Executive board members representing greek organizations will be discussing which of the newly established greek alcohol policy guidelines should be mandatory. The guidelines were created to "reduce the risk of people getting hurt" and to help prevent...

Three new renovation projects in Montgomery Hall are filling the hole left by the Nursing School. Conrad Miller, project manager for the physical plant, said the three projects include building three new laboratories, remodeling three existing labs, creating...

With the 10,000 people who contact NIU's Student Legal Assistance each year, Legal Assistance Director Don Henderson said the majority of cases concern landlord/tenant disputes. Of those 10,000 contacts, about 2,500 cases are processed annually, Henderson...

Well here it is, the first real Monday of the new semester. By now everyone should be finished with the drudgery of add/drop, book buying and schedule completion. Now it's time to buckle down and get going on some serious academics. Before we get on to...

DeKalb City Council members will discuss an offer to purchase Wurlitzer Subdivision Phase I property at $3,900 per acre at the council's regular meeting tonight at 8:00 p.m. DeKalb is asking $6,500 per acre for the Wurlitzer property but Cardinal Glass...

Greeks this year will try to de-emphasize the competitive edge of previous Greek Weeks and promote it as a "fun week," said Stacy Smith, co-chairman of the Greek Week Committee. Greek Week, Feb. 21 through 27, will be "A Look Into the Future" for NIU...

Student leaders plan to urge the state legislature to approve a tax increase with a second Day of Action and their own "State of the State" address. Although the Illinois Board of Higher Education approved a $1.8 billion dollar budget for higher education,...

The NIU spirit club, OPRA, will sponsor a raffle in an effort to recruit more members at the last game of the men's basketball season. OPRA, formally known as the Incredible All-Voluntary Fire Brigade, is known to most students as the rowdy group of spectators...

A DeKalb County circuit judge will decide at 1:30 this afternoon whether the case of Demetrius Glenn, 20, is ready for trial. DeKalb Police charged Glenn with reckless homicide in connection with the Oct. 4 death of NIU student Christine Billmyer, 21....

Last Thursday the NIU President's Fee Study Committee recommended a $1 per student annual refundable fee to help fund the Illinois Student Association. The fee must be approved through a student referendum this semester. Both the Champaign and Chicago...

NIU's major research projects all are not performed on campus. NIU's Social Science Research Institute, located on 3rd and Locust streets in DeKalb, has conducted several research projects since it was founded in 1980, said Paul Kleppner, director of...

NIU's Council on Instruction passed Thursday the proposal requiring English 104 students to earn at least a "C." The grade requirement was previously for English 103 students. The proposal now awaits final approval by the University Council at their meeting...