The Voluntary Action Center in DeKalb and the DeKalb County Police Department have become active in efforts to encourage safety belt usage and decrease injuries. National Safety Council statistics show that about 80 percent of all injuries and fatalities...

Although some NIU students had to wait up to six weeks to receive financial aid checks last year, financial aid officials say they do not foresee delays in the 1988-89 academic year. Jerry Augsburger, NIU financial aid director, said he does not anticipate...

The case of Demetrius Glenn, 20, charged with reckless homicide in connection with the Oct. 4 death of an NIU student, is still pending, DeKalb County State's Attorney Philip DiMarzio said. A Dec. 21 pretrial has been continued to Jan. 25, when the judge...

Anonymous letters threatening racist actions on campus during this semester were sent to five NIU administrators and student leaders last month. Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, was quoted in a press release dated Jan. 12 as saying, "Just...

If you were late for class, 10 yards from the bus, and saw that it was ready to pull out, would you be fit enough to run to catch it? The majority of the U.S. population would miss the bus. The benefits of fitness are numerous. Getting fit not only increases...

"The 1988 Farm Agenda in Congress" will be hosted by 14th District Congressman Dennis Hastert, R-Oswego, and his special guest Iowa Congressman Fred Grandy Monday, Jan. 25, in DeKalb. Grandy, better known as "Gopher" on ABC's former hit series "Love Boat,"...

A member of the NIU Black Alumni Association accused the NIU CHANCE program of discriminating against CHANCE freshmen by requiring them to sign contracts banning them from participation in greek activities. Rodney Robinson, a 1981 NIU graduate and a project...

A ruling last week by the University Council Rules and Governance Committee confirmed Student Association President Jim Fischer's standing as a voting UC member. Committee Chairman William Monat said the group's decision in regard to Fischer's UC status...

Recent bad weather conditions have slowed progress on the new NIU parking lot under construction south of Founder's Memorial Library, but the lot now is available for faculty and staff parking. NIU Parking Division Manager Lynn Fraser said efforts to...

The Campus Security Advisory Board might be abolished if the board's members determine there is no use for it. Board member Julie Stege, also the Student Association welfare advisor, said one topic of the next meeting will be whether to choose a new chairman...

Two new issues will face the NIU Student Association this semester—the Illinois Student Association referendum and the revision of the SA constitution. The ISA referendum asks students to provide $1 to support the ISA, said SA Vice President Cam Davis....

With the help of four external grants, an NIU geologist is researching the evolution process of earth's lower crust. "Little is known worldwide about the nature and origin of the lower crust," said Ruth Kalamarides, assistant geology professor. The lower...