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...

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)...

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...

Questions which come to mind when the holiday blues set in will be answered today at a University Resources for Women lecture entitled "The holidays are coming—why the strange, sad feelings?" The free discussion will be given by Alice Burnett, human...

Ice Boxer's manager Dave Clanton was charged last week with one count of felony theft and four counts of deceptive practice. The complaint of theft was filed Nov. 20 by University Rental Services owner Richard Hagen. State's Attorney Philip DiMarzio said...

NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said Tuesday he refused to go on last week's Las Vegas trip with other Regents because it was partially funded by private conributions from the NIU Foundation. The NIU Alumni Association sponsored a trip to see the NIU-University...

A new policy added to the NIU undergraduate college catalog will require students entering NIU in the fall of 1988 to meet more strict admission requirements. Institutional Research Director Nick Noe said, "Both ACT scores, high school rank and courses...

Confusion lingers about unfair labor practice charges which the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed against the university July 27. The AFSCME charged NIU for failure to bargain in good faith about contractual clauses, said...

The Student Association Mass Transit Board next semester will have to subsidize 100 percent of the total cost for renting and operating a special minibus for transporting handicapped NIU students. The SAMTB will have to subsidize the handicapped transportation...