If passed, President Bush's latest drug proposal will mean increased funding for DeKalb, especially in the area of law enforcement. President Bush displayed a bag of crack as he made his first speech from the Oval Office Sept. 5 on his war on drugs. Citing...

Elementary students are just beginning to learn their ABCs, arithmetic, grammar and the facts on drugs, alcohol and sexual molestation with the help of community programs. The "Here's Looking at You 2,000" is one program designed to show children how...

Junior business majors interested in planning their careers will get a peek into the future business world from NIU alumni at the annual College of Business Career Day. The Career Day is sponsored by the College of Business Career Advisory Board and will...

Student health insurance is available to any fee-paying student and dependents, and operates separately from the University Health Service. Full-time students are automatically covered under Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois when they pay their student...

NIU topped the two other Board of Regents schools in the number of tuition waivers awarded to graduate assistants during fiscal year 1988. About 1,100 NIU graduate assistants had their tuition waived in FY88 compared to about 820 at Illinois State University...

Faculty and student efforts for a separate governing board might be strengthened if the Board of Regents pass proposed policy changes, two NIU campus sources say. No action has been planned by the University Council, Faculty Assembly or the Joint University...

NIU issues about 3,000 to 3,500 student paychecks each pay period, and those students who are not on the university payroll still have opportunities to find work on the NIU campus. A variety of on-campus jobs are available to students enrolled at NIU...

I have facial hair all over my schedule. I don't know what happened this semester. Maybe it was just the luck of the draw, but three of my teachers (Sorry, my religion forbids me to say the word "profs") have these thick, bushy, Grizzly-Adams growths...

The DeKalb Education Foundation plans to relive the 50s, 60s and 70s while raising money for DeKalb area schools through its "All Community Class Reunion." "Our main goal is to have a fun time," said foundation vice president Cheryl Countryman. Anyone...

The Last Patrol is dedicated to keeping the POW/MIA issue alive and making it difficult for America's military personnel to ever become "unaccounted for" again, the program's coordinator said. "The longer we wait, more are dying in prisons," said Sandi...

NIU faculty, staff and graduate assistants are ready to roll back onto the lanes for their 30th year in bowling league competition. Bowling league members will play at 9 p.m. each Thursday at Four Seasons Sports in Sycamore. League play began Sept. 7,...

NIU is searching for an assessment coordinator to interpret reports on student achievement that will provide university officials with a better understanding of what students are learning. After several surveys are made of students' attitudes and achievements,...