In about two years, every NIU fraternity will be under its national chapter's risk-management policy to reduce liability related to alcohol. Interfraternity Council President Tom Zur said the IFC has a risk-reduction committee working on a risk-reduction...

Every evening during the winter, DeKalb's emergency refuge, Public Action to Deliver Shelter, opens its doors to the homeless. Starting at 7 p.m., people drift into the sparsely furnished parsonage at the First United Methodist Church, 311 N. Fourth St.,...

NIU will be joining with other universities around the country to participate in National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, which runs today through Friday. "We want to raise the awareness of alcohol abuse and encourage students to participate in BACCHUS,"...

An FBI report about sexual assault states that one out of every five women will be sexually assaulted within her lifetime. In an attempt to understand why sexual assault is such a large problem on campus, the NIU Sexual Assault Task Force turned to students...

The Student Association senate accepted the resignation Sunday of Mike Goldstein, Student Committee on Political Action co-chairman, and approved more funding for WKDI's pursuit of an FM frequency. Goldstein, who has left NIU because of undisclosed personal...

Missouri Lt. Gov. Harriet Woods and State Rep. Peg Breslin will replace Ohio Gov. Richard Celeste as speaker in today's speech, "Making Higher Education Affordable." The presentation will take place at 10 a.m. in the Holmes Student Center's Carl Sandburg...

Jerry Pettibone's grin rarely left his face at the weekly coaches luncheon Thursday. Despite last week's 33-20 upset to Toledo, the NIU football coach was humored by his weekly antagonizer—soccer coach Willie Roy—and this week's guest coach, men's...

To reduce the risk of alcohol-related accidents, the Interfraternity Council is trying to implement alcohol policies which call for fraternities to take maximum responsibility. "The alcohol policies are on our (IFC) own," said IFC President Tom Zur. "The...

Former NIU president and current political science professor Clyde Wingfield's work in one of several senior fellowships at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities entails the development of international programs. Association President...

In a referendum Thursday, a majority of NIU students voted to pay a one-time maximum fee of $10.47 to support the proposed conversion of WKDI to an FM frequency. A total of 1,004 students voiced their opinions at the polls Thursday. The outcome of the...

Besides the loss of one's driving privileges, possible fines and other penalities, a person convicted of driving under the influence is required to receive a DUI evaluation. In DeKalb, DUI offenders can obtain an evaluation at the Ben Gordon Community...

More than $2 million, which could go in the form of financial aid to help needy NIU students or potential students, has been accumulated by students who have defaulted on their NIU Perkin's Loans. The Perkin's Loan is a state and federal deferred, campus-based,...