Is Jim Rosborough's job in jeopardy? He has led his NIU men's basketball team to a 4-16 record thusfar against a not-so-difficult schedule. They've won only 13 games in the last two seasons. They've lost 10 games in a row. It has been over a month since...

The Administrative Ad Hoc Parking Committee will recommend several parking lot changes to NIU President John LaTourette. The committee met Monday and their recommendations will be given to LaTourette as soon as possible, committee chairman William Parker...

Freshmen and sophomores who have not yet decided on a major can attend Freshman-Sophomore Career Night for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium at 7 p.m. tonight. Assistant Academic Affairs Adviser JoEllen Simpson said...

NIU is facing a street repair problem, and finding a solution might be difficult. NIU-owned roads near the west residence halls were constructed about 20 years ago, when there was not a bus service of any kind, said Conrad Miller, physical plant project...

A DeKalb resident was chosen by the United States Jaycees as one of their Ten Outstanding Young Americans for 1988. Gerald Kilian, 35, was nominated after being selected for a similiar award on the state level in 1987. Kilian moved to the DeKalb area...

NIU's Career Planning and Placement Center helps students realize what is, for most, their number one reason for attending college—that first job after graduation. Center director Gary Scott said ACT data on new college freshmen across the country show...

The University Council will discuss a proposal Wednesday to reduce the NIU Athletic Board from 34 to 20 members. The UC Faculty Assembly recommended last week that the Athletic Board be cut in size to conform to national university standards. Linda Sons,...

The DeKalb City Council Monday approved the first of two ordinances to establish a special service area taxing district for street reconstruction in the Greek Row area. The first ordinance established a maximum bond-financing limit on the money to be...

University Programming and Activities Director Michelle Emmett answered questions Monday about the UP&A's role in regulating posters and fliers. At the Jan. 31 Student Association senate meeting some senators questioned UP&A's ability to withhold...

Trends in the job field are turning toward the services, including financial and health, consulting, data processing and special education. Jean Callary, Career Planning and Placement recruiting coordinator, said, "Companies that send representatives...

I love star-gazing. What a wonderful experience it was this weekend, watching the stars shine. I lay on my back Sunday night and looked through the skylight in my living room as the stars lined up in beautiful formations. They were even out Sunday afternoon...

NIU students graduating with four-year degrees can expect to receive a mean income of $18,097, about $3,000 less than last year's national average. Northwestern University's 1988 Lindquist-Endicott Report stated the national average salary for graduates...