A plan presented by Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis for a federal college loan program which would tie payments to graduating students' income is flawed. The proposal is aimed at middle-class students who are not eligible for many need-based...

Junior business majors will get a taste of the "real world" from NIU alumni at the annual College of Business Career Day to give them career advice and information. The Career Day, sponsored by the Career Advisory Board, will be held Sept. 14 from 9 a.m....

The Sigma Pi fraternity house will receive sanctions today for a fight in the spring between some of its members and members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house. Jeff Cufaude, activities adviser for University Programming and Activities, said, "It...

Cathy Holmes has a lot of things to talk about, yet she would be the last one to say anything. The senior NIU volleyball co-captain led the 1987 Huskie squad in kills (321), kills-per-game (2.79), solo blocks (42) and block assists (138). She was praised...

NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell said the position of associate athletic director is still open after it was vacated by Susie Pembroke-Jones last month. "We are in the process of initiating the paperwork to hire someone for the position," O'Dell said....

"If it saves one rape or accident in a year, it's worth it," said Dave Pack, a member of the Student Association Mass Transit Board. Pack was referring to NIU's first ever late night ride service which the transit board is offering in an effort to curb...

The Aug. 21 stangulation of DeKalb resident Lisa Garretson is still "under investigation" by the DeKalb police, who report no new information about the case. Sgt. Chuck Kross, who is heading the investigation, said that after interviewing more than 100...

DeKalb's economy is "on the rebound" with a low unemployment rate and expansion of businesses that generate a large tax base, according to the city's Economic Development Commission's 1987-1988 annual report. "The report shows good, solid, progressive...

Racism has been painstakingly interwoven into our society and intervention is necessary if this is to be changed, Charles Morris, vice-president for administrative services at Illinois State University, said at a lecture Thursday night. About 30 people...

What do you get when you cross an idea from the 50s with people of the 80s? The answer might not be obvious to many, but to George Salemi the answer is quite clear. Salemi, who is the owner of Big Ray's Silverfross Drive-In, 1420 E. Lincoln Hwy., believes...

Kansas State University swept the NIU Women's Volleyball Triangular tournament over the weekend to increase its season record to 6-0. The Wildcats took it to the Huskies in the opening match of the tournament, winning by scores of 15-11, 15-12, 10-15,...

Students are back and loud parties have begun, some of which have drawn neighbors' complaints about noise. Larry Bolles, director of NIU's Judicial Office, said several people have complained about noisy neighbors. He said NIU professors that live near...