Members of the Student Association will try to answer questions, concerns and suggestions students have about anything at NIU with a "passing the buck" service. Students can put their comments in any of the "passing the buck" boxes located in Altgeld...

At any time during the semester, about 3,500 NIU students are employed on campus. Most campus employers are near their capacity for students this semester, but some positions open during the semester, said Melody Amundsen, NIU coordinator of student employment....

Jean Moreno is a foot soldier in the battle for nurses in the growing war known as the nursing shortage. Moreno is a recruiter from St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island, Il., and she has been in the war zone at 12 job fairs since last September. "We attend...

An NIU men's basketball player will face 12 months of court supervision after charges stemming from an alleged robbery of a bag of cannabis were dropped Jan. 19. The state's case against Robert Smith, 20, 322 W. Neptune Hall, was dismissed by request...

A group of 25 to 30 individuals went on a snowball-throwing spree Saturday and caused more than $160 damage to windows, DeKalb police said. The group, allegedly members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, according to De- balls at the houses of the Phi...

Chinese students at NIU are concerned about President Bush's veto of a bill allowing Chinese students with visas to remain here and escape possible persecution in their homeland. Serena Moy, though born in America, said she has relatives in China and...

More than 75 agencies will be recruiting and handing out information today at the Holmes Student Center for Nursing Careers Day. The event is geared toward undergraduates looking for internships and graduates looking for jobs, but the public is welcome,...

The NIU Ombudsman is being reviewed, and the Ombudsman Review Committee wants input from students, faculty and staff before deciding to keep him for another term. The purpose of the ombudsman's office is to help students with problems they have with the...

Friday, Feb. 2 is NIU's Invitational Jazz Day, Directed by Ron Modell, NIU music faculty member and director of NIU's Jazz Ensemble. Local area high schools and NIU's Jazz Band will be participating in the event, held in the Music Building's Concert Hall...

The NIU library director voiced concerns about sky-rocketing costs of library materials and severe space shortages at a Board of Regents meeting Wednesday. Librarians spoke to members of the BOR Academic and Student Affairs Committee in response to board...

The Interfraternity Council is trying to work with the university by improving its Judicial Board for better self-government. IFC President Rob Martin said he worked over the semester break with Greek Adviser Mary Ronan and Michelle Emmett, director of...

The Student Association senate lost quorum during the first official meeting of the semester. A quorum, or presence of 23 senators, was not met until 30 minutes after the meeting was scheduled to begin and was lost 90 minutes after roll call, after several...