NIU's College of Continuing Education received program awards for the first time from the National University Continuing Education Association this year. The 1988 NUCEA Business, Industry and Labor program development award was given to NIU's Corporate...

The eight-month nation wide search for a former NIU student charged with the murders of his ex-girlfriend's parents has not produced any substantial new leads to his whereabouts. Richard J. Church is being sought for the Aug. 22 deaths of Raymond and...

Organizers of Day of Action III said the rally was successful in accomplishing its goals, but some said the event could have been shorter. "We got over 40 letters (to Illinois legislators requesting more state funding for NIU), over 1,000 people to sign...

At a time when higher education funding is at a low, administrative costs should be a target for cutbacks, NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said. Valadez suggested the Regents reduce administrative spending in the Chancellor's office and throughout the...

A dramatic increase in drug-related crimes statewide has overburdened Illinois' criminal justice system and is contributing to exploding jail populations and higher court caseloads, authorities say. "With the end of the Baby Boom, planners figured jail...

An increase in NIU's Interfraternity Council membership fee has been proposed in an attempt to offset cutbacks in funding. A $1 increase in IFC membership fees, suggested at last Tuesday's IFC meeting, would raise the amount from $4 to $5 per member....

Steam tunnels to be placed underground on east campus is part of a $1,470,000 project to install them in all major buildings on NIU's campus by August 10. Conrad Miller, administrator and support service project manager to the Physical Plant, said that...

If relaxing in the sun by the East Lagoon during "Day in the Park", those hunger pangs start to rumble, the Holmes Student Center Food Service will supply the food. There will be one concession stand selling hotdogs, canned pop and ice cream novelties,...

Two wins and two losses for the NIU softball team at the University of Missouri Mizzou Round Robin over the weekend leave the Huskies' No. 9 national ranking in jeopardy when the new rankings come out Tuesday. Both losses came against Oklahoma—a 6-5...

It has been characterized by the Springfest sports chairman as "nothing but destruction to the body" and "complete idiodicy," yet several fraternities are waiting for the annual tug-of-war competition like a child awaits holidays. However, liability reasons...

A plan which establishes a set amount of state funding for tuition at Ohio's universities has gained the support of NIU President John LaTourette. Implemented by the Ohio General Assembly, the plan increases the state's ratio of tax appropriations to...

A new bill under discussion in the House of Representatives to give 17-year-olds the right to vote in election primaries has received some mixed views from the faculty and students at NIU. If approved, House Bill 2734 would allow people aged 17 to vote...