NIU's CHANCE program is designed to help students who otherwise might not be admitted to NIU. According to the 1989-90 NIU Undergraduate Catalog, the CHANCE program considers an individual's motivation, talent, leadership and previous school attendance...

Northern Illinois Gas lost its bid for a $32 million rate increase in state court because of the efforts of the Citizens Utility Board (CUB). CUB created an $8 million rate reduction with the help of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), the rate setting...

Adult literacy efforts in DeKalb County received a major financial boost through $37,000 given to Kishwaukee College from the State Literacy Grant Programs. "The volunteer literacy programs we fund are making a significant difference in their communities...

Those who are tired of heavy grown-up reading can take a journey back to childhood at the Founders Memorial Library. The library has acquired a collection of over 325 children's books, pamphlets and magazines. The literature was donated by Alice Lohrer,...

According to NIU's student regent, interest in reorganizing Illinois' "system of systems," and the panel to study problems with university governing boards, is a positive development by the Illinois legislature. "Not every state is organized the way we...

Students might not have to pass a State and U.S. Constitution test in order to graduate from NIU, the only state university that requires such a test. NIU Legal Counsel George Shur, said the test requirement applies to the public school system, but not...

Student Association officials could breathe easily after tallying the senate election votes Thursday night, as 17 write-in candidates filled a gap left by the lack of official campaigns. SA President Huda Scheidelman said, "I'm pleased that we have a...

NIU will be one of five universities involved in a series of hearings on the possible reorganization of Illinois' system of university governing boards. "Since 1980, 40 states have had commissions on restructuring and have made changes or are considering...

Alpha Phi Alpha, a social service fraternity, will celebrate 25 years at NIU with a weekend of social and educational activities. Willard Draper, the fraternity's adviser, said the actual date of the anniversary was May 4, 1989, but the fraternity post-poned...

Hey! It's him. He's back again. Yes, it's the ever popular, often insensitive, always offensive, perpetually insulting Dan O'Shea. It's been a week and now he's back to sink his vocabularic (try saying that with a mouthful of jello) teeth into another...

The DeKalb area records one of the largest rates of reported child battery cases in Illinois, according to the Department of Children Family Resources in Springfield. In DeKalb County, an average of 39.7 cases of child abuse were reported per 1,000 children...

Although this summer's NIU enrollment figures remained virtually the same as last year, there has been a noticeable shift to off-campus student enrollment. This ends a three-year pattern of increasing on-campus enrollment, said Nick Noe, NIU's director...