SPRINGFIELD—An Illinois Board of Higher Education interpretation of a recent state law is leaving NIU officials worried about the possible lowering of university entrance requirements. General Assembly Senate Bill 112, ammended by Gov. James R. Thompson,...

A lot of people have been knocking 1989 for being the year in which the dinosaurs came back from the dead. The Who, The Rolling Stones and even some members of Yes got back together and performed pretentious retreads of the hits which made them famous....

Emmett: Well, we're supposed to list the top albums of the 80s, but since Dave and I both hate charts... Dave: And popular music... Emmett: Yeah and popular music, we're just going to discuss our personal favorites. Dave: Whether they were popular or...

The following films are my favorites of the decade. They are all challenging and emotionally powerful. Many of them were not great financial successes but they are all aesthetically pleasing. I have tried to represent the whole range of films that were...

All of those who suffer, to any degree, from an alcohol or chemical dependency problem should take note that help is much more accessable than they realize. The Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency Treatment Center is located in Kishwaukee Community Hospital...

A survey involving 190 NIU students recently was conducted to determine awareness and usage of the new 708 area code for Chicago suburbs. The Public Relations Student Society of America, working with Contel of Illinois Inc., 225 E. Locust St., on the...

If some NIU Athletic Board members get their way, the university might soon grab a more active role in scrutinizing the admission of athletic recruits. The Student Affairs Committee discussed the adoption of pre-admission academic reviews of recruits...

SPRINGFIELD— Despite student protest advocating a tuition "freeze," costs for colleges governed by the Board of Regents might rise if the General Assembly does not heed requests by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Although the state's higher...

About 800 students filled the Duke Ellington Ballroom at the Holmes Student Center Tuesday night to watch or participate as a hypnotist proved to be "Master of the Mind." Sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity on behalf of Big Brothers and Big Sisters,...

NIU is participating in "Music as a Cultural Institution in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance," a curricular development program held in conjunction with the Newberry Library in Chicago. The Newberry Library and the National Endowment for the Humanities...

Due to a large number of accidents over the years, traffic signals will be installed at two intersections in DeKalb. State Senator Patrick Welch, D-LaSalle-Peru, announced Nov. 9 the Illinois Department of Transportation will begin installing traffic...

Discussions on state-mandated efforts to increase minority recruitment and retention at Tuesday's Illinois Board of Higher Education meeting brought to light NIU's contributions to that effort. IBHE member Clara Fitzpatrick said the nationwide mandate...