NIU and Illinois State University are not going to get their own Board of Regents, but they might get the next best thing. State Representatives Gordon Ropp, (R-Ill.) and John Countryman, (R-Ill.) are sponsoring House Bill 2842 that would add an alumnus...

NIU's Director of Admissions says the decline in number of high school seniors who are applying to college "doesn't seem to be affecting Northern." Daniel Oborn said he believes NIU has maintained its number of applicants because of the quality of education...

More than 13 months after the brutal crackdown in Tiananmen Square on democracy, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party insists that outcries from the United States and other western nations were ‘much ado about nothing,' while an NIU leader claims...

The future of the proposed Multi-university Advanced Education and Research Center in DuPage County is definitely uncertain, and possibly doomed, one Illinois senator says. Sen. Patrick Welch, (D-Peru), who has been opposed to the idea since its inception...

The NIU budget for fiscal year 1991 leaves faculty with almost empty wallets and looking for more stable jobs. The 2 percent increase in faculty salaries are a harsh reality compared to the 10 percent increase in salaries last year. "We certainly hope...

Funding for the asbestos removal project at the University Health Services passed the Illinois General Assembly June 30 and now waits for the governor's signature. "Getting the bill through the General Assembly is a necessary step, but not the last step,"...

The DeKalb community will not receive funds for a civic center this year. The proposal for a center to hold both city of DeKalb events and NIU activities, including basketball games, was rejected June 29 by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs,...

NIU students can apply for DeKalb's 1st Ward alderman which is up for grabs this fall. Christine Hoagland, the current 1st Ward alderman, is resigning from her position at midnight on Jul. 31, said Mayor Greg Sparrow. Although he has not received a letter...

There is a new face at the head of the physical education department. Judith Bischoff has been named the permanent chair of the department after serving as acting chair since September. Formerly, she was executive secretary of the University Council,...

The NIU campus in Rockford has been put on hold once again, postponing the $500,000 for the expected $6.7 million dollar project. Funds for the Rockford project were in a battle between Gov. James Thompson and the General Assembly for the past year when...

Starting in the spring of 1992, late registration, add/drop, and schedule completion at NIU will be done by touch tone phones. A computer system will replace the present system of in-person registration at the Holmes Student Center. The computer will...

NIU is still waiting for $3.8 million to remove the asbestos fireproofing from the now dismantled University Health Service building. "We made the decision (to move the health center) based on health and safety. Whether there is money or not doesn't change...