Members of the Student Committee on Political Action will travel to Ohio this weekend to participate in a conference addressing tuition increases and higher educational access. The Progressive Student Organization (PSO) from Bowling Green State University,...

A university police officer might have had to issue himself a traffic violation ticket early Thursday morning when his squad car was involved in a collision with a pedestrian in an NIU parking lot. Maurice Sherrill, an NIU janitor, was crossing Wirtz...

Despite the fact traditional rivals NIU and Southern Illinois haven't played each other in eight years, the two football teams still have a bone to pick with each other. On Saturday, when the Huskies travel to Carbondale to take on the Salukis, fans will...

It seems as though there are awareness weeks reserved for everything these days. Whether it's Gay/Lesbian Awareness Week or Sexual Abuse Awareness Week, we're so buried in the onslaught of awareness weeks that at times, we find it a burden to keep track...

The proposed "privatization" of the Holmes Student Center Bookstore has sparked controversy between privatization committee members and NIU Student Association Vice President Gregg Bliss. The dispute centered around a proposed NIU credit card for students...

DeKalb 3rd Ward residents concerned about neighborhood deterioration can air their views and discuss renters' and landlords' responsibilities at a meeting Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Plumbers' and Pipefitters' Union, 637 N. 11th Street. William Nicklas, director...

NORMAL—A 17.2 percent retroactive salary increase was approved for NIU President John LaTourette by the Board of Regents Thursday, raising his annual salary to $97,500 for fiscal year 1989. The Regents also approved a retroactive 8.2 percent salary...

A 24-hour "discrimination hotline" at NIU has been in operation since March, but NIU officials say the response has been minimal. The hotline has received "between 10 and 15 calls" since the service started, Ombudsman Bertrand Simpson said. Barbara Henley,...

NORMAL—A 17 percent salary increase for Regency university presidents including John LaTourette might be approved by the Board of Regents today. Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves would neither confirm nor deny the possibility of the Regents approving...

In an attempt to determine which body—faculty or the NIU Judicial Office—can administer penalties for more than 100 cases of illegal registration into spring 1988 classes, the University Council subcommittee on academic policy reviewed the NIU Student...

WASHINGTON—The debate between the presidential and vice-presidential candidates were not debates. They were joint news conferences, in which the American people had an opportunity to hear the men seeking the top office in our government answer questions...

Normal—The Board of Regents' Finance and Facilities Committee discussed plans for the Holmes Student Center tower recladding project at Wednesday's meeting. James Harder, vice president of business and operations said, "We recommended to the Finance...