The lack of floats entered in NIU's 80th Homecoming Parade has caused a great deal of controversy. ob Arrington, vice president of programming for RHA, said, "The Residence Hall Association (RHA) has been the only entrant thus far, and it is doubtful...

NIU will have to pay back 10 percent annually of the revenue bonds the university is using to pay for construction of a parking lot south of Founders Memorial Library, said Jim Harder, vice president for business and operations. The 10 percent will have...

An a cappella song about bulimia is just one of the selections in the repertoire of the three woman band "Betty," which will be performing a noon concert this Homecoming Week in the King Memorial Commons. "Betty," a Washington D.C. band, who has dubbed...

Preliminary studies of the damage on the top of the Holmes Student Center have revealed the possibility that the entire building might have to be resurfaced, NIU Physical Plant Director John Harrod said. Although NIU engineers originally planned to complete...

A fatal accident Sunday morning at the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Annie Glidden Road injured three NIU students, one of whom later died at St. Anthonys Hospital in Rockford. Ann Smith, driver of one of the cars, and Eric Johnson, a passenger,...

Copies of a draft of NIU's new constitution and bylaws will be sent to various university constituents this week. The move will draw the university one step closer to adopting the new document. The drafts, with the proposed changes, will be sent to such...

Huskie Stadium will be the arena for the NIU High School Band Championship Saturday to be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. NIU Marching Band Director Frank Bibb said area high schools from classes AA through D will be in the competition. The eight judges will...

The NIU women's field hockey team will travel to SIU-Carbondale today to encounter its first match in a four-game weekend. "Although Southern is 0-9, they are not the kind of team to overlook," coach Laurie Bell said. "We're used to a much faster game...

Student Association President Jim Fischer and Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, played the roles of handicapped individuals yesterday to raise awareness as a part of Unity Through Diversity Week. Equipped in a wheelchair, Fischer traveled...

Calling it "one of the best drunk driving packages we've ever come up with," Representative John Countryman, R-DeKalb, Thursday praised legislation recently signed by Gov. James Thompson. The legislation, which increases penalties for repeat drunk drivers,...

Phi Kappa Phi, the highest honorary society at NIU, has named famed NIU students as Jack Villmow Scholars for 1987-88. The scholarship program, in its sixth year, honors seniors from among those inducted into the PKP society their junior year. "NIU juniors...

More than $4 billion is available to freshmen and sophomores nationwide through private aid sources. However, Financial Aid Associate Director Nick Rengler said he is skeptical about private scholarships. Student Aid Finders is an 8-year-old service which...