NIU guard Jerry Williams is academically ineligible to play for the men's basketball team this semester after failing to meet the university's grade point average requirement. Coach Jim Rosborough confirmed the news Saturday about his senior co-captain....

A former NIU student injured in a fight near campus last October remains in a coma, although family members said his condition has improved. Jeffery Voo, 22, is now in medically stable condition and is able to move his fingers, said the former art student's...

Federal financial aid to college students could be substantially decreased, and a new loan program initiated if Congress passes President Reagan's proposed budget for fiscal year 1988. Under the proposed budget, Pell grants would be cut about $1 million...

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...