CHICAGO—The four Illinois public university systems requested to the Board of Higher Education $1,308.5 million for operations and grants and $242.8 million for capital improvements for fiscal year 1989 budgets. This request is $201.5 million, or 18.2...

The DeKalb Code Enforcement Office and the Fire Department intend to recommend the adoption of the 1987 BOCA Code Series at the regular City Council meeting on Dec. 14. Bill Nicholas, from DeKalb Community Development, spoke of the changes at Friday's...

Approving the fiscal year Monetary Award Program start-up formula is one of the issues the Illinois State Scholarship Commission will address Monday. The ISSC also will look at the adoption of an amendment to make the Illinois State Scholarship a national...

SPRINGFIELD—Although the spring tuition increase in the Board of Regents System provided additional appropriation, it was not enough to exceed last year's, a Chancellor's report stated. At Thursday's Board of Regents meeting, Chancellor Roderick Groves...

Local police officers are advising drivers to take increased precaution while traveling in the area due to recent snow flurries. University Police Lt. Ron Williams said in slick or icy conditions such as those on Thursday, drivers should allow "more time...

The Council on Instruction approved catalog changes in NIU's admission criteria and dismissal policy Thursday. The admission criteria change requires students planning to enter NIU in the fall of 1988 to have completed two years of college preparatory...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education will review a proposal Friday for new units of instruction, organized research and public service. The board will review recommendations from public universities for nine new units of instruction. Of the nine, NIU...

In view of the upcoming election year, the Student Association senate will welcome a guest speaker Sunday who will give a presentation on voter registration. DeKalb County Clerk Terry Desmond will speak on the need to make students aware of the importance...

SPRINGFIELD—The Board of Regents Thursday approved a motion from NIU student Regent Nick Valadez to re-evaluate the $150 tuition increase in the spring. Valadez said he would like the Regents to look at tuition and present reasons why it can or cannot...

Greek Affairs Activities Adviser Jeff Cufaude won first place in the National Association for Campus Activities' Third Annual Prize Papers Competition for 1987. Cufaude's entry in the professional staff category, "Self-insight, Self-development and the...

Local bluegrass, country and gospel singers will perform at a Christmas benefit concert Sunday at the DeKalb Holiday Inn, 1212 W. Lincoln Hwy. Gary Mullis, the organizer of the event, said, "We try to have a variety (of music) to attract more people."...

NIU will hold a tribute Sunday in honor of the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. Michael Pattrick, tribute organizer, said the event will acknowledge that Washington's fatal heart attack Nov. 25 "left a void in all of our lives." "It (the tribute)...