NIU President John La Tourette will report the elimination of seven academic programs to the Illinois Board of Higher Education at its meeting today in Skokie. The productivity report La Tourette will deliver is another step in the IBHE's Priorities,...

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Coalition (LGBC) is using an eye-catching flier with traditionally offensive terms to attract volleyball players to their game on Sunday. The flier states in black on yellow, "COME OUT AND PLAY!! VOLLEYBALL FAGS VS. DYKES, SUNDAY,...

Speakers from all walks of life will be coming to NIU as part of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity's philanthropy service program. The yearlong project, which is in its first year, has already had Willard Draper, assistant director of NIU Housing, and Milton...

NIU President John La Tourette faced strong faculty opposition and was forced to change his position at Wednesday's Faculty Senate meeting when he announced his decision on whether to have an internal or external search to fill two vice presidential positions....

The annual DeKalb County CROP Walk will be Sunday afternoon. Registration starts at 1:30 p.m. and the walk will begin at 2 p.m. Participants will meet and begin at the Newman Catholic Student Center. The walk covers an area of 10 kilometers or 6.2 miles....

The DeKalb County Nursing Home voted for unionization yesterday, making it one of the biggest union organizations in the county. With a vote of 93 to 26, the nursing home employees voted to have the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees...

A grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will help DeKalb's poor and homeless population, but there still is a long way to go before the city receives an estimated $519,000 in aid. "The purpose of the Community Development...

SKOKIE—The first chapter of the Illinois Board of Higher Education's Priorities, Quality and Productivity initiative began to close at Thursday's IBHE meeting. "We have been waiting two years toward this day," said IBHE Chair Arthur Quern as he opened...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ED WHITE A fisherman cuts his knotty line and leaves the mess on shore. A cocky water skier zips past leisurely boaters. An empty wine bottle rests under a tree in a park. Hey, what happened to ethics? The state Conservation Department...

NIU students and faculty members voiced their concerns about the mounting parking dilemma to members of the Campus Parking Committee during Thursday's meeting. Richard Collins, a floor representative from Grant Towers South, spoke on behalf of students....

Luis Rodriguez, a critically acclaimed novelist and poet, spoke about his life and work Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Room of the Holmes Student Center. His new work, "La Vida Loca" translated to "The Crazy Life," depicts the life he lead as a former...

Men: Jack Pheanis is one of those coaches who believes in playing the best in order to become the best. That's why the NIU men's golf team is taking part in this weekend's Big Ten-hosted Northern Intercollegiate in Ann Arbor, Mi. The University of Michigan...