NIU students might pay up to $2 a gallon for gas as soon as next week, a DeKalb service station owner said. "I can see gas going to $2 a gallon by the end of next week," said Bob Simmons, owner of Bob's Amoco, 1102 N. First St. Experts blamed Iraq's takeover...

Last Wednesday's busing referendum, to determine if students would approve a fee increase to support summer Huskie Bus service, was accepted by NIU students in an overwhelming majority. A low student turnout, 297 or four percent of the student population,...

Anyone who experiences a minor injury or other situation that is not life-threatening will soon have a new place to go for treatment. The DeKalb Clinic is building its Urgent Care Center around the atrium adjacent to the clinic's main lobby at 217 Franklin...

Tenants of the Stadium View II apartment complex, currently under construction, might find themselves in temporary housing instead of their leased apartments later this month. The first two buildings were originally scheduled to be completed by Aug. 23....

Tipu Isaac Mchimika Vareta, principal secretary of Malawi's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, is visiting NIU to get some specialized training to benefit his country. For three weeks this summer, Vareta will be learning strategic management and...

President Bush Tuesday ordered troops to Saudi Arabia's oil-rich kingdom to protect it from any Iraqi threat. Troops sent included airborne units from Ft. Bragg, N.C., Fort Stewart, Ga., and Fort Campbell, Ky. "Prudence is the order of the day," said...

Illinois public university students have paid more for tuition in the past 10 years than state guidelines permit, according to a report by the state auditor general. NIU officials agree that the state legislature's priorities are the reason for the high...

Funding for the Wirtz Quadrangle construction, $75,000 more than orginally estimated, was approved by the Board of Regents Thursday and the project will begin in August. "The original figure was about $360,000, the new figure came in around $434,000,"...

"Law schools are failing to teach students to do good" is the title of a recent article written by Henry Rose of the Loyola School of Law. Rose claims, "American law schools are losing their souls. Entering the 1990s, the primary function of legal education...

Asbestos removal at the University Health Services has spread health care around campus and possibly into the city, but the DeKalb Clinic might be the best place available for gynecology. "There's not anything we can do about it," said Health Services...

Repairs to Lincoln Highway west of Annie Glidden Road are causing headaches for area businesses. Although the work is going to help improve business in the long run, right now the complaints are numerous. Hardest hit so far are Hardees on the corner of...

Due to a senate resolution, the Board of Regents voted Thursday to maintain tuition rates at regency universities until Jan 1991. The Regents recommended the tuition freeze for NIU, Illinois State University, Normal, and Sangamon State University, Springfield,...