NIU's College of Education ranks 15th in the nation in faculty productivity, according to a 1986 report printed in the Journal of Teacher Education. The rankings, based on the research of a three-member team from Texas A&M University, measured faculty...

Marketing Instructor Robert Goering has "abandoned all extra-curricular surveys in Marketing Research 443" after inquiries were made concerning the appropriateness of one of the surveys. "There is a federal provision on human subject research in the U.S....

The Parking Committee has suggested moving student parking to the outer perimeters of campus as a possible solution to parking problems. The committee last week recommended a possible parking solution including finding an area where more spaces could...

Anyone who's ever wanted to "run away and join the circus," can live vicariously this month as the NIU Theatre Arts Department presents the musical "Carnival" the Egyptian Theatre. "‘Carnival' tells of the sometimes joyful, sometimes sad events surrounding...

Displeasure and questions about the commitment of administration and the Board of Regents toward salary increases were the main reactions from NIU faculty after the state legislative session ended last week. "(Raises) should have been won last spring,"...

A DeKalb City councilman is being sued in small claims court for allegedly failing to pay a campaign supporter. Seventh Ward Alderman Mark Powell is being sued for $184 in campaign bonuses and back pay excluding court costs. Former NIU student Thomas...

A survey finding how farm-related noise exposure affects farmers' hearing was conducted Monday at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau by NIU's Communicative Disorders Department. Communicative Disorders Professor Jim Lankford said 170 people came to have their...

DeKalb officials said rumors concerning a string of stranger rapes on campus are not true. "There is no string of rapes," said DeKalb Police Sgt. Charles Kross. Jon Dalton, NIU vice president for Student Affairs, said, "There have been a lot of rumors...

During the last 20 years more than 2,500 NIU recipients of the Guaranteed Student Loan have neglected their loan payments resulting in more than $8 million in defaulted funds. Former college students defaulting on their GSLs has become a recent concern...

Students might have to pay more money in the future for health care on campus to cover a debt situation predicted to develop within two years. Although the NIU University Health Service is not requesting a student fee increase for fiscal year 1989, an...

NIU students who believe minority organizations on campus lead to racism and discrimination prompted the Student Association Minority Relations Committee to organize a forum. Minority Relations Adviser Larry Robertson said many students are questioning...

The proposal for Chicago to purchase Commonwealth Edison's system franchise there after its contract expires in 1990 would affect greatly DeKalb-area residents. In an attempt to reduce spending costs at ComEd's Chicago system franchise, the city has been...