Greek Affairs Activities Adviser Jeff Cufaude won first place in the National Association for Campus Activities' Third Annual Prize Papers Competition for 1987. Cufaude's entry in the professional staff category, "Self-insight, Self-development and the...

Local bluegrass, country and gospel singers will perform at a Christmas benefit concert Sunday at the DeKalb Holiday Inn, 1212 W. Lincoln Hwy. Gary Mullis, the organizer of the event, said, "We try to have a variety (of music) to attract more people."...

NIU will hold a tribute Sunday in honor of the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. Michael Pattrick, tribute organizer, said the event will acknowledge that Washington's fatal heart attack Nov. 25 "left a void in all of our lives." "It (the tribute)...

The Student Association has taken the first step toward gaining more control of Holmes Student Center operations by electing Senator David Stern as chairman for the HSC Ad Hoc Advisory Committee. "The committee should approve anything that directly affects...

The InterFraternity Council Tuesday discussed the possibility of giving IFC membership to two organizations in the near future. Kappa Alpha Psi (KAP), a black greek organization on campus, requested consideration for its membership in the IFC. Rush practices...

There is a long waiting list of people seeking non-emergency help at the Counseling and Development Center, director Kathy Hotelling said, but this is not unusual for this point in the semester. otelling said the waiting list, which might keep some people...

Couples who want to get married in Illinois after Jan. 1 must take a blood test to screen for HIV antibodies which indicate exposure to the AIDS virus. The Illinois legislature passed a law requiring couples to take the blood test before applying for...

Springfield—The Board of Regents discovered the need to recruit and retain more minority students at NIU after studying data revealing a decrease of graduating minorities over the last six years. The Student Retention Study was conducted at the regency...

Confusion lingers about unfair labor practice charges which the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed against the university July 27. The AFSCME charged NIU for failure to bargain in good faith about contractual clauses, said...

The Student Association Mass Transit Board next semester will have to subsidize 100 percent of the total cost for renting and operating a special minibus for transporting handicapped NIU students. The SAMTB will have to subsidize the handicapped transportation...

DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow, Assistant City Manager Gary Boden and First Ward Alderman Chris Hoagland addressed the InterFraternity Council Tuesday night on a proposal dealing with the bus system in the Greek Row area. Sparrow said when streets on Greek...

The research of an NIU organic chemistry professor on the synthesis of natural and unnatural products has been attracting some attention. Gaining support for his work involving the synthesis of antitumeric, antileukemic and antibiotic agents, NIU Assistant...