A change in laws regarding students' independent status for receiving financial aid has caused a decline in the number of students who received aid in 1987-88. Financial Aid Director Jerry Augsburger said under the new laws about 5 percent of NIU students...

WHEATON (AP)—The stretch of Interstate 88 west of Chicago may be Illinois' industrial Disneyland, but it's also turning into a battlefield for the state's universities. The business boom spawned by the area's high-tech industries has led local governments...

A former Student Association Senator last week called for the resignation of SA Minority Relations Adviser Larry Robertson. "(Gary Stittgen) said I was a militant, paranoid black and I should be more concerned with the university's image," Robertson told...

The apartheid system in South Africa has placed a ban or restriction on everything from peaceful gatherings to free speech. And what's more, P.W. Botha has even exiled musicians from the racially segregated country. Joseph Shabalala of Ladysmith Black...

NIU has had off-campus courses for a while, but how NIU responds to the academic needs of the "high technology corridor" near the East-West Tollway in the western suburbs might determine its future. Bill Young, dean of the College of Continuing Education,...

NIU sophomore Joe Madonia is getting his share of the spotlight this season with a national ranking and his eyes set on a shot at the national championship crown at 167 pounds. After watching him brutalize his Northwestern opponent, Matt Case, on Sunday...

Tackling racism is one concern for several universities and colleges even though discrimination has not dramatically increased on their campuses. "Yes, there is more concern about racial incidents occuring on campus. Other schools have not seen discrimination...

The Sexual Assault Task Force will discuss Thursday its goals, forthcoming projects and future activities. Items on the agenda include a presentation of the task force's purpose and goals, a discussion of suggested activities for Sexual Assault Awareness...

The College of Business might lose several senior faculty members if the state does not offer them a pay increase of 10 percent or more, said Richard Brown, dean of the college. "The state is not willing to make an investment in higher education," Brown...

This winter has certainly had its share of cold weather. We have seen many students brave the extreme cold and high winds in an effort to get to class. The effort is commendable, but many people walk around with little or no protection on face, ears and...

A City of DeKalb tower charged by the city with six counts of towing violations also is being sued for $65,000 in connection with Feb. 7, 1986, incident in which an NIU student was hit by a tow truck. The case is still in litigation and no new court dates...

Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, will meet Thursday with various campus groups to determine next fall's university tailgating policy. Dalton said representatives from the Student Association, Athletics, University Programming & Activities,...