NIU engineering students will be able to work next semester on a new computer system worth about $350,000, which was given to the university by the Harris Corp. The computer system, a Harris HCX-9, was given to the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering...

Former NIU geology Professor Samuel Goldich will be one of several people receiving awards from the NIU Graduate School during commencement ceremonies on May 9. Goldich, a professor who taught geology from 1968 until his retirement in 1977, will receive...

Student financial aid might be the subject of a study by the Illinois Board of Higher Education this summer which might be used to convince legislators to increase funding for financial programs. The IBHE will vote on a recommendation to establish a committee,...

NIU athletic department personnel gave mixed reviews of the internal committee's report which was released Tuesday. Men's Athletic Director Robert Brigham said Wednesday he would be in favor of implementing the recommendation to have only one athletic...

The NIU Alumni Association named Everett D. Greinke, the United States deputy undersecretary of defense for international programs, as the recipient of the 1987 Distinguished Alumni Award. Greinke earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education in 1951....

Richard Hunt, an internationally prominent sculptor, will display his African art collection at the NIU Art Gallery in Chicago. "Life in the Form," Hunt's African art collection, will be on display from May 1-30. The public is invited to attend the opening...

George A. Kourvetaris, NIU sociology professor, will be one of five initial recipients of the Heritage Award presented by the Greek-American Community Services Office of Chicago on May 1. The purpose of this award is to honor those who have been active...

Kishwaukee Community Hospital will present another series of the "I Can Cope" program for diagnosed cancer patients and their families. The program focuses on the problems and stresses of cancer which the patients and families might encounter. "The stress...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education has joined the nationwide effort to eliminate the abuse of illegal drugs and alcohol by recommending Illinois universities be required to make efforts to educate and prevent drug use on campuses. An IBHE report states...

Lobbying efforts by Illinois schools to support Gov. James Thompson's tax proposal would be a "misappropriate" way to spend money, said Representative John Countryman, (R-DeKalb). Governing boards of Illinois universities support the proposed tax increase,...

The windows of NIU's residence halls will be dark tonight if the Residence Hall Association's plan for a blackout succeeds. A is holding a blackout tonight from 8 to 8:15 p.m., said Joe Scheidler, RHA's vice president of administration. "The room and...

"A Unity Affair" is the title of a dance to be held by the newly formed Coalition for Unity this Thursday evening at the Eagle's Club. The coalition, made up of members of numerous student groups on campus, was created shortly after the recent display...