NIU's Career Planning and Placement Center helps students cope with the pressures and problems of finding a job after graduation. Campus Recruiting Coordinator Jean Callary said the most used service in her office is the on-campus recruiting program....

Careers trends in the 1990s will move toward well-rounded generalists rather than narrowly-focused specialists, said a coordinator in cooperative education. According to Doug Davis, special populations and humanities coordinator for the Cooperative Education...

Want a job? Be prepared to hunt. Ellen Anderson, a placement counselor for the Career Planning and Placement Center, said it takes about five to six months to find the "right job. So, we recommend that students begin looking in January." "People who sit...

When looking for a job, remember at least two things: working abroad is always a possibility and the NIU Career Planning and Placement Center has information to help. The career planning and placement program provides free information for students and...

Some NIU students and faculty are happy but wary about the recent legalization of the African National Congress and Nelson Mandela's possible release from prison. South African President F.W. de Klerk announced Friday the African National Congress would...

Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series examining financial aid opportunities at NIU. Today's article looks at low-interest loans. Paying for college has never been easy, but those aware of financial aid opportunities available at NIU...

When looking for a job, remember at least two things: working abroad is always a possibility and the NIU Career Planning and Placement Center has information to help. The career planning and placement program provides free information for students and...

Two of the most prominent women in politics will face-off Wednesday on abortion. Phyllis Schlafly led the opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment and Sarah Weddington defended Jane Roe in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision "Roe vs. Wade," legalizing...

The Student Association allowed the Campus Activities Board to continue their five-year guardianship of the incomplete SA art collection. The senate passed a Community Affairs Committee recommendation Sunday to allow CAB to keep the art collection, but...

The Illlinois Board of Higher Education denied NIU's $645,000 request for handicapped accessibility improvements. Sue Reinhardt, coordinator of NIU's Services for the Handicapped, said many campus improvements need to be made, but NIU continues to neglect...

If you feel that living in DeKalb is like living in a radio void, perhaps you should tune in WKDI. WKDI is the student-run, Student Association-funded radio station on campus. Its call number is 93.5 and it is broadcast on FM cable throughout the greater...

The debate about lighting conditions on campus continues, although lighting problems will be taken care of as quickly as possible. Richard Eike, NIU Physical Plant electrical foreman, said any work orders given to them involving the lights on campus will...