The Environmental Protection Agency released a preliminary report saying the July 18 pesticide spill at the DeKalb-Taylor Municipal Airport was contained. DeKalb Assistant City Manager Gary Boden said a final report will be made after the EPA checks additional...

The NIU office of student housing has decided the third floor of Gilbert Hall will be used for student residences this year, reversing last semester's decision to convert the space for other uses. Donald Buckner, NIU director of student housing, said...

Kris Brewbaker and Kathy Kobilsek are bored. Four nights a week they sit in stifling hot Anderson Hall watching 50 swimmers go through their paces. Meanwhile, NIU seniors Lonnea Herman and Kim Shackel are busy feeding hungry people at a local fast food...

NIU administrators are searching for alternate funding sources for development of the NIU Engineering and Research Park following Gov. James Thompson's veto of $75 million in capital development funds Monday. Tom Montiegel, NIU vice president for development...

Jorge Nieves, an admissions recruiter for NIU's CHANCE Program, resigned from his position last week apparently in protest of the firing of a colleague. Martha Palmer, a counselor in the CHANCE program, said that Nieves resigned in protest of the unfair...

The most visible evidence of the state's lack of support for higher education is the 90 faculty resignations NIU has received in the past year. "Illinois has a long way to go in giving assurance to (NIU's) faculty and staff that it supports education....

A ceremony to induct the new Student Association executive board—President Paula Radtke, Vice President Gregg Bliss and Treasurer Diana Turowski—was held Sunday in the Swen Parson gallery. The audience of about 30 SA senators, parents, administrators...

The Board of Regents might be trying to cut long-term expenses by granting NIU Professor Clyde Wingfield a year off with pay—a move that could eliminate the former NIU president's salary from NIU's payroll. A Regent member, who asked not to be identified,...

Seventh Ward Alderman Mark Powell dropped in on Sunday's Student Association meeting to make a bid for support during his run for DeKalb's mayoral position. Speaking to those SA members in attendance, Powell said more respect and support is needed from...

The Illinois Attorney General's Office is questioning the ethics of a Board of Regents decision to grant NIU Professor Clyde Wingfield a year off with pay, while a local legislator is suggesting the decision be investigated. The deal, which will allow...

Chicago(AP) - Vice President George Bush, sketching the outlines of a foreign policy for the 1990s, said Tuesday he would deploy a space-based missile defense system "as soon as feasible" and would support freedom fighters around the globe. "It is not...

Student Association President Paula Radtke condemned the Board of Regents Sunday for their secret arrangement to give former NIU President Clyde Wingfield a year off with pay. "I would like to see the senate pass a resolution condemning the Regents' actions,"...