The $1,995,000 budgeted by the Board of Regents for the Holmes Student Center tower renovation is not enough to cover bids for the project, which means the recladding of the tower will have to wait until spring. Bids for the project ranged from $3.2 to...

Welcome to NIU, home of the Huskies, a student-run bus service which is Illinois' second most active, a diverse student body, and a strong student government. Whether you are a new freshman or transfer student, or a continuing graduate or undergraduate...

Police arrested 25 people and seized $70,000 worth of drugs and $11,000 in cash during an investigation resulting in what police call "the largest drug bust in 15 years in DeKalb County." On-going investigations of the drug rings began in October 1987,...

A spontaneously formed Student Association committee voted 6 to 1 on July 31 to allocate itself $8,500 in summer student fees for the purchase of a new computer system. The system was among almost $14,000 allocated for supplemental funding for student...

Many seniors find themselves making a pilgrimage to an office on the second floor of Swen Parson Hall, where they can receive help in finding employment after graduation. The Career Planning and Placement Center offers many services to students who are...

"You gotta be willing to starve for a while—but the starving's over now." NIU alumnus Howard Hill is a certified public accountant with a south Chicago firm headed by Darius C. Bolling, also an NIU alum. Hill, a 1980 graduate, was Black Student Union...

Most college basketball coaches would fear losing five of their top six scorers and starting a season with one junior and no seniors. Third-year Huskie coach Jim Rosborough is in that situation, but instead of looking to the 1988-89 season with apprehension,...

Cutting through red tape to help students solve their problems is part of the job of NIU Ombudsman Bertrand Simpson. "The university, like any good bureaucracy, is a very intricate institution and has its share of red tape to go through in dealing with...

A combination of drugs and alcohol contributed to the death of an NIU student last April, a jury panel offically announced at an inquest July 6. Stenio LaPlanche, 20, passed out with a .16 percent alcohol blood level and suffocated on his vomit. Traces...

NIU students in need of legal assistance but unable to afford private counsel can turn to the Students' Legal Office for help. Attorney Donald Henderson, director of the Student Legal Assistance Office, said the goal of his office is to make legal information...

The DeKalb City Council gave preliminary approval to a five-year $1.75 million airport building project Aug. 3. The council will consider the matter further near the end of this month. The project calls for a $750,000 fixed-based operator building, a...

The Environmental Protection Agency released a preliminary report saying the July 18 pesticide spill at the DeKalb-Taylor Municipal Airport was contained. DeKalb Assistant City Manager Gary Boden said a final report will be made after the EPA checks additional...