NIU might have difficulty meeting its instructional and developmental commitments due to anticipated cuts in the fiscal 1988 state budget for higher education. At a press conference Tuesday, NIU President John LaTourette said he expects Gov. Jim Thompson...

NIU's Test Kitchen, where University Food Service recipes are tested twice weekly, is 25 years old this month. NIU is one of the few schools that has a test kitchen. The kitchen is located in the lower level of Douglas Hall. Every Tuesday and Thursday...

A building located many miles from campus plays an important research role at NIU. The Social Science Research Institute located in downtown DeKalb houses NIU's Public Opinion Laboratory (POL). NIU President John LaTourette gave a press conference at...

In response to an apparent lack of effective English communication in the classroom, a university committee has been formed to examine and help correct the fluency problem. Acting Provost Daniel Wit, committee chairman, said the Committee to Promote Effective...

Beginning next semester, students might have to pay an additional $8.40 in fees if a recommendation, passed by the Revenue Bond Review Committee Dec. 18, is approved. The increased fees will help pay off a $300,000 bond used to purchase, repair and maintain...

Co-workers', paramedics' efforts to save fail Janis Priede, an employee of the NIU Budget and Planning Department, died Monday morning of an apparent heart attack in his Lowden Hall office. Although co-workers and DeKalb Fire Department paramedics attempted...

A new one-page financial aid form intended to cut the red tape in aid applications could cause confusion for students at NIU. The new form called the Application for Federal and State Student Aid (AFSSA) is available from the Illinois State Scholarship...

The Northern Star received a Five-Star-All-American rating Monday by the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) for the 28th of the past 29 semesters. Star Editorial Adviser Jerry Thompson said, "The ACP is a national organization which critiques and rates...

Students interested in off-campus classes in Liberal Arts and Sciences can attend one of three open advisory nights at the College of DuPage, Harper College or Rockford Regional Academic Center on Jan. 13, 14 and 15. NIU advisors from the College of Liberal...

With President Reagan's proposed 1987-88 budget calling for further cuts to city funding, the DeKalb City Council will have to continue looking for new ways to raise revenues and cut expenses. In a special meeting of the city council Monday, aldermen...

NIU's tuition and fees might increase next fall to about $800 per semester if a 4 percent tuition increase for all Illinois public colleges is passed by the Board of Regents and the Illinois General Assembly. The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)...

Funds totaling $21.3 million for NIU building and remodeling were recommended by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) to be included as part of the fiscal 1988 state budget. The IBHE is submitting recommendations for the funding of higher education...