Two Chicago-area legislators said Thursday night that NIU President John LaTourette would "feel the wrath of the (Illinois) legislature" for the controversial dismissal of CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer, which they said was prompted by institutional racism....

NIU wrestling coach Ed Vatch has been "rubbing elbows" this week with the women's volleyball team. "They've been hot lately," Vatch said. "I'm hoping some of it will wear off on us." The wrestlers travel to Stevens Point, Wis., for the Wisconsin-Stevens...

Every four years, national elections draw much attention and scrutiny to the United States government, the Constitution and what they mean to Americans. Many U.S. citzens, however, are ignorant of the document that establishes the laws and affirms the...

DeKalb 3rd Ward residents will discuss obtaining low-interest loans at a home improvements meeting at 7 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Plummers and Pipefitters Local No. 612, 637 N. 11th St. Bill Nicklas, director of building and community services, will present...

How many of you out there in the Big Blue Marble are just about sick of the 1988 Presidential Election news and are ready to get on to the more important facets of life like Bears football and happy hour? Well, before we dismiss this issue altogether,...

If preliminary statistics from surveys of universities across the country hold true, one in every 300 college students has the AIDS virus, said Gayle Lloyd, public affairs specialist at the national Centers for Disease Control. A cooperative study by...

Having no power to affect significant change within NIU prompted the chairman of the Admissions Policy Academic Standards Committee to resign his position at Thursday's Undergraduate Coordinating Council meeting. APASC Chairman Herbert Rubin said in regards...

Foreign language department administrators plan to keep the Foreign Language Learning Center open an additional night per week next semester, despite a recent decline in use of current night hour usage. The center, located in the Watson Hall basement,...

Two student Regents agree that the proposal to separate NIU from the Board of Regents is not likely to pass as a bill in the state legislature. NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said he can see merits in the proposal made by Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru,...

Some former members of the now-defunct Coalition of Students for All Students said the coalition was created to ensure that members were elected to the Student Association senate. The coalition was successful in that regard; of 30 coalition members, 29...

A recent issue of the alternative newpaper, The Vigilante, has a candidate in the state's attorney race crying foul over remarks that he had "no ethical bounds." Jerry Shapiro, Democratic candidate for state's attorney, said Thursday he is "deeply saddened"...

Two NIU physics professors, Dan Kaplan and David Hedin, share the distinction of having worked with Nobel Prize winners on projects during their graduate studies. Leon Lederman, Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger won a Nobel Prize for an experiment...