The Student Association Recycling Center is attempting to place aluminum recycling bins in residence halls as a step towards the center's self-sufficiency. Recycling Center Director Dave Broustis said he previously tried to install recycling bins in residence...

NIU's Cantonese/Mandarin Bible Study offers local Chinese residents a chance at fellowship. But these students face a problem in studying the Bible. They speak two different dialects. The group divides into three smaller groups so that Cantonese- and...

Incumbent 6th Ward Alderman Mike Neylon and opponent Jamie Pennington addressed the Student Association Senate Sunday night. Both are running for alderman of the 6th Ward, which includes Lincoln, Douglas, Neptune and Gilbert halls, Cardinal Apartments,...

A shortage of workers in allied health fields is more severe than the widely-publicized nursing shortage, said Olive Kimball, chairman of the NIU Allied Health Professions department. The demand for allied health professionals, including physical therapists,...

The Student Association Senate passed a resolution Sunday stating that a professional company should assess the space in the Holmes Student Center before committing student fees to renovate the building. Sen. John Martin said students recognize the need...

FRANKFURT, West Germany (AP) - The U.S. Army said Thursday it is baffled by the disappearance of a "good, clean-cut" American soldier who had access to classified information and vanished near the East German border. An Army spokesman, Lt. Col. Jake Dye,...

Gov. James Thompson renewed relationships with local politicians and spoke about his day-old proposed state budget Thursday night during a one-hour appearance at a DeKalb Republican party fundraiser. Thompson stood several inches taller than the group...

NIU students who are denied admission into the marketing department have a second chance to pursue a marketing degree. Marketing faculty developed a policy last semester that would allow denied marketing department applicants the chance to reapply to...

Gov. James Thompson's appearance at a DeKalb Republican party fundraiser Thursday night was only one stop in his ten-hour sweep through Northern Illinois. Thompson stopped in at least five rural towns Thursday, including Sycamore, Oregon, and Dixon, said...

"I'm on your side," Gov. James Thompson told about 20 students protesting the lack of funding for higher education Thursday evening at a Republican party fundraiser. Students from the Student Political Education and Action Committee, the Young Democrats,...

NIU will receive $113 million if vote passes The Illinois Board of Higher Education will vote Tuesday to approve Gov. James Thompson's fiscal year 1990 higher education budget. The governor's allocations fall 60 percent below the board's recommendations...

The NIU Parking Committee approved the Parking Division's fiscal year 1990 budget at its Thursday meeting. Business and Operations Controller Robert Albanese said the division had $289,000 left in its budget at the end of FY88. The division will have...