An NIU athletic office administrator will transfer to the finance and planning office Monday to fill a position that has been available since December. Athletic Business Manager Patricia Perkins will be promoted to administrative assistant to Eddie Williams,...

Jon Dalton, NIU vice president for student affairs, is one of four finalists for a similar position at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Dalton said he applied for the position because he "is interested in a good institution." The position also...

The "eye catching" materials being used to reclad the Holmes Student Center tower should "outlast" the deteriorating materials originally used to construct the tower about 22 years ago. Conrad Miller, Physical Plant project manager, said the first step...

Students in Ohio's state universities share a similar responsibility with students in Illinois—funding nearly 40 percent of instructional costs. To counter this, Ohio has set a goal to increase the state's responsibility taking some of the burden of...

Freshman applications at NIU are down, while transfer student and graduate applications are up slightly from 1988. NIU Director of Admissions Dan Oborn said there are two contributing factors to the 9.5 percent decline in freshman applications. Recently...

A bus shuttle to Geneva is in jeopardy because of the Student Association Mass Transit Board's projected $49,000 deficit next year. The Geneva shuttle operates on weekends from DeKalb to the Geneva Metra train station. Transit Board Chairman Dave Emerick...

Mayor Greg Sparrow returned from his trip to Beijing, China, on April 22 after eight days of talks with Chinese mayors and vice-mayors about local government policies in the free world. Three mayors from Peru, one from Mexico, two from the U.S. and four...

NIU's Faculty Assembly will receive an update on salary equity plans from Provost Kendall Baker today in its final session this semester at 3 p.m. in room 505 of the Holmes Student Center. Baker's plan, initiated earlier this semester, was well-received...

It's amazing how little time it takes for some of the strangest things to accumulate in closets, drawers and cupboards, and for others to dissappear completely. No, seriously, think about it. I remember when I was in third grade and my family was packing...

NIU's College of Continuing Education received program awards for the first time from the National University Continuing Education Association this year. The 1988 NUCEA Business, Industry and Labor program development award was given to NIU's Corporate...

Three months after the Board of Regents approved a $1 refundable student fee to support the Illinois Student Association, the ISA plans to lobby for the legislation aimed at making NIU independent from its governing board. The Regents govern NIU, Illinois...

The second Annual Leadership Awards Banquet for Northern Illinois University Programming and Activities was held Sunday in the Holmes Student Center Regency Room. Outstanding Faculty Adviser Awards were given to Terrence Bishop, associate professor of...