Clyde Wingfield, former NIU president who resigned in 1986 amidst an investigation into the costs of renovating his campus home, is being considered for a similar job in Arkansas. A tenured professor in NIU's Political Science Department, Wingfield said...

Students can register for the March 20 Illinois primary elections today from 9 a.m. to noon in DuSable Hall. One member of the NIU Black Student Union and two people from the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners will register students. Registration will...

A local environmental and government leader spoke to a group of about 50 students Thursday night at the Student Environmental Action Coalition meeting at the Holmes Student Center. Republican State Representative Candidate Charles Marshall, who has spent...

NIU and the DeKalb County Highway Department continued to remove snow from Wednesday night's snowfall for several days. NIU's Physical Plant is in charge of roads, streets, parking lots and sidewalks on campus, said Tom Anderson, Physical Plant grounds...

A proposed tuition freeze has suffered a thawing blow with the announcement of Gov. James Thompson's spending plans for higher education. The governor's budget is "a step forward" for higher education but a "very small step," failing to meet the fiscal...

The president of Crawford & Associates and representatives from Amoco spoke to future leaders of the world Saturday afternoon in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. Sally Crawford, Illinois' Women Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine went from a one...

Through the effort of regular workers and volunteers, the Student Association Recycling Center has eliminated the garbage pile-up from the semester break. The center will now concentrate on recycling promotion and awareness on what it does, said Dave...

Four Huskie Bus accidents in the past three weeks are nothing to worry about. David Pack, Student Association Mass Transit adviser, called the accidents "unfortunate," but said incidents are not uncommon during winter weather. "The weather hasn't helped...

The Student Association senate discussed the removal of SA President Huda Scheidelman for more than two hours Sunday but never voted on the issue. Sen. James Mertes motioned for Scheidelman's removal at Sunday's meeting. After the senate discussed the...

Visitors to Florida's Epcot Center and MGM Studios will get a chance to hear NIU's Huskie Marching Band when the group heads south for spring break. Huskie Marching Band Director Frank Bibb said about half of the 250-member band, including the colorguard...

NIU's Campus Activities Board is sponsoring a spring break trip to South Padre, Texas, despite a loss of tourists' money and a long bus ride last year. CAB members last year almost requested legal assistance because damage deposits were not returned to...

Looking for warm temperatures this spring break? Get ready to head south. "The warmest spots this spring break will be Florida, mainly the East Coast south of Daytona and the Southern tip of Texas near South Padre Island," said Mike Wilder, an NIU Weather...