Nationwide, college students tend not to vote, and NIU is no exception. State Comptroller Roland Burris said, "The right to vote is one of the most precious rights we have in this nation, yet fewer and fewer people eligible to vote are actually casting...

Clarence Shelley, assistant vice chancellor at the University of Illinois, encouraged a crowd of more than 100 people Wednesday night to recognize traits which "bind us to each other." Shelley began by asking members of the crowd their reasons for coming...

University Police plan no extra security measures or manpower for Saturday's tailgate or football game even though larger than normal crowds are expected. "We'll handle it the way we've always handled it," said UP Lt. Ron Williams. "We have an adequate...

Wednesday night the Student Association's Internal Affairs Committee met to decide the fate of SCOPA. Some members of the IAC wanted to eliminate the Student Committee On Political Action entirely, but it appears that will not happen. Now it looks as...

Walt Owens, chairman of NIU's Commission on the Status of Minorities, will host a reception today at his house to help new students on campus meet and socialize with other minority students and faculty. Owens said a problem many minorities face at NIU...

NIU President John LaTourette said he will continue to speak out for what is in the best interests of Illinois—education. This is in response to criticism by Illinois Auditor General Robert Cronson about President LaTourette's plan for restructuring...

Concerns about crime, vandalism, safety and property values will be addressed by 3rd ward residents and city officials at a meeting Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 612, 637 N. 11th St. Neighborhood residents,...

NIU will host one of several entrepreneurship seminars that will be held nationwide to introduce the development and operation process of small businesses. James Thomson, U.S. Small Business Administration's regional administrator, said NIU will conduct...

Several NIU instructors questioned Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves for details about the funding of Professor Clyde Wingfield's Washington "administrative assignment" Wednesday. At a special meeting of the NIU Faculty Assembly, Sociology Professor...

ALPHA: The Friends of Antiquity is presenting its 180th lecture series, which will highlight the architecture of ancient Egypt. Lecturer and professor Avra Liakos from the NIU School of Art has chosen "Ancient Egypt: Aspects of Death and Eternal Life"...

A public debate over whether there should be changes in the laws that govern lawsuits for malpractice will be presented today in the Moot Courtroom in Swen Parsons. The public is invited to the 3 p.m. debate titled, "Tort Reform or Deform," said Mike...

A group of students concerned about the firing of CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer met Wednesday with NIU Provost Kendall Baker to demand solutions for "the inequities, hypocrisies, scandals and deceptions of the Northern Illinois University administration."...