NIU is gaining black students while their numbers at national and state-wide colleges are decreasing. A study conducted by the Illinois Board of Higher Education concluded blacks are an even smaller minority on Illinois campuses today than a decade ago....

DeKalb County's 911 emergency phone system is expected to be in full operation by December 1991. A separate contractor is readdressing only the rural areas of DeKalb County, said Jim Laben, chairman of the 911 Emergency Services Telephone Board. Assigning...

NIU will host a set of blood drives next week to benefit patients in community hospitals and also to help the situation in the Persian Gulf if it becomes necessary. The Heartland Blood Centers of Aurora will sponsor three separate blood drives that will...

The Society for Technical Communication will hold its first organizational meeting Jan. 17 at 9 p.m. in Reavis 211. STC involves majors such as art, communication, English and the sciences; all majors are welcome. State office closings All Secretary of...

Stiffer penalties for cheating and insults will dominate today's University Council meeting. Some of the language in the University Judicial Code will be changed at the request of the Judicial Advisory Board, said University Council Executive Secretary...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education recommended a 7 percent faculty salary increase to the state legislature, despite concerns over lack of state money. The IBHE approved a Fiscal Year 1992 budget recommendation totalling over $2 billion Jan. 8 in...

Comedienne Paula Poundstone, best known for her appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "Late Night with David Letterman" will bring her talents to NIU on Wednesday. Poundstone's free show is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center's Carl Sandburg...

NIU students who depend on their feet for transportation should watch out for cars when they walk around DeKalb. Fortunately, there weren't any pedestrians in the street early Monday morning when a DeKalb man ran a stop sign on Stadium Drive West and...

The Kishwaukee River bank and bed is getting a make-over. "This project will benefit the community overall," said Roger Chilton, assistant director of Public Works in DeKalb. "In the long-run, everyone will benefit from this project," he said. Rockford...

Students should beware that they cannot purchase health insurance in the summer if they cancel their spring insurance policy. Health insurance policymakers are extending spring coverage through summer semester; therefore they cannot purchase summer insurance...

The DeKalb County Farm Bureau will have help for families who need to transfer their farm land after the head farmers die. The seminar will be conducted by Rick Morgan, a Country Companies attorney. The seminar will be held at the bureau building, 315...