Dissatisfied with NIU's formal appeals process, Students for the Freedom of Martha Palmer have decided to try to raise about $2,500 through contributions to help Palmer receive legal assistance outside of the university. CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer...

A recent statewide law, called the Minority and Female Business Enterprise Act, will require NIU to make at least 10 percent of all its purchases from minority and female-owned businesses. Although the law was first enacted in Illinois in November 1987,...

Surgery for an NIU student injured in a fall last weekend "went well" said a spokeswoman for Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Dale Spencer, 20, 916 Greenbrier Drive, was being transferred out of intensive care Wednesday to another room on the...

Students and faculty have the opportunity to listen to NIU President John LaTourette and Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, address student issues tonight at 7:30 in the Holmes Student Center Heritage Room. Student Association President Paula...

State Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, said he will submit a bill proposing the establishment of NIU's own governing board to the state legislature by the second week of January. Responding to Welch's bill, Regents Chairman Carol Burns said she believes that...

With President-elect George Bush's administration on the brink of beginning, two NIU professors believe he will not jump into arms talks with Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev during his visit to the United States, which began Tuesday. Gorbachev...

The NIU Faculty Assembly voted to require college-wide faculty elections for open faculty positions in the University Council after a lengthy discussion at its meeting Wednesday. Elections Committee Chairman Jeff Parness said there will be at least one...

A lawsuit between NIU and a university employee who did not pay $530 in parking fines was settled Monday at a pre-trial hearing. Court records indicate that both parties, the university and laundry facilities repairman Wayne Fetzer, agreed to a $400 settlement....

Studies upon studies have been conducted about television's influence on the education of children. Interest groups have tried to prove television's negative influence, but what people do not think about are the positive aspects and programs television...

Printing operations in Altgeld Hall Room 108 will be closed on Dec. 19 for a semi-annual inventory. Printing Director Ron Barnett said the printing shop produces a wide variety of of materials including envelopes, brochures and fliers. The purpose of...

The other night I was walking from the student center to my car, which was parked in the lot by the Wesley Foundation, and I noticed two guys were walking very close behind me. At first, I figured they must be walking to the same lot I was, but after...

The Kane County state's attorney's office has filed a petition for a preliminary injunction against the owner of two pit-bull dogs that fatally attacked an NIU graduate student Nov. 10. However, a hearing date has not been set because Kane County officials...