People supporting Rep. John Countryman, R-DeKalb, can donate to his re-election campaign for state representative by attending a champagne brunch Sept. 18. Countryman's Legislative Aid, Nancy Beasley, said the brunch is informal. She said speakers and...

This summer's record-breaking drought has taught farmers around the nation a number of lessons. However, questions remain as to whether any of the lessons can be effectively used in the future. "As I see it now, there are, perhaps, some things which we...

With the rising cost of tuition and budget cuts imposing a greater financial burden on students and the university, alumni contributions are becoming increasingly important in areas such as alumni-funded scholarships. However, future alumni donations...

The Illinois Student Association will hold a referendum at Sangamon State University in Springfield next week to propose the addition of an annual mandatory, refundable $1 fee to their student fees. A similar referendum was held at NIU last spring to...

What began Thursday as a day of peaceful student protests within and outside the Board of Regents meeting at NIU ended in an explosive confrontation between students and university administrators. A group of about 125 chanting students marched into the...

A motion to dismiss a charge of resisting a peace officer will be examined today at a status review hearing for about 75 NIU students who were involved in last year's Day of Action II sit-in on Lincoln Highway April 13. The demonstrators filed the motion...

The Student Association Senate might consider a proposal this year to form two different off-campus districts in an effort to ensure equal student representation on the senate. The proposal, which SA Vice President Greg Bliss said might not be addressed...

Rapid technological advances in manufacturing and other industrial fields have created a need to "totally restructure vocational programs," John Lewis, NIU corporate relations director, said. "Our present vocational education system has failed to adapt...

Since the opening of NIU's Recreation Center in 1985, the rec center has increased in popularity among students, faculty, alumni and community members, according to an NIU survey. Rec center Director Betty Montgomery said, "1,200 to 1,500 participants,...

With the Board of Regents meeting at NIU today, several student activists plan to protest unpopular decisions such as increasing tuition, granting a paid leave of absence to former president Clyde Wingfield and firing a CHANCE counselor. Demonstrations...

Petitions asking the Board of Regents to re-evaluate its decision to give former NIU president Clyde Wingfield a paid, 12-month "administrative assignment" will be presented to the Regents by the Student Association along with protests to a proposed $125...

Although the University Police have not decided whether to have police on hand at the Board of Regents meeting today, they are aware of the potential problems which might develop because of protesting students. UP Capt. James Webster said the UPs are...