Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves will address the "mission and future" of NIU at a special Faculty Assembly meeting Wednesday, said Judy Bischoff, University Council executive secretary. Bischoff said Groves also will talk about NIU's budget...

The addition of a tenth bus route to the Huskie Bus Line's present daily service was discussed by the Student Association Mass Transit Board Monday, but no decision was made on the proposed route. The transit board did decide, however, to add a bus stop...

A female NIU student reported to University Police that she was the victim of a criminal sexual assault in a Douglas Residence Hall room Saturday between 1:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. UP Lt. Ron Williams said two of three suspects involved in the assault have...

NIU might be asked to pay more for fire protection next year, and the university already is crying to the city about the lack of funding from the state. NIU has paid the same rate for the last three years. Yet technology has been upgraded and services...

University Programming and Activities is investigating a fight between two fraternities at a mixer in the Holmes Student Center Diversions Saturday shortly after midnight. Van Amos, program coordinator for the Center of Black Studies and a chaperone at...

DeKalb firefighters and police evacuated all five floors of DeKalb Plaza Apartment building B, 1325 Lincoln Hwy., Monday evening after a fire causing $4,000 worth of damage broke out on the top floor. DeKalb Fire Chief Jeff Long said DeKalb police responded...

Funding the state's educational system is one reform the Illinois legislature has failed to improve upon, according to the Citizens for Constitutional Reform. Patrick Quinn, CCR spokesman, said, "Any student or person qualified to attend (a university)...

Evaluations by local officials of Sunday night's presidential campaign debate varied largely according to party lines, but most officials agreed on one thing—distinctions between the candidates' platforms were clearly drawn. Vice President George Bush...

A pre-trial and trial will be held in the DeKalb County Courthouse for the Board of Regents eminent domain lawsuit filed last fall to determine how much property south of the university NIU can obtain from current landowners. The Regents filed the lawsuit...

Helping make a connection between people of different races and playing fun music is what blues and folk artist Judy Gorman-Jacobs hopes to accomplish when she performs at NIU on Friday. Gorman-Jacobs will appear at 7 p.m. in the NIU Music Building Concert...

The Student Association Mass Transit Board tonight might consider making a recommendation to raise the student busing fee. Transit board chairman Dave Emerick said if a fee increase is implemented, he would not approve an increase of more than $1. "If...

Drugs. Yes, peoples the government is cracking down on drugs. It's election time and the public is pissed about drug use, so the clowns in Washington are trying to do something. Yep, the big boys got a plan. But the bill they're working on looks to be...