NIU student George Traynere, 22, was arrested Wednesday for setting off a smoke bomb near the eighth floor of Grant Towers South Residence Hall last semester. Another student was treated Dec. 10 by paramedics for smoke inhalation after three floors of...

The Student Association Parking Committee Monday will discuss alternatives to a plan to convert student parking lot D near Neptune Hall to a faculty lot. University Parking Committee member Shey Lowman said NIU's parking committee discussed the proposal...

Under provisions in the Illinois constitution, DeKalb could establish a "home-rule" allowing minors to enter bars, but local officials say it has little chance of passing here. The 1970 Illinois State Constitution states a city automatically has home-rule...

NORMAL_The Board of Regents agreed Thursday to allow NIU to seek bids for the replacement of the brick covering of the Holmes Student Center. NIU President John LaTourette said the first part of seeking bids consists of preparing specifications to resurface...

As the daily weather forecasts indicate, the Northern Illinois winter season is in full force, complete with pristine beauty, outdoor sports and treacherous driving conditions. Packed snow, ice, obscured views and glare are all common contributors to...

NORMAL—NIU's Southeast Asian Studies will be able to enhance its programming with a $572,000 grant to NIU. The Board of Regents approved the Luce Foundation Grant Thursday along with a grant to provide funding for NIU's Technology Commercialization...

Fund-raising efforts to run the newly formed DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation, which will attempt to bring new business into DeKalb County, have raised about $135,000 said Tom Montiegel, co-chairperson of the corporation's fund-raising committee....

Just as the furor over higher education funding for fiscal 1988 becomes a memory, the fight for 1989 dollars is only beginning. Those adamant about increases in higher ed. funding are in for a fight if they want to avoid a repeat of last year's disappointments....

Anonymous racist letters received last month by at least six university officials and student leaders still are under investigation, but will not immediately affect plans for February's Black History Month programs. Larry Robertson, director of the Student...

The Student Association Recreation Committee and the Office of Campus Recreation have resolved the fall semester conflict involving use of the Student Recreation Center by the Physical Education Department. The conflict occurred when the 1987-1988 spring...

A grant given in the name of a professor totaling $200,000 will be awarded to NIU's accountancy department over the next ten years. NIU accountancy professor Patrick Delaney is the recipient of the grant, or professorship, which helps pay for the professor's...

NIU's Council on Instruction passed Thursday the proposal requiring English 104 students to earn at least a "C." The grade requirement was previously for English 103 students. The proposal now awaits final approval by the University Council at their meeting...