Students will decide who will fill six positions in the Student Association senate and decide whether the Illinois Student Association referendum passes during today's senate elections. Passage of the ISA referendum, which would increase each students'...

Although sections of the roof at McMurry Hall have been repaired, other parts still leak, causing water damage to certain areas of the building. "The roof is leaking in some parts, but not in the area we replaced. When the roof leaks in one area, water...

A state committee will study college partnership possibilities in an attempt to get minority students through school. The Illinois General Assembly's Joint Committee on Minority Student Access to Higher Education has tentatively scheduled a hearing for...

CHICAGO (AP)—Rosemary Banks has opened her heart and her home to about 80 abandoned, abused cats—and an occasional needy dog. "When I'm out at night and I'm cold, it just about kills me to think about all of the animals out there on the street," says...

Many students are concerned with their weight. The health benefits of being within a normal weight range for your sex and height are well-known to most people. Also, there are obvious social benefits to being at your best weight and looking fit. Many...

SPRINGFIELD (AP)—Illinois Power Co.‘s request for a rate increase would cost $3 billion over the next decade and violate a law that says customers can't be charged for plants that aren't needed, a consumer group said Tuesday. The Citizens Utility...

Changes in federal student aid qualifications might be the reason for a decline in on-campus student employment. Nick Rengler, associate director of student financial aid, said, "A student now has a choice of a guaranteed student loan or a work study...

Anonymous racist letters received by many NIU administrators and student leaders in December might have a connection with the racist newspaper, Thunderbolt, found on Greek Row last fall. At least eight people have received copies of the letters. These...

WASHINGTON (AP)—A congressional agency's report on last October's stock market crash concluded Tuesday that computerized trading equipment and the way transactions are regulated should be overhauled to avoid another such plunge. The General Accounting...

More than $1,000,000 in Build Illinois funds granted to NIU is being put to use on six major projects here. Conrad Miller, project manager for NIU's physical plant, said although construction on certain projects has not been seen on campus yet, the projects...

Money might not be available to fund the Illinois State Scholarship Commission's Merit Recognition Award for 1988-89. Board of Regents member Clara Fitzpatrick said if there is not enough funding for the ISSC, she said she would prefer not funding the...

Through the help of the President's Fee Study Committee, it appears there might be a chance NIU's athletic facilities could finally see some much-needed renovation and improvement. The committee voted Monday to increase student fees by $1.20 per semester....