The City of DeKalb is helping NIU fund a $77,000 pedestrian safety project along Normal Road. The DeKalb City Council voted 6-0 to fund $27,000 of the project, which will pay for sidewalks, street repairs and gutters. The $77,000 project is the result...

Students at Illinois state universities might not have to face tuition increases for the first time in almost 20 years. The Illinois General Assembly passed a resolution in late June urging tuition not be increased before January of 1991. In January a...

A 13-year-old boy who police warned not to play in NIU's west campus lagoon drowned Friday. The DeKalb Fire Department pulled Jia Wei Wang's body from the lagoon at 7:58 p.m. Friday, assistant fire chief Reuben Nelson said. Firefighters found Wang's body...

Concerns about the effectiveness of the Illinois Student Association continue as Student Association executives claim ISA is not addressing issues. "I am concerned about whether or not the ISA is taking NIU seriously," said Tanya Smith, Student Association...

Some summer school students said they enjoy NIU's slower summer pace, but want more of the services available in the school year to run during the summer. Many students said it is a hassle that the Huskie bus service does not run in summer. "It's a pain...

There is still hope that a student-run credit union could be started at NIU's Holmes Student Center, but confusion about who should approve it is delaying plans. The credit union proposal, introduced last spring, is struggling through the planning stages...

Brett Hooghkirk's video taped confession to killing Lisa Garretson will be used as evidence if the case goes to trial. After reviewing the tape of Hooghkirk's confession and comparing it with a taped interview of a tatooed, motorcycle riding suspect,...

Despite a lack of funds for higher education from the Illinois General Assembly and Gov. James Thompson, the Board of Regents were not asked to raise tuition rates for the fall. Regents must try to find other funding avenues today and Thursday during...

NIU's corporate relations program expansion led to a new position, assistant director of corporate relations, filled by an NIU alumnus. Sherman Jenkins, appointed associate director of corporate relations in May, graduated from NIU in 1979 with a bachelor's...

With Bob Tisch out of office, the new student Regent will make sure NIU's presence is known to the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents governs NIU, Illinois State University in Normal and Sangamon State University in Springfield. Former Student Association...

NIU's Student Housing Services director claimed his experience in dealing with NIU staff distinguishes him as a candidate for Student Affairs associate vice president. Donald Buckner said he knows "how to get things done at the university," in an open...

NIU's Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education Department named a new chairwoman. Susan Ann Vogel was selected for the position by an eight member committee consisting of two members from each section of the department, a student representative...