SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)—House Speaker Michael Madigan said Tuesday the governor abused his amendatory veto power on almost every House bill he altered, so those changes will not be voted on. Gov. Jim Edgar suggested changes in 24 House bills. On 95 percent...

AP WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT TERENCE HUNT WASHINGTON (AP)—President Clinton abruptly withdrew a shipload of noncombat troops from Haitian waters Tuesday but warned defiant leaders there he was ‘‘dead serious'‘ about the return of ousted President...

Yee-Haw! Cowboy hats and western music will be the code Friday night as the Chick Evans Fieldhouse welcomes the NIU Homecoming tradition of "YELL-LIKE-HELL". The competition begins at 8 p.m. and will include all the fraternities and sororities on the...

Students of NIU, put aside your materialistic "needs" and give to a humanitarian cause this week. Eat one less burger or buy one less T-shirt to help out the victims of the earthquake that struck India Sept. 30. As a result of the quake 30,000 Indians...

Census reports reviewed by the University Resources for Latinos (URL) expect the Hispanic population to be the largest minority group in existence by the year 2000. It is this growing number that challenges the URL to be competitive and aggressive in...

Search committees are being formed this week to find someone to fill the positions of provost and vice president of Alumni Development and Relations. At last week's Faculty Senate meeting, NIU President John La Tourette announced his decision for an external,...

An NAACP-sponsored forum including high-ranking NIU administrators and a low student turnout was held in the Holmes Student Center Monday evening to address concerns in the NIU student community, with topics covering much of the common complaint list....

The Illinois Board of Higher Education has subjected state universities to microscopic examinations for the last two years. Now the IBHE might find itself under close scrutiny. Legislative hearings on the IBHE's Priorities, Quality and Productivity initiative...

The Campus Activities Board is going to get a voice mail information hotline. CAB also is encouraging people to snap up the last few tickets remaining for Homecoming week concerts, and to save pennies for tickets to Cypress Hill, which go on sale this...

Concerned property owners converged on DeKalb City Hall Monday night to voice their disapproval of a plan to build a Target store on a wetland area in DeKalb. At the city council meeting, an ordinance was passed that begins a project to build a Target...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TOM STRONG WASHINGTON (AP)—A Macomb, Ill., native who wants to sue the city and a police detective for malicious prosecution takes his appeal Tuesday to the Supreme Court. The court can use the case of Kevin Albright to decide...

"Seinfeld" has been saved. "The Simpsons" is staying. "Star Trek: The Next Generation" has survived. Warner Cable and local television stations reached agreements to keep rebroadcasting. The cable company was working against an Oct. 6 deadline to keep...