The Student Association Mass Transit Board decided to begin publicizing an additional bus to run to businesses on Sycamore road, although the schedule for the second bus will not be determined until March 16. The bus is tentatively scheduled to begin...

Smokers on campus might have to take their cigarettes outside or in private if an NIU committee proposes a ban on public smoking. Jon Dalton, vice president for Student Affairs, said NIU's Internal Facilities Environmental Committee is reviewing a policy...

NIU residence hall residents can "shed the shadow of the past and be the outline of the future" by attending the 10th annual Illinois Residence Hall Association conference. The conference will start Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 1212 W. Lincoln...

U.S. relations with Nicaragua will be the focal point of a presentation tonight by Leonor Huper, Nicaragua's council general in Washington, D.C. Monique Lemaitre, associate professor of foreign languages and literatures, said Huper's lecture also will...

Increasing the awareness of Multiple Sclerosis and raising money for research are the major goals of NIU's Students Against Multiple Sclerosis. SAMS is the college chapter of the national Multiple Sclerosis organization which has more than 200 campuses...

NIU gamblers and dancers can participate in "Casino_Dance Night" Thursday at Grant Towers South. The Resident Hall Association and the hall councils for Grant Towers North and South are sponsoring this event, said Kevin McLean, a resident assistant for...

DeKalb city officials and members of the Finance Advisory Board considered the possibility of a tax increase during Monday night's budget workshop at city hall. The DeKalb City Council held a special joint meeting with the Finance Advisory Board, preceding...

Instead of putting on the usual sweats, t-shirts and jean jackets, many NIU students are donning suits, ties and dresses as this semester's job search gets underway. The job search process began in December when students researched companies and filled...

The Campus Activities Board's Fine Arts Committee needs to stabilize its funding before it can hire big-name acts and construct a fine arts facility. "There is a need to improve cultural programming," said Stan Madeja, dean for Visual and Performing Arts....

"The first impression is a lasting impression," said Vanessa Weathersby, staff assistant for campus recruitment at Sears. Weathersby and Gary Scott, NIU's Career Planning and Placement director, offered the following interviewing tips for students: Have...

A proposed increase in DeKalb's garbage collection fee was rejected by the DeKalb City Council at their regular meeting Monday. The council voted 4-2 against accepting the city staff's recommendation to allow a $2.97 per unit per year increase in the...

The Student Association Finance Committee Thursday ratified $5,000 to pay for a news wire service for WKDI in the 1987-88 school year that was almost zero-funded by the SA Senate last semester. The United Press International (UPI) wire service enables...