After hearing about the Board of Regents' secret arrangement to pay an NIU professor not to be at NIU, one thought comes to mind—it's about time NIU gets its own governing body. I'd like to give you the full true and accurate text of their discourse,...

The DeKalb City Council gave preliminary approval to a five-year $1.75 million airport building project Aug. 3. The council will consider the matter further near the end of this month. The project calls for a $750,000 fixed-based operator building, a...

The Environmental Protection Agency released a preliminary report saying the July 18 pesticide spill at the DeKalb-Taylor Municipal Airport was contained. DeKalb Assistant City Manager Gary Boden said a final report will be made after the EPA checks additional...

The NIU office of student housing has decided the third floor of Gilbert Hall will be used for student residences this year, reversing last semester's decision to convert the space for other uses. Donald Buckner, NIU director of student housing, said...

NIU political science professor Kevin McKeough will be Milton Rosenberg's guest Monday night on WGN-AM radio's "720 Extension." Program producer Cordee Maloney said McKeough, U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon, and Paul Green, from Governor State University political...

Contemporary Theatre in Great Britain, Outdoor Education in Hawaii, Industry and Technology in Brazil. These are just some of the courses offered to students by NIU's Foreign Studies Program. A large number of NIU students take advantage of this program,...

NIU administrators are searching for alternate funding sources for development of the NIU Engineering and Research Park following Gov. James Thompson's veto of $75 million in capital development funds Monday. Tom Montiegel, NIU vice president for development...

Jorge Nieves, an admissions recruiter for NIU's CHANCE Program, resigned from his position last week apparently in protest of the firing of a colleague. Martha Palmer, a counselor in the CHANCE program, said that Nieves resigned in protest of the unfair...

The most visible evidence of the state's lack of support for higher education is the 90 faculty resignations NIU has received in the past year. "Illinois has a long way to go in giving assurance to (NIU's) faculty and staff that it supports education....

A ceremony to induct the new Student Association executive board—President Paula Radtke, Vice President Gregg Bliss and Treasurer Diana Turowski—was held Sunday in the Swen Parson gallery. The audience of about 30 SA senators, parents, administrators...

The Board of Regents might be trying to cut long-term expenses by granting NIU Professor Clyde Wingfield a year off with pay—a move that could eliminate the former NIU president's salary from NIU's payroll. A Regent member, who asked not to be identified,...

Seventh Ward Alderman Mark Powell dropped in on Sunday's Student Association meeting to make a bid for support during his run for DeKalb's mayoral position. Speaking to those SA members in attendance, Powell said more respect and support is needed from...