A City of DeKalb tower charged by the city with six counts of towing violations also is being sued for $65,000 in connection with Feb. 7, 1986, incident in which an NIU student was hit by a tow truck. The case is still in litigation and no new court dates...

Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, will meet Thursday with various campus groups to determine next fall's university tailgating policy. Dalton said representatives from the Student Association, Athletics, University Programming & Activities,...

The University Council will hear proposed changes for the NIU academic calendar today. James Lankford, chairman of the UC Faculty Assembly's University Affairs Committee, said he will present, at the UC's regular meeting, a series of "academic calendar...

The NIU Bowling Club policies underwent investigation Tuesday by the Office of Campus Recreation and the club will not be suspended. The Student Association Finance Committee tabled the club's budget request Saturday after they suspected the club of violating...

An ad-hoc committee was formed Feb. 5 to conduct an investigation into the Holmes Student Center Bookstore security policies and procedures. The committee was formed in response to a Jan. 21 incident in which four black NIU students were accused of shoplifting....

The fifth annual "Career Fair" held Feb. 3 offered students of all majors the opportunity to find employment while still in school. Employers from different companies set up displays in the Duke Ellington Ballroom, located in the Holmes Student Center,...

Citizens in nearby counties will have the opportunity to voice their opinions about the Superconductor Supercollider project, for which Illinois is one of seven finalists. The U.S. Department of Energy will make a final decision on which state will receive...

More than $75,000 will be spent to renovate the parking lot behind Neptune Hall North and to remove oil tanks under that lot by the fall of 1989. Campus Parking Manager Lynn Fraser said $40,000 of parking division funds will be spent to reconfigure the...

Future graduates and alumni can learn how to write a resume, interviewing skills and can find the "right" job through NIU's Career Planning and Placement Center. Center Recruiting Coordinator Jean Callary said the center, located in Swen Parson Hall,...

Career planning strategies offered by NIU's Department of Counseling and Student Development prepare students for the job market by helping them match interests and abilities with employment opportunities. "We help students in the decision-making process,"...

Students should know how to dress for an interview because wearing the wrong outfit can affect the outcome. "Students should dress professionally, as if they were reporting for their first day at work," said Gary Scott, NIU's Career Planning and Placement...

No two job interviews are going to be alike, but there are some basic guidelines that can apply for all interviews job-seekers can keep in mind. Thomas Priola, owner and vice president of Bubba's Frozen Yogurt, 2500 Sycamore Road, said every interview...