Sen. John Maitland, R-Bloomington, will introduce a bill in the Illinois General Assembly today proposing that the Illinois Board of Higher Education's college admission requirements be made advisory rather than mandatory. The requirements, which are...

Although it's been four months since football season ended, something in the air at Tuesday's NIU spring practice opener might have led the squad to believe it had picked up where it left off. Dark, drizzly skies and a sloshy field had set the scene Nov....

Although two of the four drug-related arrests in DeKalb Friday involved NIU students, wide-spread university drug connections are not suspected in the case. DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said a "major" involvement with NIU students and the individuals...

Five NIU students interested in state governmental procedures attended the Intercollegiate Model Illinois Government simulation in Springfield March 3, marking the first participation of NIU students in this event. The students make up the Northern Illinois...

The placement of campaign signs has led to the accidental violation of a city ordinance in Huda Scheidelman's campaign for Student Association president. Thora Blise, secretary of DeKalb's Department of Building and Community Services, said political...

Controversy over a city sign ordinance dominated the Student Association executive candidate's meeting Monday night. SA Senator Gary Stittgen, who recently resigned from the senate, informed SA Election Commissioner Rob Perry of the ordinance Monday....

MOSCOW (AP) - A delegation of Illinois businessmen, politicians and labor leaders headed by Gov. James R. Thompson arrived Monday for an eight-day visit to open what officials say will be the first U.S. state trade office in the Soviet Union. The Illinois...

An ad hoc committee of the Student Association is investigating the need and possibility of creating a mandatory cultural pluralism class to combat racism on campus. The racism problem at NIU is not necessarily inherent racism, but rather results from...

The recladding of the Holmes Student Center, originally scheduled to begin in May, will begin Monday to allow the project to be completed before this winter. The project is expected to cost about $2,465,400. Depending on weather conditions, the completion...

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) - Inmates holding more than 500 women and children hostages in a prison farm on Monday demanded an airplane to take them to Cuba, a prison official said. At least seven people - four guards and three inmates - were killed...

In an attempt to keep NIU's staff nationally competitive, university administrators would like to increase their salaries to at least equal the national median. Compared to national median salaries for the 1988-89 academic year, institutions comparable...

Two student regents have expressed concern about excess spending by the Board of Regents—NIU's governing body—in operational and administrative areas. At Thursday's Regents meeting, NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said it is difficult to explain what...