NIU students applying for majors within the College of Business might have to contend with more than a competetive grade point average and completion of required tool courses to be admitted. Wayne Albrecht, College of Business assistant dean, said certain...

Student Association senators voted unanimously Sunday to send a letter to the University Council voicing the senate's displeasure that students might lose their right to appeal cases of illegal class registration. Also Sunday, SA Vice President Gregg...

ATLANTA—Former President Jimmy Carter, addressing more than 1,400 college journalists and newspaper advisers last Thursday, called the 1988 presidential campaign devoid of "moral and ethical commitments" and a "maximum desire to destroy (candidates')...

The $8,000 allocated for the fall and spring semester editions of Towers magazine came under scrutiny in Sunday night's Student Association meeting after the publication's editor asked to use the money to print only one edition. Towers Editor Shelley...

The Board of Regents' eminent domain lawsuit to obtain more land at NIU scheduled for Thursday was postponed to Dec. 1 and will be heard in the DeKalb County Courthouse. The Regents filed the lawsuit on NIU's behalf Oct. 14, 1987 to obtain property between...

Faculty Assembly members have sent a letter critical of Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves' response to questions at a Sept. 28 meeting with the group. The faculty found Groves' answers to questions they asked him insufficient on topics such...

The 24,255 students enrolled at NIU this semester represent a decrease of 1,200 students from the fall of 1987, according to a report by Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves. This semester's figure also marks a decrease of 425 students from the...

Charges of resisting a peace officer for about 75 NIU students involved in the April 13 Day of Action II sit-in at Lincoln Highway have been dismissed. In a letter to the students' attorneys and the state's attorneys, Associate Judge Douglas Engel stated...

An extra $2 million will be added to NIU's budget from the $125 mid-year tuition surcharge students must pay this spring. NIU's fiscal year 1989 internal operating budget will total $178 million after the additional revenue is added. During an Oct. 20...

A jury trial for Michael Fitzgerald, NI Towing owner who is charged with unlawful towing practices, has been postponed to Nov. 2 because witnesses for the city of DeKalb were unavailable. Fitzgerald pleaded not guilty to six charges brought against him...

Complaints of no-smoking violations has prompted the installation of fans in Altgeld Hall to create a smoking area. Shey Lowman, NIU publications associate director, said there has been a problem with violators of the policy in Altgeld because it was...

NIU students might have the opportunity to register for courses to be applied to a Peace Studies minor as early as the spring of 1989. Wesley Foundation Director Dave Schmidt said he hopes several existing NIU courses will be available to students for...