ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER DENNIS CONRAD SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)—With no agreement but much bickering, Gov. Jim Edgar and legislative leaders ended an almost three-hour round of talks Thursday aimed at keeping Chicago's schools from closing next week. Democrats...

AP WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT TERENCE HUNT WASHINGTON (AP)—President Clinton, a college-age foe of the Vietnam War, saluted American veterans Thursday and said the United States must never shrink from what's necessary ‘‘to keep our nation secure...

Students and community members socialized and engaged in serious conversation at Thursday night's sit-in commemorating the Civil Rights movement. The NIU NAACP chapter hosted an all-night sit-in/teach-in at the Center for Black Studies to commemorate...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER DIRK BEVERIDGE FAVERSHAM, England (AP)—A bus carrying American tourists to Canterbury Cathedral careened off a rain-slicked highway Wednesday, killing 10 people and injuring more than 30 when it plunged down an embankment. Two...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER LAWRENCE KNUTSON WASHINGTON (AP)—The operators of the Trans-Alaska pipeline displayed contempt for quality control, may have destroyed documents and fostered a ‘‘repressive atmosphere'‘ to stifle critics, Congress was told...

Does your sorority or fraternity have philanthropy problems? The fraternity Phi Kappa Theta had some problems with philanthropy until recently. The fraternity discovered this year their usual philanthropy organization, Little Brothers of the Poor, no...

Pro-Life versus pro-choice - does it really mean anti-woman versus pro-murder? The debate between pro-life and pro-choice last night stirred many emotions through three major questions that ultimately surfaced: Does any individual have the right to kill...

If you like money, government benefits, guaranteed work for at least four years and nuclear radiation, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Fellowship Program is for you. In its third year, the fellowship program has been providing funds for graduating...

The man believed to be responsible for two armed robberies in DeKalb within one week was arrested Tuesday night by Naperville Police. DeKalb Police Chief Donald Berke said David A. Reed, 35, Channahon, was arrested by Naperville on unrelated theft and...

Deciding on a major is no minor task, but a program set up by some resident assistants of Douglas Hall may help undecided students with the footwork. The program is called "Major Decisions" and it will be from 7 to 9 p.m. next Monday in Douglas Hall's...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ANNE GEARAN MANASSAS, Va. (AP)—John Bobbitt was acquitted Wednesday of sexually assaulting his wife after a jury rejected her argument that she sliced off his penis to retaliate ‘‘at the very thing that harmed her.'‘ ‘‘I'm...

The Faculty Senate on Wednesday attacked the university employee health care system and reacted angrily to the rejection of a motion in the University Council that would have given faculty more power in that body. The FS discussed a petition signed by...