NIU education majors entering the job market this fall can attend the fifth NIU Mid-America Teacher Placement Days today. The fair will feature brief interviews between school administrators and education majors in the Holmes Student Center's Duke Ellington...

A west-bound train leaving DeKalb killed a Lisle man Friday morning. Tim Rynbald, 28, was struck by a Chicago & Northwestern train shortly before 10 a.m. behind High Meadow Apartments, 1400 W. Lincoln Hwy., said DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller....

An NIU student arrested in February for allegedly selling controlled substances plead guilty Thursday and faces probation and fines. Robert A. Shorty, 19, Peoria, is under a 12-month probation and will have to pay $450 in fines, DeKalb Circuit Clerk office...

NIU officials clash on the seriousness of damage done to the Gilbert Hall laundry room March 24. "Someone tried to pry into the washers" and broke the washing machines, said Margaret Phillips, area coordinator for Gilbert and Neptune Halls. The laundry...

Making NIU a safer campus through a manual detailing well-lighted paths and procedures to follow after an assault are plans by Student Association presidential candidate Robert McCormack. SA Sen. McCormack said an "all-encompassing" campus saftey manual...

The Late Night Ride Service is marking its two-year birthday with hopes of expanding its service because of increased use. "We're busier, busy beyond belief," Michael Cassman, founder of the service said. "We haven't done any ads this semester but there's...

The Student Association supported a student-run credit union Sunday to financially help students and offer experience in future related careers. Finance Professor Joseph Newman told 30 senators of the 45-seat body that a credit union would need "as little...

Community activism and political education are two prime concerns in the campaign for the Republican state representative candidate in the 76th District. "I feel very good about the support I get from individuals in business," Brad Burzynski said. Burzynski...

Signs of spring such as flowers, trees and green grass are not always a welcome sight to allergy sufferers. Greater amounts of pollen and molds are the reason for the allergic reactions. Students might suffer from sneezing, watery eyes or minor wheezing,...

NIU enrollment has remained constant during the past two years, after falling from 1987-88 figures. NIU Institutional Research Director Nicholas Noe said enrollment figures for NIU this year show very little increase in student population from last year's...

The proposed University of Illinois DuPage Center is meeting growing opposition. Last week Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, whose district includes DeKalb, announced he might try to block the $25 million recommended by the Illinois Board of Higher Education...

NIU now has a greek system with 10 sorority chapters after Phi Beta Chi sorority received chapter status from its national chapter Feb. 11. Phi Beta Chi President Kathy Ryan said the sorority has about 30 active members and 11 pledges. Ryan said the sorority...