Some student fees might be increased under a new set of guidelines to standardize the fee review process used by NIU President John La Tourette's Fee Study Committee. Committee Chairman Anthony Fusaro said the guidelines are an effort by the Board of...

A press conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today about a brutally murdered DeKalb resident whose body was found amidst the wreckage of her burned apartment in 1988. Lisa Garretson's body was found strangled to death on Aug. 21, 1988, in her apartment...

On Jan. 27 the Delta Omicron Chapter will be hosting a third annual "Pink and Green Extravaganza." Also, for all women interested in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., there will be a Rush tentatively scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 28. Submissions requested...

Alarmed by possible health risks posed by the pile-up at the Student Association Recycling Center, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) called an emergency meeting with the center director. ASSE Vice President Joe Murphy, called for the Saturday...

After two emergency Student Association meetings Sunday, members approved charging admission to Black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan's Jan. 30 lecture at NIU. A 3-2 SA Supreme Court ruling Jan. 19 found the SA executive board acted appropriately by allocating...

Black and Hispanic enrollment is increasing at NIU, despite a national decrease. Robert Burk, NIU Admissions associate director, said the national trend of decreasing minority enrollment at higher education institutions is "not necessarily true at NIU....

A partially-completed $21,000 Martin Luther King Statue was scrapped by the Student Association and NIU officials, but officials are on a quest for another sculpture. Two SA members and two university officials traveled to Pine Bluff, Arkansas in October...

A house fire Friday afternoon caused $140,000 damage and attracted about 50 spectators across the street as 24 firefighters battled the rooftop blaze. One spectator was the owner and resident of the burning structure, Barry Lawson, 806 Lawnwood Ave. His...

To clear up confusion surrounding black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan's NIU visit, Student Association Treasurer Bruce Williams outlined important dates leading up to Farrakhan's Jan. 30 lecture. Williams spoke in defense of the SA executive board at...

The Senior Center of the Family Service Agency and the city of DeKalb, with help from the DeKalb County Youth Services Bureau, offers snow removal to senior citizens and the disabled including those living at NIU. Senior Center Director Tom Zucker said...

The University Council's Elections Committee might use computerized ballots during next fall's elections after years of discussion according to the committee chairwoman. Hopefully, computerized ballots would be used this semester, but it will take more...

About 25 members of the Feminist Front burped, danced, chanted, sang, laughed and booed during the Ecumenical Memorial Service Sunday night sponsored by area pro-life organizations. About 125 people attended the service, sponsored by Students United for...