The rules don't need to be reviewed, they just need to be followed, although Barbara Henley, Student Affairs vice president, thinks otherwise. The Board Of Regents set parameters that state the NIU administratrion has the power to veto funding decisions...

A burglar smashed the glass door of a local restaurant late Sunday and stole $350 from the restaurant's cash register, police said. "Someone threw a rock the size of a 16-inch softball through the door," said John Schwartz, co-owner of P.J.‘s Red Hots,...

Candidates will jump from anonimity to the public eye today on the one day of campaigning before the Student Association's senate election Wednesday and Thursday. Forty candidates will rely on word of mouth, posters, flyers and support from friends to...

Sangamon State University's president announced Monday he will resign next June after a controversial seven-year span in office. SSU President Durward Long said, "Now that the university is at an all-time high and the path of progress clearly charted...

Legislation which would require newspapers to use a certain amount of recycled newsprint was approved last week with changes. Gov. James Thompson signed the bill, sponsored by Patrick Welch, D-LaSalle/Peru and made the bill even stronger than the proposed...

One of last spring's candidates for Student Association president was arrested Friday for having an open container of alcohol in public. John Fallon, 20, 145 Harrison St., was arrested by DeKalb Police on the alcohol violation, making the second time...

Many NIU students who depend on financial aid for their expenses and who are waiting for refunds from the university can breath a sigh of relief, because the checks are on the way. "Refunds are being processed," said Marie McDowell, supervisor of tuition...

Chicago-area community colleges are miffed about the joint venture between NIU and Sears Roebuck and Co. to establish a branch campus in Hoffman Estates. Meanwhile, NIU officials are determined to squelch fears of turf wars erupting between universities....

Despite the sudden change in weather during the weekend, the NIU heating plant received few complaints Monday about temperatures in NIU classrooms. The weekend's cold snap could mean that cooler temperatures are on the way and students are wondering when...

Did you hear about the woman who saved her life by "letting her nose do the walking?" Sorry, no punch line. It really happened. A woman in Denver, who wished to go unnamed, dialed 911 with her nose because that's all she could use at the time. She was...

NIU has a problem with safety. Curt Stein, Student Association campus welfare adviser, wants to do something about it. Stein said he believes the Security Advisory Commission's role should be changed, expanded, or a new organization should be created....

In the wake of questions about her authority over the Student Association budget, NIU's vice president for student affairs is beginning to develop a process to iron out budgeting problems between students and administrators. Barbara Henley said she's...