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...

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...

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)...

The Student Association has taken the first step toward gaining more control of Holmes Student Center operations by electing Senator David Stern as chairman for the HSC Ad Hoc Advisory Committee. "The committee should approve anything that directly affects...

The InterFraternity Council Tuesday discussed the possibility of giving IFC membership to two organizations in the near future. Kappa Alpha Psi (KAP), a black greek organization on campus, requested consideration for its membership in the IFC. Rush practices...

There is a long waiting list of people seeking non-emergency help at the Counseling and Development Center, director Kathy Hotelling said, but this is not unusual for this point in the semester. otelling said the waiting list, which might keep some people...

Couples who want to get married in Illinois after Jan. 1 must take a blood test to screen for HIV antibodies which indicate exposure to the AIDS virus. The Illinois legislature passed a law requiring couples to take the blood test before applying for...

Springfield—The Board of Regents discovered the need to recruit and retain more minority students at NIU after studying data revealing a decrease of graduating minorities over the last six years. The Student Retention Study was conducted at the regency...

SPRINGFIELD _NIU has devised a plan to add as many as 1,200 parking spaces by using bond revenue as the source of payment for purchase and construction costs. NIU President John LaTourette asked the Board of Regents for concept approval Thursday during...