Several freshmen CHANCE students were allowed to take part in a fraternity dance Saturday despite a CHANCE policy restricting them from participating in greek activities. Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity member Shawn Tate said the fraternity honors those female...

Members of the Viet Now DeKalb County Chapter learned of a new method of detecting dioxin levels in blood Saturday. Dioxin is the substance found in Agent Orange, a chemical used to defoliate jungles in Vietnam. Agent Orange is a leading cause of many...

NIU President John LaTourette called for a change in the state's tax structure including an increase in the Illinois income tax rate during a press conference Thursday. "From my own personal point of view, I think we need to look at a 1 percentage point...

Budgets for the Black Student Union, Health Enhancement Services, the Northern Illinois Malaysian Student Association, el Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Azlan (MECHA) and the Chess Club were approved by the Student Association Finance Committee at...

The Student Committee on Political Action met Thursday to discuss philosophy and strategy for the April 13 Day of Action II. SCOPA Chairman Tom Rainey said the reason there had not been meetings earlier in the semester is because he had to decide if he...

WASHINGTON (AP) _The FBI assigned a "secret" classification to material circulated publicly by a conservative group and sent it to more than 30 field offices in an investigation of opponents of the Reagan administration's Central American policies, according...

About $27,000 will be allocated to Health Enhancement Services to pay for one health educator's salary, the Student Association Finance Committee voted Wednesday. The funding was part of the service's total request of $28,292 that was approved by the...

The Student Committee on Political Action met Thursday to discuss philosophy and strategy for the April 13 Day of Action II. SCOPA Chairman Tom Rainey said the reason there had not been meetings earlier in the semester is because he had to decide if he...

Plans to collect and send books to children in South Africa were discussed Wednesday by the Student Association Minority Relations Committee. Thomas Gary, programming subcommittee chairman, proposed the idea and said it came from a suggestion made by...

A University Council committee Wednesday proposed the NIU Athletic Board's size be reduced to increase effectiveness and raise it to the standards of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which the committee said it does not meet. Linda Sons,...

NIU could receive funds for the removal of asbestos from the University Health Service building if the Illinois Board of Higher Education approves its capital budget. Eddie Williams, vice president for finance and planning, said the budget includes funds...

NIU President John LaTourette declined comment on the letters of apology from Holmes Student Center Bookstore Manager Stanley Shedaker at a press conference Thursday. LaTourette said he chose not to give a full explanation on the Jan. 21 bookstore incident...