NIU's student candidate for 76th District state representative is making an effort to get things organized. Bob Tisch, a first year graduate law student and student representative on the Board of Regents, is the only Democrat running for state representative...

A DuPage County site for the proposed University of Illinois multi-university, which will include jobs for NIU professors, will be chosen in June. The center will offer graduate courses taught by professors from U of I at Champaign-Urbana and Chicago,...

Anyone born 1945 to the present might not be able to collect social security benefits. Diane Rzeszewski, NIU political science instructor, said "baby boomers," a generation of babies born within five years after World War II, will affect future social...

Four companies bid to replace the Huskie Stadium turf Monday, bringing NIU one step closer to a better playing field. SafePlay Surfaces, of Richardson, Tex., submitted the lowest of four bids Monday to replace the playing surface. At the January Board...

Accidents occur and people who know first aid are needed everywhere. NIU physical education instructor Orville Kersten said the university offers six American Red Cross certification first-aid classes and six non-certification classes. The classes teach...

A U.S. Surgeon General report claims abortion is not any more negative than positive to a woman's health. In July of 1987, the U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop conducted a report on the health affects of abortion. Koop said when the report was requested...

NIU and Bradley University have something in common—problems with white supremacist groups. A group, called the American White Supremacist Party, distributed fliers last week which caused demonstrations by minority and other students from Bradley University,...

The Heartland Blood Center is having a blood drive today at the Holmes Student Center in the Illinois Room from 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lecture on hearing loss Sharon Lesner from the University of Akron will be speaking on "Personal Societal and Professional...

The 17-member search committee will begin deliberations today to recommend the new NIU vice president for student affairs. Five final candidates visited NIU between Jan. 15 and Feb. 6 to meet campus groups and discuss position qualifications. The selection...

Gov. Jim Thompson's education spending plan falls $45 million short of what the Illinois Board of Higher Education needs to keep pace with inflation. Thompson recommended a $128 million boost in general revenue fund spending or state taxes and lottery...

Despite a 2.6 percent decrease in applications, NIU will get enough students for the fall semester to meet the expected enrollment. Robert Burk, NIU admissions associate director said the university will be able to meet its goal of 3,200 new freshmen...

The night manager of a local fast food restaurant was arrested by DeKalb police early Monday morning after fighting with a customer. Michael G. Bonds, 20, Evanston, Ill., was arrested and charged with battery, police said. Bonds allegedly confronted a...