Students who think their drinking habits might be taking control of their lives should not hesitate to seek free help right on campus. People who have a problem with alcohol many times try to minimize what is actually happening. "They don't think anything...

As a result of a Saturday night beating in which a black NIU student suffered 12 stitches, NIU has issued a stern warning to those responsible for the attack. In a memo from the NIU Office of Public Information, it was stated, "NIU will take strong and...

The Student Association Mass Transit Board set limits Monday to prevent national corporations from dominating advertising space on the Huskie Bus Line. The limitations stem from discussion brought up two weeks ago by Huskie Line General Manager Charlie...

Driving alone in a car is a great place to simply think. Not major pondering about the true meaning of democracy or if the person that engraved Elvis's tombstone spelled his name incorrectly on purpose, but ideas pertinent to our daily lives—at least...

NIU President John La Tourette will have a dinner at his home for the Board of Regents and NIU faculty Wednesday night to honor several faculty members. NIU faculty honored at the dinner will be university research professors, she said. Others invited...

Whether parents wish to see how clean their sons/daughters keep their rooms, how they spend money, or have fun, many parents are choosing to attend Parents' Weekend at NIU. Some NIU students were asked whether or not their parents will visit, and the...

The NIU phone directories will be distributed during the first part of November. Although classes have been in session since August 28, the books are not delivered until November because of the Privacy Act, an effort to maintain accuracy and the time...

With surveys and more surveys telling us that most of the high school and college students are suffering in many academic areas, it is refreshing to see that the problem is being tackled on two levels. Last week, after some heated debate, NIU decided...

Though the main event of the Board of Regents two-day stay at NIU will be the vote Thursday on the final modifications to the controversial proposed policy changes, there are other items on the card. Today, two board committee meetings will be held in...

Efforts to assess NIU's handicapped accessibility were delayed with the collapse of a campus-wide audit last month, partly because Student Association representatives failed to attend a scheduled meeting. The Student Association invited representatives...

This week marks the 3rd annual Deaf Awareness Week at NIU. Shari Admonis, counselor for the Department of Hearing Impaired, said the week has been "very successful" in previous years and "it gets better every year." Admonis also said, "This week really...