When the NIU men's tennis team walks onto Gullikson Tennis Courts at 1 p.m. Sunday for its match against St. Ambrose, it will confront some foreign faces. St. Ambrose is led by its No. 1 player from Algeria, whose expertise gave him the opportunity to...

Funding totaling $97,000 for a computer lab in the lower lounges of the C and D wings of Lincoln Hall has been approved, and the system is expected to be operative this fall. David Lasker, manager for the Douglas computer lab, said the emphasis of the...

Two state officials hold very different views concerning a survey ranking Illinois as 49th in the nation in terms of state funding for higher education during the past 10 years. The figures, compiled by the Illinois Board of Higher Education, were part...

A device thought to have been a bomb was taken out of a vacant apartment Wednesday afternoon as residents were evacuated from the building for an hour-and-a-half. The device, found in College Square Apartments, 832 Ridge Drive, Apt. W-218, was determined...

A consensus was reached Wednesday between the DeKalb County Landfill owner and the county on recommended amendments to the site's application for expansion, but several neighboring residents are still less than pleased. After several changes were made,...

It's once again that time in the semester when everybody should start thinking about final exams—your last chance to convince your teacher that although you were asleep in the third row all semester, you really were paying attention to class discussion,...

Members of the NIU Faculty Assembly discussed Wednesday the final draft of bylaw changes to the NIU Constitution that would create a faculty senate. The changes consist of the addition of two new articles to the bylaws. These articles would establish...

Despite claims by the Student Association Mass Transit Board, there were no problems with next year's chargeable credit hour projections, said Eddie Williams, vice president for finance and planning. At an SAMTB meeting on April 17, Board Chairman Dave...

NIU's Faculty Assembly will receive an update on salary equity plans from Provost Kendall Baker today in its final session this semester at 3 p.m. in room 505 of the Holmes Student Center. Baker's plan, initiated earlier this semester, was well-received...

It's amazing how little time it takes for some of the strangest things to accumulate in closets, drawers and cupboards, and for others to dissappear completely. No, seriously, think about it. I remember when I was in third grade and my family was packing...

An NIU athletic office administrator will transfer to the finance and planning office Monday to fill a position that has been available since December. Athletic Business Manager Patricia Perkins will be promoted to administrative assistant to Eddie Williams,...

Jon Dalton, NIU vice president for student affairs, is one of four finalists for a similar position at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Dalton said he applied for the position because he "is interested in a good institution." The position also...