NIU President John La Tourette's Fee Study Committee is considering a request for an increase in The Northern Star student fee despite opposition by some committee members. Star Faculty Adviser Jerry Thompson said the increase, from eight to 15 cents...

WNIU is waiting to move into a new auxiliary station in Rockford. The station will house the Northern Illinois Radio Information Service (NIRIS), a radio channel for the blind, WNIU General Manager Michael Lazar said. The station also will be the base...

George Keller from the University of Pennsylvania will give a lecture on "The Importance of Strategic Planning for Continuing Higher Education Leadership" on Monday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Clara Sperling Skyroom of the Holmes Student Center. For more...

Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Chi and Sigma Pi fraternities have been moved to different statuses after being reviewed by the university. Lambda Chi Alpha was on suspension spring semester 1989 for an alleged sexual assault on Dec. 2, 1988. The fraternity changed...

The second day of the two-day Student Association senate elections was cancelled Thursday because of bad weather and lack of Huskie Bus service, according to the SA elections commissioner. Commissioner Ray Callahan posted a memo outside the SA offices...

A paralyzing storm hit NIU early Thursday morning dumping eight inches of snow in a few short hours. The Huskie Line bus service shut down as a result of slick roads and heavy snowfall, said Gary Gresholdt, NIU assistant vice president for Student Affairs....

A former NIU chemistry professor died Monday morning from a long bout with Alzheimer's disease. In the 29 years Frederick W. Rolf was an NIU chemistry professor, he was the NIU Chairman of the Athletic Board and received an outstanding service award from...

NORMAL_ Last year's educational tax paid for Regency faculties' standard of living increases, but instructors might be scraping by if salary increases are not approved. The past increases "just won't cover it this year," NIU President John La Tourette...

A DeKalb County judge denied bail Thursday for the DeKalb High School graduate accused of murdering Lisa Garretson. Brett M. Hooghkirk, 18, appeared calm and relaxed as Associate Judge Douglas Engel ordered him to remain in DeKalb County Jail without...

An NIU student was hit by a Huskie Line bus early yesterday morning on Greenbrier Road after becoming caught between the bus and a passing car, DeKalb police said Thursday. David A. Herda, 19, 242 Gilbert Hall, was treated and released from Kishwaukee...

NIU students are opposed to paying an extra $2 in student fees next year for a Martin Luther King statue. A Student Association referendum Wednesday asked if students would support a one-year $1 per semester fee for the statue, which would be placed in...

NORMAL_ A recent state law is mandating NIU and other Regency universities to raise admission requirements, despite criticism that the state should not be involved. The law states that effective in the fall of 1992, all students seeking to attend an Illinois...