs due to the splintering of campus organizations. "The Student Association's inability...

Buying a new car might be easier for new NIU graduates than it seems. Several car manufacturers have programs for recent graduates to meet crucial downpayments. GMAC has a college graduate program designed for students earning a two-year associate degree,...

Springfest and Homecoming go hand in hand, at least in the case of greeks. Much like the fall festival, NIU fraternities and sororities will compete for trophies in various events this week. "Springfest is like Homecoming," said Interfraternity Council...

Where can NIU students find cheap seats, plenty of beer and competitive baseball fewer than 45 minutes away? Why,in Rockford, of course! The Rockford Expos are a minor league team and part of the Midwest League. The league includes 14 teams from cities...

NIU students had an opportunity to be 1500 feet above sea level at 90 to 100 miles per hour last weekend. Free plane rides were offered to students Saturday afternoon by The Flying Huskies, NIU's only aviation club since the early 1960s. Aaron Hansemann,...