About one hundred people gathered in the HSC Capitol Room last night to listen as College Republican Chairman Mark Brierton and Young Democrat Chairman John Morreale debated national campaign issues, including educational funding and the Persian Gulf...

Have you noticed the lack of substantial media coverage for the upcoming Olympic Games? Now, I can't speak about coverage in other countries, but in the good ol‘ United States the traditional pre-Olympics "get geared up" news has been pretty slim. Reading...

A case filed by a group opposing the construction of the Superconducting Super Collider in Illinois will have a hearing Monday in the Kane County Courthouse. Nancy Ebbert, a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources, said...

NIU's College of Law will benefit from a dinner and a Chicago Bar Association road company production this Saturday of the "Christmas Spirits" show titled "Lex Miserables." The proceeds from the dinner will establish a computer lab, which will be available...

The NIU smoking policy that went into effect Sept. 1 has caused few problems and has inspired more than 25 faculty and staff members to quit smoking. Pat Hewitt, Interior Facilities Committee chairman, said, "People seem to be adapting to it (the smoking...

It is inevitable. Students attending Illinois' public universities once again will have to chip in to make up for the state's lack of proper higher education funding. Since 1977 state funding appropriated to public universities has increased by 83.7 percent,...

Rapid technological advances in manufacturing and other industrial fields have created a need to "totally restructure vocational programs," John Lewis, NIU corporate relations director, said. "Our present vocational education system has failed to adapt...

Since the opening of NIU's Recreation Center in 1985, the rec center has increased in popularity among students, faculty, alumni and community members, according to an NIU survey. Rec center Director Betty Montgomery said, "1,200 to 1,500 participants,...

With the Board of Regents meeting at NIU today, several student activists plan to protest unpopular decisions such as increasing tuition, granting a paid leave of absence to former president Clyde Wingfield and firing a CHANCE counselor. Demonstrations...

Petitions asking the Board of Regents to re-evaluate its decision to give former NIU president Clyde Wingfield a paid, 12-month "administrative assignment" will be presented to the Regents by the Student Association along with protests to a proposed $125...

Although the University Police have not decided whether to have police on hand at the Board of Regents meeting today, they are aware of the potential problems which might develop because of protesting students. UP Capt. James Webster said the UPs are...

In a time when alternatives to state money for higher education funding become increasingly important, a university's alumni could become valuable resources. According to a recent university report, nearly 10,000 NIU alumni contributed $459,564 to NIU...