If a committee of the Board of Regents this week gives its expected approval of plans for the Holmes Student Center tower's renovation, students will see a tower off-white in color with a square, enclosed roof section by mid-February of next year. Although...

An Arlington Heights resident was arrested and charged with improper lane usage after the car she was driving crashed into a window at Illini Tire of DeKalb, 1031 W. Lincoln Hwy. DeKalb Police report the car driven by Teresa McGrath, 31, 722 E. Golf Rd.,...

Two NIU reseachers discussed on a Chicago television series Sunday the attitudes of junior high and high school students toward math and science and how these attitudes affect job opportunities. Steve Franklin of the Office of Public Information said...

Students, faculty and staff will have a chance to meet the four candidates selected for the vice president for business and operations position when the applicants begin campus interviews this week. The four applicants for the position will begin interviews...

The DeKalb City Council tonight will consider a proposal to fund 10 school crossing guards for the 1988-89 school year at a $41,000 cost to the city. City Manager Mark Stevens said he had originally anticipated to help fund six crossing guards. He said...

With end-of-the-semester projects due and finals just around the corner, some students' anxieties have increased while other students are as cool as a windy day in DeKalb. Allen Owens, Counseling and Student Development Center psychologist, said, "It's...

The Student Association Senate passed a resolution Sunday against comments made by DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow about student actions during the April 13 Day of Action II. Sparrow said during an telephone interview April 17, "NIU is a college of demand,"...

Literary classics, science fiction, mystery, poetry, romance and cooking books will be sold April 26 and 27 at Founders Memorial Library to raise money for library materials. The sale is being held to raise funds for NIU libraries, and proceeds from the...

NIU students heading home for the summer who have a 12 month lease are responsible for finding a subleasee for the summer. Student Legal Assistance Director Don Henderson said students ask for advice about subleasing their apartment for the summer. He...

SPRINGFIELD—Board of Regents action on a mandatory refundable $1 fee to support the Illinois Student Association will wait until the three student Regents can answer questions about the ISA's organization and accountability and the university's collection...

NIU students graduating in 1988 can get a sneak preview of what kind of salaries they might be bringing home by looking in The Jobs Related Almanac which comes out in May. The 352-page book, edited by Les Krantz, lists average annual salaries for graduates...

SPRINGFIELD—NIU officials raised concerns at a Board of Regents meeting Thursday that too many prospective students are kept out of the university. "I'm afraid that NIU is becoming an elitist school," NIU President John LaTourette said. "Because of...