A pregnant NIU student will have one less thing to worry about at the end of her term. Karen Stoffel, an NIU senior, successfully obtained a temporary parking permit allowing her to park in blue lots and have a shorter walk to class. Stoffel was called...

Student Association Presidential candidates are making plans to confront student perceptions of the senate next year. The two candidates took opposite sides in the first real conflict in views in this race so far. Senate Speaker Preston Came said if he...

The Board of Regents approved Hoffman Estates' land donation for NIU's campus expansion Thursday. The Regents voted unanimously to let NIU accept 3.9 acres of land donated by Hoffman Estates at their meeting in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center....

NIU students will fight for students' rights today when a proposal they strongly oppose will be disputed at a University Council committee meeting. The proposal would give UC the power to approve and amend the Student Judicial Code rather than the Student...

There are more students in the Regency system this spring than last spring. The Regency system, which includes NIU, Illinois State University in Normal and Sangamon State University in Springfield, saw a 1.7 percent increase this semester in the total...

The University Honors Program is interviewing three finalists this week in search of a new director. Communication Studies Professor Jeff Chown, English Professor James Giles and University Honors Program Assistant Director James Marett were selected...

People in DeKalb scratched their heads Wednesday as the area was hit again with the freakish and unstable weather that marked the past two weeks. Last week saw rain, snow and hail. Temperatures ranged from 27 degrees March 20, to 78 degrees last Tuesday....

Broken communication lines are to blame for disagreements between the Student Association and its advisory office, the University Programming and Activities Director said. "The responsibility for recognition clearly, at this university, rests with the...

The University Council's Rules and Governance Committee will have its first meeting today since the opposers of a controversial proposal were given a chance to speak. However, the proposal to give the UC authority to approve and amend the Student Judicial...

NIU will say goodbye to its dean of the College of Law at the end of June. Leonard P. Strickman has accepted the position of dean of the School of Law at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. "It is a school of strong reputation and there is a great...

Pinehill Bed and Breakfast, located on the majestic and historic Rock River,in Oregon, Illinois offers more than the average hotel or motel: it offers a slice of history. Pinehill was registered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 for...

NIU will add a new program this year to deal with employee-related problems. Deborah Haliczer will be the coordinator of NIU's Employee Wellness and Assistance Program. The EWAP program originally began in corporations to help employees with alcohol and...