The Council on Instruction questioned Thursday the validity of its decision last fall concerning the relationship between general education requirements and major requirements in all departments. The council is considering changing the requirements to...

Establishing a flat rate to recover towed vehicles was one of the issues discussed Thursday by about 10 DeKalb townhouse residents and the DeKalb Tenant Union. Sixth Ward Alderman Steven Brody and the owners of Colonial and Old Orchard Townhouses, 1004...

A "new matter" has delayed the results of the attorney general's investigation into 1986 furniture purchases for the home of former NIU president Clyde Wingfield. Phil Mueller, press aide for the attorney general's office, said, "a new matter has been...

The probationary status of the journalism undergraduate program will be removed if the Board of Regents Thursday accepts the chancellor's recommendation at their meeting to be held in NIU's Holmes Student Center. Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves will...

City of DeKalb officials are considering banning Huskie buses from the northern Greek Row area starting fall semester. The elimination of buses from Ridge Drive, Blackhawk Road and part of Normal Road is being considered by city officials because of road...

Mihailo Markovic, one of the leading Marxist thinkers from Yugoslavia, will speak to NIU students Thursday and Friday about the present day meaning of Marxist theory, said Kevin Anderson, NIU sociology associate professor. Markovic is a human rights activist,...

Sun worshippers who spent their spring holiday in Florida or South Padre have one final chance to show off their tans this weekend at The Jungle's Fourth Annual Tan Lines Contest. The contest, sponsored by The Public Relations Student Society of America...

A lawsuit involving Northern Star Adviser Jerry Thompson and the NIU administration has been continued until April 1, Thompson said. Thompson was removed as adviser and placed in a public relations position by former NIU president Clyde Wingfield because...

A former NIU student charged with burglary will face a pre-trial hearing May 19 after she waived her right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday at the DeKalb County Court. Suzanne Wood, 20, faces trial for burglary in connection with a burglary ring broken...

A survey of 40 residents in Neptune Hall East revealed that 72.5 percent felt Carroll Avenue should not have been closed last summer. Dave Agazzi, busing graduate assistant who compiled the survey results for the Mass Transit Board, said the survey does...

Candidates will begin campaigning this week for the positions of Student Association president, vice president and treasurer in preparation for the SA Executive Elections March 25 and 26. The presidential candidates are Phil Chihoski, Michael Murvihill...

Drawing NIU one step closer to the appointment of a new provost by the projected July 1 deadline, five or six candidates will be chosen Friday by the Provost Search Committee. "This is an extremely important position. The individual is not only the chief...