State Comptroller Roland W. Burris recently announced his three local government advisory boards will hold a series of public meetings in October to discuss the issue of local government funding in Illinois. The County, Municipal and Local Government...

You can smell it in the air. Basketball season is almost upon us. And the men's and women's 1988-89 basketball teams will get together Friday, Oct. 14 for the first time this season for "Midnight Madness," a sneak preview of the upcoming season. Saturday,...

NIU Provost Kendall Baker will address faculty questions concerning administrative handling of the "REG" stamp grades at Wednesday's meeting of the University Council Faculty Assembly. UC Executive Secretary Judy Bischoff said Baker also will discuss...

NIU's graduate school is now accepting applications for recipients of honorary doctorate degrees. This program, which began at NIU in 1983, was formed to honor persons of any intellectual endeavor whose work or contributions are important to the university....

NIU faculty and staff will gather next month to participate in a teleconference aimed at evaluating the outcome of students' learning experiences at the university, determining whether the experiences prepare students for the real world, and making any...

The 1988 Homecoming Committee is encouraging all NIU students to get involved in this years' homecoming activities, said Christine Hennessey, assistant chairman of the homecoming public relations committee. In past years, Hennessey said many of the events...

Two DeKalb aldermen representing student wards told members of the Student Association Sunday they will propose an ordinance extending bar hours if they can get the DeKalb City Council's support. First Ward Alderman Christine Hoagland and 6th Ward Alderman...

Five fraternities on campus will be liable for parties serving alcohol since their respective national chapters implemented a risk management policy this summer. NIU fraternities that must follow the new policy are Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Pi, Sigma Nu,...

Planning for a $2.7 million addition to Faraday Hall is underway and waiting for the construction approval of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. According to the Campus Master Plan Executive Summary, Faraday II will adjoin the hall, which is located...

For the first time in five games this season, NIU had a chance to savor a win near the end of a game. A 17-3 victory over Southwest Missouri State at Huskie Stadium Saturday added a nice touch to Parents' Day in that the Huskies were able to get a lot...

The continuing mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union, along with the Reagan Administration's commitment to "Star Wars," are two obstacles that stand in the way of further nuclear arms reductions between the two countries. This message...

Computer-shy students hunting for books in NIU's Founders Memorial Library might not find what they're looking for in the library's card catalog. The library's seven computer terminals now store most of the information needed to locate library books,...