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...

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...

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 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,...

It's showtime for the NIU Field Hockey team tonight at 6 p.m. against St. Louis University—a key game for the Huskies. After tonight the Huskies play Northeastern University on Saturday (1 p.m.), an NCAA Final Four team from a year ago. They battle...

Darrell Newell, chair of NIU's electrical engineering department, has been cited for developmental work in his field by an international engineering organization. Newell was recently awarded the W.G. Cady award by the sonics and ultrasonics group of the...

NIU might penalize students with incomplete immunization records by barring their spring semester registration. In accordance with a state law that took effect July 1, NIU students must submit their immunization records for tetanus/diptheria, measles,...

Beginning this semester, NIU's Hispanic students can take advantage of a variety of services offered by the Office of University Resources for Latinos. "We just want people to know that we care," said George Gutierrez, the center's director. Gutierrez...

NIU is one step closer in getting a campus extension in Rockford. Under a bill signed last Friday by Gov. James Thompson, NIU is authorized to study sites for a branch campus in Rockford upon the completion of a study of Rockford's educational needs....

A room full of NIU students listened to past, present and future goals of the Young Democrats of DeKalb discussed at Wednesday's informational meeting. "I'm scared. I'm very afraid of some people, things and ideas," said Tom Elkins, Young Democrats chairman....