While it's unclear who will choose the alumni to join NIU's governing board, officials aren't lost in the fog. Last September, Gov. James Thompson signed House Bill 2842 which adds three alumni to the Board of Regents. As of yet, he hasn't appointed the...

Students and parents waiting to know if they will be able to request university crime statistics might be disappointed because President Bush received an extension Thursday to sign the Students' Right to Know Act. Although his signature on the Students'...

Students have an additional two weeks to learn about the Illinois Student Association before casting their votes. NIU officials allowed a two-week extension for a referendum to decide whether to continue a $22,000 membership in ISA. The referendum will...

A portion of Brett Hooghkirk's taped confession to killing Lisa Garretson was played in court Thursday during the preliminary hearing on added charges. Hooghkirk was charged last week with two counts of aggravated battery, and DeKalb County State's Attorney...

Student Association Vice President Tanya Smith was served an impeachment notice Thursday signed by six SA senators. Sen. Mike Ruderman said the impeachment is a needed step because just asking for Smith's resignation rather than trying to impeach her...

DeKalb, beware. Flu season is here. During the month of November, the flu bug will be at its highest point, and although NIU students don't necessarily have to take extreme caution to combat the bug, other DeKalb residents might. Karen Grush, public health...

There was an interesting question in Thursday's newspaper. The question was about which Illinois governor—outgoing Jim Thompson or new kid on the block Jim Edgar—will decide who to put on NIU's Board of Regents as alumni representative. Will Thompson,...

NIU students who attend the live bird show during geography week should probably wear a hat. Geography Awareness Week will begin Sunday and continue until Nov. 17. The Raptor Rehabilitation and Propagation Project from Eureka, Mo., will present "Birds...

NIU communication professors will have to use their imaginations in coming up with ways to make their paper supply go further. A Nov. 6 faculty alert memo distributed in the department stated that professors will no longer have access to photocopy classroom...

A no-war rally to protest the increasingly volatile situation in the Middle East will be held Saturday in Huntley Park. The rally will feature live music, speakers from the Wesley Foundation, United Campus Ministries, Interfaith Network and the Marxist-Humanist...

University of Houston Professor Jack Matson wants his students to fail. What?! Didn't you always suspect professors had this sort of hidden agenda? Well, Matson isn't as malicious as he sounds—he wants students to fail for their own good and creativity....

Students might still have to vote on an Illinois Student Association referendum next week despite efforts from SA officials to extend the referendum date. Since the referendum date was set Monday for Nov. 12, SA President Rob McCormack has been trying...