The American Legislative Exchange Council recently named NIU Regency Professor of Public Administration William Monat as an adviser to a state legislative task force. Monat serves as academic adviser to ALEC's task force on legislative procedures and...

Gov. James Thompson signed a new handicapped parking law on Sept. 17. The new statute will require all handicapped parking spaces to be widened to 16 feet and to be posted with signs designating their reserved status. At last, someone had the good sense...

While senators in Washington consider the nomination of Judge Robert Bork, two scholars at NIU's College of Law evaluated the Supreme Court nominee's record on important legal issues. College of Law Dean Leonard Strickman, who had Bork for an anti-trust...

The NIU men's tennis team will try to keep its undefeated record intact when it travels to Nielson Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday. The Huskies, who have a 5-0 dual-meet record, have overcome the injuries from last weekend, and will enter the...

Universities statewide saw fall enrollment increases, resulting in major re-adjustments for some. Eastern Illinois University experienced a 139 on-campus student increase from last year, jumping enrollment to 10,121. Dr. Samuel Taber, dean of student...

Administrators, faculty and legislators attended a reception Wednesday held for author Jacqueline Fleming, the legislative black caucus and two Board of Regents members as part of Unity Through Diversity Week. Fleming, who spoke Wednesday night on the...

Andy Golletz, a senior economics major, won the Sixth Annual National Collegiate Driving Championship Friday and will compete in a national competition in Daytona, Fla. next year. The competition, which was sponsored by Dodge, was held Thursday and Friday...

NIU President John LaTourette said Wednesday the $150 tuition increase for the spring semester will cover only about $2.5 million of the recent budget cuts. LaTourette answered questions from Operating Staff Council President Diana Strink at an OSC open...

Mayor Greg Sparrow announced early this week the completion of a quality of life brochure designed to promote the DeKalb area. The city plans to use the "Distinctive DeKalb" brochure to send out community and economic development information to all interested...

Inspiration from support systems contributes to the intellectual well-being of students and motivates their learning, said Jaqueline Fleming, author of "Blacks in College," at Unity Through Diversity Week's keynote address last night. owever, Fleming,...

The voluntary manslaughter charge against legally blind NIU student Peter Gogola was dropped Wednesday at the request of First State's Attorney Michael Coghlan. Gogola's bench trial for illegal possession of a firearm without firearm owner's identification,...

Recent vandalism of College Republican fliers shows the lack of success of Unity Through Diversity Week and that discrimination of groups other than minorities exists, CR President Gary Yambor said. Yambor said some fliers he posted in DuSable Hall Tuesday...