Winter ... the mere thought of it sends shivers up and down my spine. Not from the cold, but from the pure delight of the thought. With glee, each year I drag out the big box packed with winter-time treasures—big wool sweaters, down comforters and long...

Students might be prompted to use Money Network automatic teller machines in the Holmes Student Center instead of the student center's check cashing service. The ATMs in the student center have been connected to the nationwide Cirrus network. Marlin Tenboer,...

Students can receive credit for winter activity classes which will be held at NIU's field campus the weekend of Feb. 19-21. The weekend, entitled "Season of Serendipity," is at the Lorado Taft Field Campus in Oregon, Ill., about 35 miles west of DeKalb....

A change in laws regarding students' independent status for receiving financial aid has caused a decline in the number of students who received aid in 1987-88. Financial Aid Director Jerry Augsburger said under the new laws about 5 percent of NIU students...

WHEATON (AP)—The stretch of Interstate 88 west of Chicago may be Illinois' industrial Disneyland, but it's also turning into a battlefield for the state's universities. The business boom spawned by the area's high-tech industries has led local governments...

A former Student Association Senator last week called for the resignation of SA Minority Relations Adviser Larry Robertson. "(Gary Stittgen) said I was a militant, paranoid black and I should be more concerned with the university's image," Robertson told...

Last Thursday the New Jersey Supreme Court expanded on a previous case in a decision I hope will set precedent for other states and, hopefully, the nation as a whole. I am talking of the "Baby M" case which dealt with surrogacy. If you've been living...

It's been said many times—religion and politics don't mix. The results of Monday's Iowa caucus indicate many Iowans have never heard that saying. At least those who voted on the Republican ticket. TV preacher Pat Robertson garnered 24 percent of the...

NIU sophomore Joe Madonia is getting his share of the spotlight this season with a national ranking and his eyes set on a shot at the national championship crown at 167 pounds. After watching him brutalize his Northwestern opponent, Matt Case, on Sunday...

Tackling racism is one concern for several universities and colleges even though discrimination has not dramatically increased on their campuses. "Yes, there is more concern about racial incidents occuring on campus. Other schools have not seen discrimination...

The Sexual Assault Task Force will discuss Thursday its goals, forthcoming projects and future activities. Items on the agenda include a presentation of the task force's purpose and goals, a discussion of suggested activities for Sexual Assault Awareness...

The College of Business might lose several senior faculty members if the state does not offer them a pay increase of 10 percent or more, said Richard Brown, dean of the college. "The state is not willing to make an investment in higher education," Brown...