Support for faculty research, training and creative projects has increased about 18 percent for the 1987 fiscal year since FY86. Director for Sponsored Projects Linda Schwarz said during the last fiscal year $9.71 million for 363 grants and contracts...

As part of Unity Through Diversity Week at NIU, the Wesley Foundation held a forum on white racism yesterday to help make people aware of when they act racist. The forum was meant to be an informal discussion about the problems of white racism. However,...

Contributions to the NIU Foundation reached an all-time high of $1.9 million during fiscal year 1987, and total assets are now at about $4 million. Total Foundation income during the 1987 fiscal year amounted to more than $2.3 million, including investment...

WASHINGTON (AP) The late CIA Director William J. Casey turned to the Saudi Arabian government for money and help when it became clear that his own effort to create a secret anti-terrorist force was not going to work, according to excerpts published Sunday...

Noble ideas often are few and far between. Generally, they arise out of some sort of turmoil and are considered a way to quell the unrest. However, there sometimes are problems in the transition between the idea and actualization stages of these noble...

Unity, Racism, Discrimination If you're going to learn the valuable lesson Unity Through Diversity Week has to offer, these key terms had better be memorized. They are the essence of this awareness week proclaimed as such by NIU President John LaTourette...

The homeless of the DeKalb area will be able to find food and shelter from the winter conditions through the Public Action to Deliver Shelter program. Andrea Lusin, PADS coordinator for the Newman Center program, said NIU students, DeKalb residents and...

EVANSTON—NIU's high national rankings will most likely slip a few—or more—notches after the Huskies' confrontation with Northwestern, but there is always the chance to roll up the numbers against non-Big Ten opponents in upcoming weeks. The Huskies...

Facing one of the most volatile pushes for higher education funding in the next two months, three state legislators gave different views about how it will fare. Sen. Dennis Jacobs, D-Moline, said money might be available, but he said questions about quality...

Unity Through Diversity Week will show how much NIU is willing to foster education and become people who are educated, NIU President John LaTourette said at Sunday's Student Association Senate meeting. The awareness week, which began yesterday, will feature...

EVANSTON—There are a lot of "ifs" during the course of a football game, especially when the final score is a tie. NIU and Northwestern battled to a 16-16 deadlock in Dyche Stadium Saturday in a game full of big plays and at least as many missed opportunities....

Unity Through Diversity Week kicked off yesterday with a black alumni reception and black choir concert, both sponsored by the Black Student Union. NIU President John LaTourette, who attended both events, said, "I think it will be a very successful week...