Establishing and maintaining good credit can be difficult for students, but it's not impossible. If you're old enough to sign a binding contract—18 in Illinois—you're old enough to obtain credit. The following explains how to obtain credit and what...

Five NIU student organizations were allocated more than $44,730 Wednesday by the Student Association Finance Committee. The budget requests must receive final approval from the SA Senate which will begin budgeting Feb. 28. Forensics received $18,969,...

When visiting Chicago's Art Institute, one might also want to visit the NIU Art Gallery, also located in downtown Chicago. The gallery, at 212 W. Superior St., opened December 14, l984 and is funded through the College of Visual Arts and Sciences. Cheryl...

An organized group of shoplifters is suspected by NIU officials of regularly operating on campus, particularly in the Holmes Student Center Bookstore, said James Harder, interim vice president for business and operations. The alleged ring of shoplifters...

The University Council in a special meeting Wednesday moved to have the Constitutional Task Force more closely examine a proposed amendment concerning the NIU faculty sabbatical leave policy. In a session called to discuss bylaw proposals for the revised...

Two NIU colleges are experiencing significant changes in their student enrollment this semester as compared to the spring of 1987. Enrollment in the College of Education increased by 11.8 percent, according to a report by Nick Noe, director of institutional...

Congressman Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., is polling residents in the 14th District (which includes DeKalb) on the Superconductor Supercollider and other issues he believes will be brought up in Congress this year. Bob Welling, Hastert's press secretary, said...

Space problems with six NIU organizations' offices might be resolved if the NIU Foundation Board of Directors approves plans and cost estimates to move those offices to the Palmer Building in DeKalb. The organizations which might move into the Palmer...

Several committees unofficially deleted from the Student Association Bylaws have been put back in for further revision during the SA Internal Affairs Committee meeting Wednesday night. SA Vice President Cam Davis said the committee will discuss bylaws...

The DeKalb City Council Wednesday indicated street repairs as the top priority if additional funds are obtained for fiscal 1989. City Manager Mark Stevens said he is entering this year's deliberations without expectations of a tax increase or any reduction...

Three state legislators will discuss the state of education funding with the DeKalb County Farm Bureau and area educational leaders today. At the forum entitled "The Education Crisis in Illinois," Rep. John Countryman, R-DeKalb, Rep. John Maitland, R-Normal...

About this time last year, a group of us from the community college I transferred to NIU from, were sitting around the newspaper office discussing our next moves after graduation. As discussion rounded the room, one voice said "I'm going to pay my way...