A new student organization for motorcyclists will promote safety and provide companionship for cyclists at NIU. The NIU Motorcyclist Association has "a great deal of potential," said Rick Kieltyka, one of the association's faculty advisers and director...

Editor's note: This is the final story in a three-part series examining financial aid at NIU. For students who do not qualify for low-interest loans, grants or scholarships, there is always one way of trying to meet college costs—employment. About 3,500...

Some are upset about poor student attendance at meetings held to determine student fee recommendations. NIU President John La Tourette's Fee Study Committee was not delayed Monday by the absence of Student Association President Huda Scheidelman and SA...

Students and faculty placing themselves in boxes can escape their shyness and inferiorities by learning to be more assertive. Wednesday, Judy Skorek, a Research Associate for the University Resources for Women, held an informal meeting, called a "brown...

An NIU alumnus spoke to the College Republicans and republican county volunteers on party unity to gear up for the March primaries. Judge John Nickels, a 1958 NIU graduate and candidate for appellate court judge, and several other republican candidates...

A nationwide trend toward drinking less alcohol by college-aged students is being reflected at NIU. The American Council on Education Cooperative Institution Research Program Survey was given to more than 215,000 incoming public college freshmen across...

NIU men and women are choosing traditional majors for their sex, according to NIU statistics. Nearly 90 percent of students majoring in education and professional studies at NIU are women, while 90 percent of students in engineering are men, according...

Theta Chi fraternity will be sponsoring a talent show Sunday and a ski trip Feb. 15 as part of a philanthropy to help children suffering from cancer. Theta Chi Vice President Wynn Ullman said the philanthropy "is the third largest money producing philanthropy...

Student Association senators will discuss an ROTC policy restricting homosexuals from receiving scholarships and a recommendation for improving space at the Holmes Student Center. The ROTC policy restricting homosexuals from receiving ROTC scholarships...

NIU officials agree the recently developed Visiting Minority Faculty Program will benefit NIU. Provost Kendall Baker said his office is allocating $75,000 for the program from the academic budget because the state gave the university "additional resources."...

NIU is keeping educational opportunities alive in the western suburbs by agreeing to cooperate with the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and other schools. Although some might think U of I has jumped into the DuPage County area with hopes of...

NIU student and political activist Name: Julia Droste Stege Birthplace: Pennsylvania. I grew up in Connecticut. Birthdate: March 6, ? Current NIU organizational involvement: Feminist Front, and the Forum for Marxist-Humanist Thought. Years in current...