The Panhellenic Council Tuesday elected a new external public relations chairwoman but had to postpone other executive officer elections. Debbie Mitchel was elected to the public relations post. Most offices were not up for election Tuesday since several...

Realizing how little they know about other cultures is a rude awakening many nurses face overseas, said Nancy Savage at NIU's annual Roseanne Krcek-Frank lecture Savage has worked as a staff nurse, instructor and consultant for Project Hope in countries...

The eerie feeling of Halloween lingered in the aisles of Sandburg Auditorium as more than 1000 NIU students and faculty gathered to hear "True Ghost Stories of Chicagoland" Wednesday night. Richard T. Crowe, who believes he might be the only full-time...

Posters advertising that the band Naked Raygun would play at the Jungle were found in campus buildings in September, but the band was not scheduled to appear at the bar. Lito Neboniachi, owner of the Jungle, 1027 W. Hillcrest, said the posters stated...

The Halloween holiday at NIU was quite peaceful compared to the event at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, according to local police officers. At Carbondale, 235 people were arrested during the two-day event, mostly for underage drinking and...

NIU's abiltiy to spend revenue from the $150 tuition increase students will pay in the spring, included in Senate Bill 1520, will top the issues affecting the univeristy when the state legislature meets for the next few days. The Senate and House of Representatives...

An effort put forth by the Illinois Student Association to increase state funding for higher education is to urge students to write to their local legislators. ISA President David Starrett said, "Tell (legislators) you want the state to increase funding...

NIU students might gain more control over the allocation of student fees if a plan by Student Association President Jim Fischer to create a system of governing boards to manage student-funded areas on campus is approved. Fischer's plan to unify students'...

The results of NIU's 1985-86 Graduate Follow-Up Survey show the mean income for students receiving a four-year NIU degree at $37,706. The same report stated the mean income for students who have received post-graduate NIU degrees is $52,826. A study released...

An NIU student was one of 26 winners chosen out of several hundred national candidates presented with a $1,000 Carnation Merchandiser Scholarship award Tuesday. Bill Graham, a sociology major, was chosen as the outstanding merchandiser in the Chicago...

Democratic gubernatorial candidates Wallace Wilkinson in Kentucky and Ray Mabus in Mississippi sought to extend their party's statehouse dynasties in off-year elections Tuesday, while Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode battled the comeback candidacy of...

"Quality music always withstands the test of time." So said Dick Gerhard, leader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, who will perform at NIU this Parents' Day Weekend. If ticket sales are any determinant, Gerhard's words are true. The concert has been sold...