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...

Editor's Note: March 1 has been named Sexual Assault Awareness Day. Today's story, the first of three segments, examines myths and attitudes about rape. Despite attempts to increase awareness of sexual assault, many students continue to believe stereotypical...

Three Student Association senators resigned recently and two new senators were appointed, leaving the SA with nine open seats. After the new senators were sworn in at the Feb. 25 senate meeting, there were 36 members in the 45-seat body. aving a full...

NIU's association with the Reserve Officer Training Corps, which bans homosexuals, will be debated at today's Faculty Assembly meeting. Assembly Chairman J. Carroll Moody said the ROTC policy, which follows Army policy, will be the major issue of the...

Ten percent of NIU students might have a sexually transmitted disease. "Probably one out of every ten NIU students is affected with a sexually transmitted disease," said Steven Lux, health educator at NIU's Health Enhancement Services. Abstinence is the...

Almost three-fourths of the Holmes Student Center Bookstore's sales profits are used to cover operating expenses, while the rest is returned to the student center. Judd Baker, student center director, said all revenues from the bookstore go into an operating...

NIU students will demand more appropriate levels of financial aid funding from legislature through a letter writing campaign. Student Committee on Financial Aid members and Financial Aid Office Director Jerry Augsburger will inform students tonight of...

Although DeKalb City Council members voted Feb. 12 to give the school district at least $4.73 million in tax increment financing money, the amount might change March 12. The council voted 7-0 Monday night to reconsider the amount of TIF money allocated...

The Recycling Center needs uncrushed aluminum cans to get NIU in the Guiness Book of World Records, said the center's assistant director. Amanda Rutter, recycling center assistant director, said the center is sponsoring "Cans across Campus," which will...

Tomorrow is the deadline for students to file financial aid forms for the 1990-91 school year. Students who meet the deadline with all required supporting documents completed will receive priority in consideration for eligibility, said Cheryl Shaffer,...

Students might need to become scientifically literate to succeed in society. NIU Political Scientist Jon Miller surveyed 2,000 American adults and found 19 out of 20 are scientifically illiterate, meaning they are unable to identify basic scientific terms....

Anybody can report a crime, any crime, and remain anonymous if they call the DeKalb Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers is a hotline people can call anonymously at 895-3272, to report criminal activity. "A student who may know of something illegal, but doesn't...