Employees and customers of Otto's have started a "We Care" fund in memory of Christine Billmyer, the NIU student who died after being injured in a car accident Sunday morning. Billmyer, who worked at Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Hwy., was a passenger in a car...

Parents and alumni might be left out in the cornfields after attending the festivities of NIU's Homecoming unless they have already made reservations for DeKalb-area hotels and motels. Many hotels have been booked for months and some as far in advance...

NIU's computerized data base, Illinois Research Network, provides information to those searching for expertise on a given subject. The network contains professional profiles on more than 6,000 Illinois faculty members from 12 universities, 800 of whom...

Members of the Huskie Busline and the Student Association Mass Transit Board will be working together this semester to improve the quality of service on several routes, including routes 3 and 4. One problem is the amount of time scheduled for each route....

The Illinois Student Association has begun the two-week countdown to the Day of Action, when 15 colleges and universities statewide will protest Gov. James Thompson's budget cuts while state legislators meet in Springfield for a two-day veto session....

Coors Light Comedy Commandos Taylor Mason and Mary Wong entertained the audience at Sandburg Auditorium Monday night with political and racial humor. "I liked the audience. They could think. Some places are like the land the SAT forgot," said Mason. Mason,...

FREEPORT—In an effort to increase students' knowledge and skills, the Illinois Board of Higher Education has devised a plan to use as a guideline for admission requirements to colleges. The object of the plan is to improve standards in high school,...

A discussion on current policies in the Soviet Union will be led by Albert Resis, associate professor of history, tonight at 9 p.m. in Swen Parson's moot courtroom. "Moscow September ‘87: Gorbachev's Dream and Reality", will focus on Resis' trip to...

FREEPORT—NIU announced its intention to the Illinois Board of Higher Education Tuesday to offer a master of arts degree in library and information studies at the Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center in Rock Island. NIU President John LaTourette said the...

Unsubstantiated allegations circulating on campus about a possible sexual assault at the Delta Upsilon fraternity house, 1114 Blackhawk Road, are being investigated by the university, said Jeff Cufaude, activities adviser for greek affairs. "The university...

The NIU School of Music recently received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts which will allow it to expand on its scholarship program designed for exceptional students headed for professional careers in music. "It's a very significant recognition...

FREEPORT—An Illinois Board of Higher Education task force Tuesday presented a report listing different skills students should have prior to entering a college or university. This report will be sent to high schools, colleges and universities as part...