Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves denied NIU's need to break from the Regents and form a separate governing board to receive more funding from the Illinois State Legislature. Groves answered questions from the press after the Regents held their...

WASHINGTON (AP)—The jury in Oliver North's Iran-Contra trial was dispatched Thursday to decide the guilt or innocence of the former White House aide with the judge's admonition that no one, including the president, had "the legal authority to order...

Every once in a purple moon it seems I get to eat a meal at an establisment where the main course appears at a cost of more than $3.95. But I figure with graduation approaching soon, I'd better get accustomed to the finer things in life, including learning...

Although making the Holmes Student Center completely accessible to the handicapped will have to progress in "increments," Student Association President Paula Radtke said she is determined to see the project through. "It will take time, but within five...

The DeKalb City Council will meet with the Greater DeKalb Partnership Board of Directors next Wednesday to "clear the air" about the partnership's commitment to various downtown issues, said City Manager Mark Stevens. In a letter to GDP Vice President...

The DeKalb County Farm Bureau board of directors has agreed to support the creation of a separate governing board for NIU. The 38-member board also urged other county farm bureaus and the Illinois Farm Bureau to endorse NIU's split from the Board of Regents....

Two bills requesting a separate governing board for NIU and three tuition bills were discussed at Thursday's Board of Regents meeting in the Holmes Student Center Skyroom. The Board of Regents, which governs NIU, Illinois State University in Normal and...

Three NIU professors have been named 1989 recipients of NIU's annual Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Awards. The winners are Jeffrey Chown, associate professor of communications studies; Curtis Norton, professor of accountancy and Carl Roskott, associate...

The 1990s look scary Every once in a while in the life of a journalist, a tremendous reporting opportunity presents itself, such as the chance to interview an important cultural or historical or hysterical figure—someone who's effected a substantial...

The InterFraternity Council approved a new IFC rush policy at Tuesday's meeting which requires each rushee to visit at least four houses during fall rush. In addition to the card and stamp system developed last year, IFC approved a "region system" which...

NIU's once-troubled physical therapy program now awaits approval to increase enrollment after a year of restructuring. Olive Kimball, chairman of NIU's allied health professions department, said she is waiting for a decision from NIU Provost Kendall Baker...

The Historical Re-enactment Society displayed World War II uniforms and equipment Wednesday in the Stevenson Tower east field. The display was part of an event celebrating ROTC week. The group came to NIU because Ernest Klapmeier, a real estate agent...