Normal—The Board of Regents' Finance and Facilities Committee discussed plans for the Holmes Student Center tower recladding project at Wednesday's meeting. James Harder, vice president of business and operations said, "We recommended to the Finance...

Organizers of the Minority Student Organization Exposition, which will be held Nov. 1, hope to inform students of the various minority organizations on campus. Larry Robertson, associate hall director in the Grant North residence hall and freshman experience...

The pre-trial scheduled for today for the Board of Regents' eminent domain lawsuit filed last fall has been postponed until Oct. 27 and will be held in the DeKalb County Courthouse. The lawsuit was filed Oct. 14, 1987 to determine how much property south...

A "speed study" conducted at the intersection of Annie Glidden Road and Lincoln Highway shows 85 percent or more of the motorists were driving within the legal limit of 35 mph during the examination period. The study was conducted by the DeKalb Public...

The Interfraternity Council wants to put more responsibility on fraternities for holding parties and wants to take the power of sanctioning fraternities from NIU. IFC President Tom Zur said that, originally, IFC planned to vote on the alcohol policy at...

Half of the students who use the walk-in clinic and the cold clinic in the University Health Service experience flu-like respiratory symptoms, said Dr. Sara Susmano, chief of the Medical Staff. About 80 percent of the patients helped at the health center...

Brother Jed Smock, the traveling evangelist who visits NIU almost every year, drew a crowd of about 150 interested spectators as he preached in the King Memorial Commons Tuesday afternoon. "I'm the teacher for the day for Christianity 101," Smock said,...

A 24-hour "discrimination hotline" at NIU has been in operation since March, but NIU officials say the response has been minimal. The hotline has received "between 10 and 15 calls" since the service started, Ombudsman Bertrand Simpson said. Barbara Henley,...

NORMAL—A 17 percent salary increase for Regency university presidents including John LaTourette might be approved by the Board of Regents today. Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves would neither confirm nor deny the possibility of the Regents approving...

Four years ago this week, I made an appointment to have photographs taken for my passport and visa. Now I know that's a strange thing to remember, but it was a step toward a dream that I had been waiting for since my freshman year. I was going to the...

Board of Regents members will vote on salary increases of "about 17 percent" for NIU President John LaTourette and Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves at Thursday's open meeting.e Regents Chairman Carol Burns said the issue was discussed during executive...

Local politicians and community leaders attended a meeting yesterday at Kishwaukee Community Hospital's Murphy Center to support the formation of a DeKalb chapter of a not-for-profit organization involved in advocacy and public awareness of disability-related...